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.

FIFA Club World Cup, set to kick off June 14 in the United States, has hit a snag. Club León, a Mexican Liga MX side, was expelled from the tournament due to FIFA’s multi-club ownership rules. Both León and fellow participant Pachuca are owned by Grupo Pachuca,

Los Angeles Football Club and Club America will contest a playoff at LAFC's BMO Stadium on May 31 for a spot in the 2025 Club World Cup, according to a report from GiveMeSport, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals from Club Leon, CF Pachuca and LD Alajuelense.