FIFA: Club World Cup postponed (01-11/02/2021), U17 and U20 Women's World Cups canceled in 2020

"The FIFA Club World Cup 2020 will now be held from 01 to 11/02/2021, taking place in Qatar as per the original host appointment by the FIFA Council in June 2019 (03/06/2019, to serve as a test before the World Cup 2022)," announced the international federation after a meeting of the Bureau of the FIFA Council on 17/11/2020.

"The Club World Cup Qatar 2020, which was originally scheduled for December, has been subject to the disruptive effect of the pandemic on the confederations' continental club championships that serve as a pathway for the event," explained FIFA. FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga), winners of the 2019-20 Champions League, will represent the UEFA zone in the tournament which brings together the six continental champions and the champion of the host country.

"The introduction of strict return-to-play protocols has facilitated a successful resumption of continental club championships the last of which is now scheduled to conclude by the end of January 2021," added the world body.

Regarding the U17 and U20 Women's World Cups, the FIFA-Confederations Covid-19 Working Group…