BVB without Can and Özcan: Club World Cup in danger - who steps in?

BVB without Can and Özcan: Club World Cup in danger - who steps in?

On Friday, June 13th, Borussia Dortmund is flying to the FIFA Club World Championship in the USA. The association has high expectations of the tournament, which FIFA will be held in a new format with 32 participating teams from 2025 from 2025. The goal of the Dortmund is clear: a deep tournament run is intended to generate financial means for the upcoming transfer summer. But the club's plans have to do without two key players.

Emre Can, the captain of Borussia Dortmund, will not be able to take part in the tournament due to persistent adductor complaints. Salih Özcan is also not available after having suffered a violation of the side band at the Turkish national team. Both players do not travel to America, which the team presents with a challenge.

New newcomer and training plan

Despite the failures, the newly obliged Jobe Bellingham travels to the team. It is expected as a reinforcement and is intended to help close the gaps caused by the injuries of the can and Özcan. However, Borussia Dortmund decided not to sign a short -term replacement for the two players. The association plans to get Emre Can again until the training session after the tournament; The time of the training start depends on the course of the club World Cup.

The tournament, which takes place from June 14th to July 13th, will have some changes compared to the previous formats. From 2025, the club World Cup will be held in the knockout system with eight groups of four teams, with the two best teams in the round of 16. This replaces the annual format by the FIFA-Internental Cup, which will be introduced in 2024.

tournament format and historical development

The FIFA Club World Championship, which has been held since 2000 (with an initial discontinuation in Brazil), is often a low response in Europe, while the title in South America is one of the most important club titles. The last edition in previous mode took place in Saudi Arabia in December 2023.

In the current season, Borussia Dortmund is striving to participate as successful as possible in order to improve the financial options for transfers even in the coming season. The deficits due to the injury -related failures are bridged by increased team dynamics and the use of new talents.