"LAFC would participate as a runner-up to Club Leon in the 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup, through which Club Leon had qualified," a FIFA spokesperson said. "Club America would participate as the top-ranked team in the FIFA Club World Cup confederation ranking,

The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejects an appeal from Mexican sides Club Leon and Pachuca over Fifa's decision to remove Club Leon from the Club World Cup this summer.

Mexican football club León has lost its appeal against FIFA at sport's highest court on Tuesday and will not play in the Club World Cup next month in the United States.