Today, FIFA announced that a match between Los Angeles FC and Club América will take place to determine who will replace Club León at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. The decision came after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected the appeals of Pachuca,

LAFC and América will face off on May 31 at LAFC's BMO Stadium for the right to replace Club León at the Club World Cup in the United States next month, a source confirmed to ESPN.

The Mexican side had originally qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup by winning the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League (now known as the Champions Cup), but a decision by the FIFA Appeal Committee found that Pachuca and Club Leon had breached regulations concerning multiple club ownership.