RABAT, Morocco: European champions Real Madrid are in line to face Seattle Sounders, the first-ever US team to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup, at the next edition of the tournament in Morocco in February.
FIFA made the draw Friday for the 2022 Club World Cup that was pushed into this year from a traditional December slot by the World Cup that finished last month in Qatar.
Madrid are waiting in the semifinals for the winner of CONCACAF Champions League winner Seattle’s second-round game against either Al Ahly of Egypt or New Zealand’s Auckland City, which open the tournament in the first round on Feb.
1. Flamengo, the Copa Libertadores winner, are in the other semifinal game against African champion Wydad Casablanca or Al-Hilal.
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