South Korea, and newcomers Uzbekistan and Jordan have all added their names to the list of qualifiers.
They were soon joined by Australia, Ecuador, and the ever-present Brazil.
Meanwhile the next round of CAF group qualification matches will begin in early September.
The finals draw has matched the holders, Ivory Coast, in group F alongside Cameroon, Gabon, and Mozambique.
While one of the undoubted favourites, Egypt (featuring Mohamed Salah and Manchester City's Omar Marmoush), will play South Africa, Angola, and Zimbabwe.
Another of the likely contenders, Nigeria, will face Tunisia, and two of the future hosts, in Uganda and Tanzania.
And December's hosts Morocco should be reasonably happy being drawn with Mali, Zambia, and Comoros.
Chelsea, Palmeiras, PSG (after an easy victory against Inter Miami), and Bayern Munich make up the initial four quarter-finalists.
This 32-team tournament will continue until July 13 when the winners will be decided at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Pyramids lifted their first Champions League after they beat Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 in Cairo.
Goals from DR Congo's Fiston Maleye and Ahmed Samy secured the victory to make it three consecutive titles for Egyptian teams (after Al Ahly's wins)
PSG crushed Inter 5-0 in Munich to claim their first ever UCL title.
Moroccan star Achraf Hakimi began the onslaught in the 12th minute while the precocious Desire Doue added a double in a surprisingly one-sided final.
The victory sparked numerous celebrations in Paris and beyond.
The clash between two lower level Premier League teams went the way of Tottenham, by a single Brennan Johnson goal.
In an uninspiring match staged in Bilbao, it at least fulfiilled Ange Postecoglu's signature claim - that he delivers a title in his second season as coach.
Exactly where it leaves his Manchester United counterpart Ruben Amorim is still up for debate.
England star Cole Palmer inspired Chelsea to eventually beat Real Betis 4-1 and thus complete a unique set of major club titles for Enzo Maresca's team.
The battle for the Champions League places ended with Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Newcastle (despite losing at home to Everton) all qualifying alongside the champions Liverpool and the UEL winners, Tottenham.
Nottingham Forest, Unai Emery's Aston Villa, and the FA Cup winners Crystal Palace will also be playing in Europe.
Barcelona secured title number 28 (still some eight behind great rivals Real Madrid) with a win at nearby Espanyol.
Antonio Conte's Napoli secured their fourth Scudetto amid many celebrations in and around the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
Goals from Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay gave them victory against Cagliari and kept them one point clear of Inter (who won at Como)
The Champions League places are confirmed with OM (including joint top scorer Mason Greenwood), Monaco, and Nice all qualifying alongside PSG.
While Lille, Lyon, and Strasboug will also be playing in Europe.
At the other end of the table both Montpellier and St Etienne were relegated.
Bayern Munich finished the season with just two defeats and with England striker, Harry Kane, as the league's top scorer.
Bayer Leverkusen, now without Madrid-bound Xabi Alonso, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Borussia Dortmund also qualified for the Champions League.
It went down to the last matchday but was decided in favour of longtime leaders Sporting who beat Vitoria 2-0 while Benfica could only draw at Braga.
It meant Sporting retained their crown as they made it title number 21, now under coach Rui Borges.
And much admired Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres topped the scoring charts with some 39 league goals for the Green and Whites.
GENERAL
The CONCACAF Gold Cup, which runs in parallel with the FIFA Club World Cup, started in Los Angeles with a 3-2 victory for the defending champions, Mexico, over the Dominican Republic.
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