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.

FIFA Club World Cup, set to kick off June 14 in the United States, has hit a snag. Club León, a Mexican Liga MX side, was expelled from the tournament due to FIFA’s multi-club ownership rules. Both León and fellow participant Pachuca are owned by Grupo Pachuca,

The winners of the one-off game will take the place of Club Leon in Group D for the newly-expanded tournament.