The winners of the one-off game will take the place of Club Leon in Group D for the newly-expanded tournament.

These teams were determined due to LAFC being the runner-up to Leon in the 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup and Club America being the top-ranked team in the FIFA Club World Cup confederation rankings. This playoff creates quite the opportunity for these teams as each Concacaf club participating in the tournament will receive $9.

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.