They'll be in this playoff due to Mexican team Club Leon being banned due to multi-club ownership rules. Leon appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport but lost that appeal, leaving it in FIFA's hands as to how they'd be replaced.

The MLS club not only is looking to expand its brand globally while earning $9.55 million for making tournament, but forging a pathway to lucrative future.

This inaugural 32-team Club World Cup, which is an expanded, four-yearly version of the annual version of the tournament, will be followed next year by a 48-team men’s World Cup finals, which will be co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico. But Saturday night’s win-and-you’re-in match might actually never be played again.