Jürgen Klinsmann on the FIFA Club World Cup and new opportunities

Jürgen Klinsmann is synonymous with the FIFA World Cup. After winning it as a player in 1990, the star from Stuttgart led both Germany and the USA to the competition as head coach.

Klinsmann is part of the Technical Study Group (TSG) that will be observing the new FIFA Club World Cup. In this interview, the former Germany number 9 discusses the benefits of the revamped competition for players who typically might not have the chance to participate in a FIFA World Cup. He also forecasts the evolution of his beloved playing position — striker — and reveals how the role has changed since observing the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ as a TSG expert.

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Questions

00:13
Based on your World Cup experiences, what are you looking forward to in this new format?

01:39
FIFA’s analysis is usually applied to international football. What impact can applying it to club level have on global football development?

04:07
One of the trends from Qatar was the evolution of the no. 9. Are you interested to see how this trend looks in a club environment?

05:39
How special is it to observe the Club World Cup in the USA?

07:07
How does it feel to be part of the TSG again?