Liverpool look set to compete in the 2019 Club World Cup afterall with FIFA set to appoint the hosts in Paris on Monday.
The Reds beat Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday's Champions League final, which traditionally books their place in the annual competition.
But it had been believed that the tournament would not take place this year after FIFA approved sweeping changes following proposals for a four-yearly competition back in March.
A new 24-team tournament is set to first take place in 2021, with Liverpool reportedly one of eight European sides already invited to take part.
The competition will run from June to July in the slot currently used for the international tournament, the Confederations Cup, which has been scrapped.
However, confusion reigns over exactly which European clubs will take part in the tournament after the European Club Association, of which Liverpool is a member, released a statement saying that clubs would boycott the tournament.
Despite the ongoing confusion, it appears the Club World Cup will take place in the meantime in 2019 and 2020 afterall.
The FIFA Council are set to meet for their latest meeting in Paris at 3pm on Monday, and in their published agenda , and under 'Any other business' it is confirmed they will appoint hosts for the FIFA Club World Cups in 2019 and 2020.
The competition is a rare tournament Liverpool have never won, losing 1-0 to Sao Paulo in Japan in 2005, as well as losing the Intercontinental Cup final 3-0 to Flamengo in 1981.
But Jurgen Klopp 's side now look to set to compete to be world champions before the end of the year.
Traditionally held in December, Real Madrid are the current title holders after beating Arab outfit Al Ain in Abu Dhabi last year.
Liverpool will enter the six-team tournament at the semi-final stage, alongside the as-yet undecided winners of South America's Copa Libertadores.
Mexican side Monterrey and Tunisian side Esperance de Tunis have already qualified for the quarter finals as CONCACAF Champions League and CAF Champions League winners respectively, where they will be joined by the winners of the AFC Champions League.
Meanwhile, New Caledonian side Hienghene Sport will face the 2019 league winners of the to-be decided host nation in the play-off for the quarter-finals.
