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Fifa president Sepp Blatter said the football governing body will reconsider Oceania's involvement in the Club World Cup after another poor performance this year, AFP reported.
Since the inaugural tournament in 2005 teams representing Oceania have lost their opening games, with Waitakere United losing 3-1 to Iran's Sepahan last week in Japan.
"This year it was evident that there is a difference of the level of competition and this is one matter that will be immediately discussed in the (FIFA) organising committee first and then by the FIFA executive committee," Blatter said.
"We have to make sure to protect the competition at the highest possible level.
"If you want to have a FIFA Club World Cup, we need to have professional clubs playing."
Waitakere coach Chris Milicich has described his team as semi-professional.
Under the current format, the southern continent is allocated only a play-off with a fifth Asian country for a berth in the Club World Cup as well as the World Cup of nations.
- NZ HERALD STAFF
