Arsenal hope of playing in the maiden edition of the expanded FIFA Club World Cup next year has will not come to fruition following their exit from the UEFA Champions League.

The Gunners exited the tournament on a 3-2 aggregate after Joshua Kimmich goal sent Bayern Munich to the semi final.

With the result, Chelsea will now join Manchester City to represent teams from the Premier League.

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FIFA also confirmed that RedBull Salzburg will now take Arsenal’s place for the 2025 FIFA World Cup as the club completed the 12 clubs from UEFA.

Congratulations to @RedBullSalzburg on qualifying for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025! 👏

As a result of @Arsenal's elimination from the @ChampionsLeague, FC Salzburg are now assured of a spot at the tournament via Europe's rankings pathway. pic.twitter.com/CgBjxdNGMD

— FIFA (@FIFAcom) April 17, 2024

Arsenal played a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League at the Emirates Stadium but failed to score at the Allianz Arena.

🚨 OFFICIAL: Arsenal are out of the Clubs’ World Cup after tonight.

🇦🇹 RB Salzburg access to the World Cup.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester City, Chelsea.
🇪🇸 Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid.
🇩🇪 Bayern, Borussia Dortmund.
🇫🇷 Paris Saint-Germain.
🇮🇹 Inter, Juventus.
🇵🇹 Benfica, Porto.
🇦🇹 Salzburg. pic.twitter.com/I8ljDZCQTN

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 17, 2024

The club who are also in the race for the Premier League title last week saw it dented after they loss 2-0 to Aston Villa at home.