In March 2020, both the UEFA European Championship and Copa América, planned for June and July 2020, were postponed until June and July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the new tournament dates coincided with the planned Club World Cup, FIFA announced that the revamped Club World Cup would be rescheduled to later in 2021, in 2022 or in 2023. On 4 December 2020, FIFA announced that a Club World Cup would be held in late 2021 and hosted by Japan, and would use the previous seven-team format. Following the meeting, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that the expanded Club World Cup in China was "still on the agenda, we just have not decided when it will take place".