Arsenal’s hopes of participating in the upcoming Club World Cup have been dashed, following their elimination from the Champions League on Wednesday.
The Gunners suffered a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, leading to their exit from the competition with a 3-2 aggregate score.
As a result, RB Salzburg will now claim the remaining spot in the expanded Club World Cup tournament.
Originally set aside for this season’s Champions League victors, the slot had to be reassigned since all four semi-finalists are already guaranteed spots in the Club World Cup.
Therefore, the vacancy now goes to the top-performing club in the competition over the past four years that has not yet secured a place, which happens to be Salzburg.
Chelsea, Manchester City, and Real Madrid have clinched their spots in the Club World Cup by virtue of being Champions League winners within the qualifying timeframe spanning from 2020/2021 to 2023/2024.
Teams like Bayern, Paris Saint-Germain, Internazionale, FC Porto, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, and Atletico Madrid have earned their positions based on coefficient rankings.
With twenty-three out of the 32 participating teams already confirmed, the roster will be finalized by the year’s end.