An expanded Club World Cup will be held in 2025, with Manchester City, Chelsea and Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami participating.
The new format of the Club World Cup will include 32 teams and will be held every four years from the summer of 2025. It is an extension of the previous edition of the tournament, which was held every year and involved only seven teams from around the world. .
From the format to the key dates, venues and full fixture schedule, here’s everything you need to know about the FIFA Club World Cup.
When is the FIFA Club World Cup 2025?
The Club World Cup is scheduled to be held over 29 days in the summer of 2025.
The tournament begins on June 15, with the final match taking place on July 13.
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The full Club World Cup draw
Group A: Palmeiras (Portugal), Porto (Portugal), Al-Ahly (Egypt), Inter Miami (USA).
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain (France), Atletico Madrid (Spain), Botafogo (Brz), Seattle Sounders (USA).
Group C: Bayern Munich (Germany), Benfica (Portugal), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Auckland City (New Zealand).
Group D: Flamengo (Brazil), Chelsea (England), Club Leon (Mexico), Esperance de Tunis (Tunisia).
Group E: River Plate (Argentina), Inter Milan (Italy), Monterrey (Mexico), Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan).
Sixth group: Fluminense (Brazil), Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Ulsan HD (CORE), Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA).
Group G: Man City (England), Juventus (Italy), Wydad (Moore), Al Ain (United Arab Emirates).
Group H: Real Madrid (Spain), Salzburg (Austria), Al Hilal (RSA), Pachuca (Mexico).
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Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero has expressed his support for the controversial Club World Cup and said it will not pose a problem for players, despite recent talk about match congestion and player welfare.
Club World Cup matches – full schedule
Group stage
Saturday 14 June
Group A: Al-Ahly vs. Inter Miami – Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, at one in the morning
Sunday 15 June
Group C: Bayern Munich vs Oakland City – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, 5 p.m
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atletico Madrid – Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, 8 p.m
Group A: Palmeiras vs Porto – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, kick-off at 11pm
Group B: Botafogo vs. Seattle Sounders – Lumen Field, Seattle, kick-off at 3 a.m
Monday 16 June
Group D: Chelsea vs. Club Lyon – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 8 p.m
Group C: Boca Juniors vs Benfica – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 11pm
Group D: Flamengo vs Esperance Tunis – Lincoln Financial Stadium, Philadelphia, the match kicks off at 2:00 am
Tuesday 17 June
Sixth group: Fluminense vs Borussia Dortmund – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, kick-off at 5pm
Group E: River Plate vs Urawa Red Diamonds – Lumen Field, Seattle, 8 p.m
Sixth group: Ulsan HD vs Mamelodi Sundowns – Inter & Co Stadium, Orlando, 11pm
Group E: Monterrey vs Inter Milan – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, the match kicks off at 2 am
Wednesday 18 June
Group G: Man City vs Wydad – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, at 5 pm
Group H: Real Madrid vs Al Hilal – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 8 pm
Group H: Pachuca vs Salzburg – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, 11 p.m
Group G: Al Ain vs Juventus – Audi Field, Washington, DC, kick-off at 2am
Thursday, June 19
Group A: Palmeiras vs Al-Ahly – MetLife Stadium, New York, New Jersey. The match starts at five in the evening
Group A: Inter Miami vs. Porto – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 8 p.m
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Atletico Madrid – Lumen Field, Seattle, kick-off at 8 p.m
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs Botafogo – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, 11pm
Friday, June 20
Group C: Benfica vs Auckland City – Inter & Co Stadium, Orlando, 5pm
Group D: flamingo vs Chelsea – Lincoln Financial Stadium, Philadelphia, kick-off at 7 p.m
Group D: FC Lyon vs Esperance of Tunisia – Giudice Park, Nashville, 10 p.m
