They'll be in this playoff due to Mexican team Club Leon being banned due to multi-club ownership rules. Leon appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport but lost that appeal, leaving it in FIFA's hands as to how they'd be replaced.

The MLS club not only is looking to expand its brand globally while earning $9.55 million for making tournament, but forging a pathway to lucrative future.

Club World Cup is set to begin in less than a month, but FIFA still does not know all the participants who will enter the reformatted competition.