Preliminary round Six teams divided into two pools of three teams each in a
round-robin match. The top two teams of each pool advance to the semifinals.
Final round Knockout stage. The first ranked team in Pool A plays a semifinal match against the second ranked team of Pool B, and the first ranked team of Pool B plays a semifinal match against the second ranked team of Pool A. The winners of the semifinals play for the Club World Championship title, while the runners-up play for third place in the competition. ==Pools composition==