FIFA has confirmed the Club World Cup will take place in February 2021, rather than December of this year.
The annual event, which is being staged in Qatar, is traditionally held at the end of the year and had been scheduled to begin next month.
"The FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020, which was originally scheduled for December, has been subject to the disruptive effect of the pandemic on the confederations’ continental club championships that serve as a pathway for the event," FIFA stated in a release.
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With Tuesday's decision, the competition will instead be staged from February 1 to February 11.