The draw for the FIFA Club World Cup will see Mexican debutants, Club Leon taking on Asian champions Urawa Reds.
Percy Tau’s Al Ahly were drawn against the winner of Al Ittihad FC or Auckland City FC and the reward for the teams that prevail in these ties will be glamour semi-finals against, respectively, Manchester City FC and the yet-to-be-determined Copa Libertadores champions..
This is the 20th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, and the first time the tournament will be hosted by Saudi Arabia.
The tournament will take place between 12 and 22 December 2023, with Jeddah staging all of the matches.
First round (Match 1)
Al Ittihad FC v Auckland City FC
12 December, 21:00
Second round (Matches 2 & 3)
Al Ahly FC v Winner of M1
15 December, 21:00
Club León v Urawa Reds
15 December, 17:30
Semi-finals (Matches 4 & 5)
CONMEBOL representative v Winner of Match 2
18 December, 21:00
Winner of Match 3 v Manchester City FC
19 December, 21:00
Play-off for third place & final (Matches 6 & 7)
Third place
22 December, 17:30
Final
22 December, 21:00