Associated Press Sports
updated 11:01 a.m. ET Sept. 24, 2012
ZURICH (AP) -Mexican club Monterrey will play the champion of Asia for a chance to face Chelsea at the Club World Cup.
Copa Libertadores champion Corinthians is in the other half of the draw.
The Dec. 6-16 tournament in Japan involves six continental champions plus the host country's league winner. Chelsea and Corinthians get byes to the semifinals.
In the quarterfinals, CONCACAF champion Monterrey will play the Asian Champions League winner, which will be decided in November.
The tournament begins with a playoff between Oceania champion Auckland City and the J-League title-holder. The winner advances to a quarterfinal match against the African Champions League winner for the right to play Corinthians.
FIFA is using the Club World Cup to test two goal-line technology at stadiums in Toyota and Yokohama.
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