With the Liga MX side violating multi-ownership rules, the Black & Gold will host Club América on May 31 to be a replacement in the 32-team tournament.

Mexican soccer club León has lost its appeal against FIFA and will not play in the Club World Cup next month in the United States.

These teams were determined due to LAFC being the runner-up to Leon in the 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup and Club America being the top-ranked team in the FIFA Club World Cup confederation rankings. This playoff creates quite the opportunity for these teams as each Concacaf club participating in the tournament will receive $9.