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    The 2022 FIFA Club World Cup begins on Wednesday as seven teams compete to become world champions.

    Representatives from each confederation will take part over 11 days in Morocco, with Real Madrid strong favourites to end up lifting the trophy.

    That is not to disrespect any of the other participants, but Europe’s stranglehold on the competition simply cannot be denied.

    The #ClubWC is almost here! Everything you need to know ⬇️🇲🇦

    — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) January 30, 2023

    Although South American teams won the first three editions in its current format, the only occasion in the last 15 where the Champions League winners have not triumphed was in 2012 when Corinthians defeated Chelsea in the final, the last time Europe’s best did not succeed.

    With four-time Club World Cup winners Madrid present, can anyone realistically stop Carlo Ancelotti’s men? We take a look at the other six participants.

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    CONMEBOL – Flamengo

    It would be fair to assume that, as the only other confederation to claim the prize, the South American representatives will always be seen as the biggest challengers to Europe.

    Flamengo have participated in the Club World Cup before, having reached the final in 2019 only to lose 1-0 to Liverpool after extra time.

    The Mengao have faced some recent upheaval with head coach Dorival Junior leaving despite winning the Copa do Brasil and Copa Libertadores, just the third time they had prevailed in South America’s premier competition.

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    Former Fenerbahce and Corinthians boss Vitor Pereira arrived in December and will be relying on star striker Gabriel Barbosa to fire his team to glory, as the ex-Inter man did when he scored the only goal of the Libertadores final against Atletico Paranaense in October.

    Despite promising young midfielder Joao Gomes leaving for Premier League side Wolves, Pereira will hope his new team can at least make their way to the February 11 final when they face either hosts Wydad Casablanca or Al Hilal in the final four.

    CONCACAF – Seattle Sounders

    The Sounders are carrying the hopes not only of Seattle but of MLS as a whole. Due to a series of CONCACAF Champions League heartbreaks for American and Canadian clubs prior to Seattle’s triumph last May, the league has had a long, long wait for representation on the world stage.

    It is fitting then that the Sounders should be the team to do it, having broken so many barriers since arriving in MLS in 2009, selling out stadiums, enjoying instant success and signing big-name stars from European clubs.

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    Although the 2022 season saw the Sounders’ ever-present record in the MLS playoffs ended, that was no reflection of the quality of this squad; injuries badly hampered Brian Schmetzer’s side after their early-season focus on that successful Champions League campaign.

    Joao Paulo is back fit again, Raul Ruidiaz provides a goal threat, Jordan Morris’ pace causes problems for any defence, and captain Nicolas Lodeiro – a veteran of two World Cups – knits it all together.

    The Sounders – and those watching back home – will be desperate to get through the second round and have a crack at heavyweights Madrid.

    Seattle Sounders FC forward Raul Ruidiaz (9)

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    Seattle Sounders FC forward Raul Ruidiaz (9)Joe NicholsonUSA TODAY Sports

    CAF – Wydad Casablanca

    Otherwise known as Wydad AC or WAC, the Moroccans would have sealed their place regardless of being hosts after lifting the CAF Champions League in May.

    Under the guidance of Walid Regragui before he left to lead the Morocco national team to the semi-finals of the World Cup, Zouhair El Moutaraji’s two goals in the final against Al Ahly brought Wydad their third Champions League title.

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    Wydad Casablanca’s Guy Mbenza and teammates celebrateJUAN MEDINAREUTERS

    Their record in this competition is less impressive, with their only previous involvement coming in 2017 when they were beaten by Mexico’s Pachuca in the second round, before going down 3-2 to Japan’s Urawa Reds in the fifth-place playoff.

    Former Racing Santander and Birmingham City player Mehdi Nafti took over from Regragui after leaving LaLiga side Levante late last year, and Regragui thinks they can improve on their 2017 showing at least.

    “I think the trap game is Al Hilal [second round]. If they manage to pass Al Hilal, they can go to the final against Real Madrid. Everything is possible,” the Morocco coach told FIFA.com.

    AFC – Al Hilal

    The four-time AFC Champions League winners will compete with Wydad in the second round, with the winner going on to face Flamengo in the final four.

    Ramon Diaz returned for a second spell in charge, and like several other head coaches at the Club World Cup, was not actually the one who lifted the trophy that got his team here in the first place.

    Former Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim was in charge when Al Hilal beat Korea’s Pohang Steelers in November 2021, before leaving by mutual consent to be replaced by Diaz.

    Diaz is unsurprisingly the only former Oxford United manager at the Club World Cup, but the 63-year-old has plenty of talent to call upon in his quest for glory in Morocco.

    Odion Ighalo and Luciano Vietto will be accompanied by a number of players from Saudi Arabia’s impressive World Cup campaign, with Al Hilal looking to improve on their last CWC campaign when they were beaten by Chelsea in the semi-finals and Al Ahly in the third-place playoff in 2022.

    CAF – Al Ahly

    Al Ahly are also back again, somewhat fortuitously as they inherit Wydad’s assigned host spot following the Moroccans beating them in the CAF Champions League final.

    This will be the Egyptian side’s eighth appearance at the Club World Cup, with their most impressive previous campaign seeing them finish third after beating Brazilian’s Palmeiras on penalties in 2021.

    Head coach Marcel Koller also played no part in his team’s qualification for this competition, with the former Austria boss only arriving in September.

    With a number of Egypt’s national team players to call on, they will be hoping to repeat their previous meeting with Auckland City in the first round when they beat the New Zealanders 2-0 in 2006.

    OFC – Auckland City

    This will be the 10th appearance for the Navy Blues, but they are back again after their 3-0 win against Tahiti’s Venus in the 2022 OFC Champions League final.

    That was overseen by head coach Albert Riera, not to be confused with the former Liverpool and Galatasaray winger, who took charge in December 2021.

    Riera will be hoping to at least match his team’s best ever performance at the CWC, when they came third in 2014 after winning on penalties against Mexico’s Cruz Azul.

    It would take a momentous effort for anyone to stop Madrid, who somehow overcame Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool on their way to Europe’s Champions League title last season.

    Never say never, though.

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