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The meaning of participating in the Ulsan 'Club World Cup' from the rich prize money to the showdown with world-class teams

Ulsan HD has confirmed its participation in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. With the participation prize money expected to reach billions of won, the team also has a chance to compete with world-class teams.

Ulsan, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, won 1-0 at the match against Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan) in the first leg of the 2023-24 AFC Champions League semifinal match held at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan on Thursday. The victory secured Ulsan a berth to play at the Club World Cup regardless of the remaining results of the ACL.

The Club World Cup, the competition hosted by FIFA for the world's top-ranked soccer club, was held every year until last year with seven teams, including one team from each continent and the winner of the host country. However, starting next year, the World Cup was reorganized to have 32 teams participate every four years.

A total of four teams will be qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Excluding the three teams that topped the ACL in the 2021 and 2022 seasons and the 2023-24 seasons, the teams with the highest AFC club rankings over the past three years will qualify.

Ulsan secured 81 points in the AFC club ranking with its victory over Yokohama, beating Jeonbuk Hyundai (80 points) to secure the second place. As Alhilal (115 points), who ranks first in the AFC club rankings, qualified for the Club World Cup as the winner of the 2021 season's ACL, Ulsan, which ranks highest in the AFC club rankings, has been confirmed to participate in the Club World Cup. In Asia, Ulsan is the third team to be confirmed after Alhilal and Urawa Reds (the winner of the 2022 season's ACL).

As the method of the tournament has been extensively reorganized from next year, Ulsan can expect to earn a lot of profits just by participating. The soccer community believes that the rumor of tens of billions of won in prize money, which was recently reported by foreign media, is unrealistic. According to the professional soccer federation, there is no official announcement yet regarding the prize money at the FIFA level.

However, given that the size of the competition will be greatly expanded, it is highly likely that profits from broadcasting rights and sponsors will increase significantly, and that the participating teams will naturally be guaranteed at least billions of won in prize money. At the existing Club World Cup, which already had a seven-team system, the team received at least 500,000 U.S. dollars in prize money just by participating. The prize money was larger than the K League 1 winner's prize money (500 million won).

In addition, it is welcome news for clubs and players that they can stage a real and dark match with world-class clubs rather than a friendly match. In fact, big clubs such as Real Madrid (Spain), Manchester City, Chelsea (England), Bayern Munich (Germany), Paris Saint-Germain (France) and others will participate in the Club World Cup next year. Playing against these teams alone can be a valuable experience and an opportunity to promote the status of the club and the K-League based on their performance and performance.

Immediately after his participation in the World Cup was confirmed, Ulsan coach Hong Myung-bo said, "I am very happy to have secured the opportunity to play for the Korean national team. I think it is the biggest gift for all the players, the club and the fans." Cho Hyun-woo, the goalkeeper, also said, "It is an honor to play against amazing teams. I will play with a mindset that I always learn from them."

BY: 토토사이트 추천

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