Draw for inaugural FIFA Club World Cup set for 5th of December

The date was highly anticipated as many questions still surround this competition, whose revenues and benefits for the clubs remain a mystery -- its TV broadcasters are not yet known and only one sponsor has been announced: Chinese electronics manufacturer Hisense.

The draw will kick off at 18:00 GMT to determine the eight groups of four teams who will compete in the tournament in the United States from June 15th to July 13th. The 16 clubs finishing in the top two places in each group will qualify for the knockout phase, from the round of 16 to the final, without a match for third place.

The last edition of the Club World Cup featured seven teams but the new version will be bigger with 32 sides including Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich. The expanded tournament has come under fire for the extra workload it will place on players.