Argentina’s Gerardo Martino, coach Inter MiamiNoting the uncertainty over which MLS team will complete the delegation in the new competition, which debuts in 2025, he asked, “Who wouldn’t want to be in the Club World Cup?” They asked this Tuesday.
“We have goals for the year, what’s ahead, but the other part and the path to qualification will decide whose turn it is,” Martino said at the MLS pre-match press conference at Atlanta United’s stadium.
“Obviously we would love to. Who doesn’t want to take part in the Club World Cup?” he questioned.
As the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League winners, the US has already committed to the Seattle Sounders presence at the Club World Cup.
But as the host nation, the United States could send one more team to the new invitational tournament.
There has been speculation for months about what criteria Leo Messi’s Inter Miami will use to select the last representative of the United States, the 2023 League Cup champions.
Sources close to MLS tell EFE that FIFA is responsible for deciding who the spot goes to, and that the last ticket will be awarded to the champion of the local league, and possibly the champion of the League Cup.
At the press conference, Martino revealed that Messi will be part of the trip Inter Miami This Wednesday in Atlanta and Saturday in New York.
“Messi finished well (the match against Philadelphia Union), it was tiring in the first ninety minutes after a long time, but he finished well,” he said.
“He’s going to Atlanta and New York. There are three games in one week, travel included, so you have to look at it day by day and try not to get some injuries. Messi’s preparation is different from others. In this case, “15 days of selection was almost like a tune-up. He was good and finished the game,” he added.
Messi returned to action last Saturday after two months away, scoring two goals and providing one assist Uruguayan player Luis Suarez In his team’s victory over the Union.
