Tebas said it was his "goal" to ensure that there were no more editions of the expanded month-long, 32-team version of the tournament.

In the end, not even Saudi Arabia or Gianni Infantino could engineer a way to get Cristiano Ronaldo to the Club World Cup. FIFA president Infantino certainly tried - last month making a public appeal ahead of the tournament.

Here's the full FIFA Club World Cup schedule, for June 15, including game times, TV channels, scores and how to stream.

New head coach Xabi Alonso has provided few surprises but many academy players in his squad for the tournament.