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

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.