Group C: Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, the match kicks off at 2:00 am
Saturday 21 June
Sixth group: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Busorissa Dortmund – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, kick-off at 5pm
Group E: Inter Milan vs Urawa Red Diamonds – Lumen Field, Seattle, 5 p.m
Sixth group: Fluminense vs Ulsan HD – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, kick-off at 11pm
Group E: River Plate vs. Monterrey – Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, 11 p.m
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After some encouragement, Arsene Wenger pulled off a funny dance move during the Club World Cup draw
Sunday, June 22
Group G: Juventus vs. Wydad – Lincoln Financial Stadium, Philadelphia, 5 p.m
Group H: Real Madrid vs Pachuca – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, 8 p.m
Group H: Salzburg vs Al Hilal – Audi Field, Washington, D.C., at 11 p.m
Group Seven: Man City vs Al Ain – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 2 am
Monday 23 June
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Paris Saint-Germain – Lumen Field, Seattle, kick-off at 5 p.m
Group B: Atletico Madrid vs Botafogo – Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, 5pm
Group A: Inter Miami vs Palmeiras – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, kick-off at 2am
Group A: Porto vs. Al-Ahly – MetLife Stadium, New York, New Jersey. The match starts at two in the morning
Tuesday 24 June
Group C: Oakland City vs Boca Juniors – Giudice Park, Nashville, kick-off at 7pm
Group C: Benfica vs Bayern Munich – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, 8 p.m
Group D: FC Leon vs Flamengo – Camping World Stadium, Orlando, match kicks off at 2:00 AM
Group D: Esperance Tunis vs Chelsea – Lincoln Financial Stadium, Philadelphia, starts at 2 a.m
Wednesday 25 June
Sixth group: Borussia Dortmund vs Ulsan HD – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, kick-off at 8pm.
Sixth group: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Fluminense – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 8pm
Group E: Inter Milan vs River Plate – Lumen Field, Seattle, 11 p.m
Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs Monterrey – Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, 11pm
Thursday 26 June
Group G: Juventus vs Man City – Camping World Stadium, Orlando, the match starts at eight o’clock in the evening
Group G: Wydad vs Al Ain – Audi Field, Washington, D.C., kicks off at 8 p.m
Group H: Al Hilal vs Pachuca – Giudice Park, Nashville, kick-off at 1 a.m
Group H: Salzburg vs Real Madrid – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 2 am
Knockout stage – round of 16
Saturday 28 June
Match 49: Group A winners vs. Group B runner-up – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, kick-off at 5 p.m
Match 50: Group C winners vs. Group D runners-up – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, start at 9 p.m
Sunday 29 June
Match 51: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, kick-off 5pm
Match 52: Group D winners vs. Group C runners-up – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, kick-off 9 p.m
Monday 30 June
Match 53: Group E winners vs. Group F runners-up – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, kick-off at 8 p.m
Match 54: Group 7 winners vs. Group 8 runners-up – Camping World Stadium, Orlando, kick-off at 2:00 a.m.
Tuesday 1 July
Match 55: Group H winners vs. Group G runners-up – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, kick-off at 8pm
Match 56: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, kick-off at 2am
Quarter-final matches
Friday, July 4th
Match 57: Winner of Game 53 vs. Winner of Game 54 – Camping World, Orlando, kick-off at 8 p.m.
Match 58: Winner of Game 49 vs. Winner of Game 50 – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, start at 2 a.m.
Saturday 5 July
Match 59: Winner of Game 51 vs. Winner of Game 52 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, start at 5 p.m
Match 60: Winner of Game 55 vs. Winner of Game 56 – MetLife Stadium, New York NJ, starts at 9 p.m
Semi-final matches
Tuesday 8 July
Match 61: Winner of Game 57 vs. Winner of Game 58 – MetLife Stadium, New York NJ, starts at 8 p.m
Wednesday 9 July
Match 62: Winner of Game 59 vs. Winner of Game 60 – MetLife Stadium, New York NJ, starts at 8 p.m
FIFA Club World Cup Final
Sunday 13 July
Match 63: Winner of Game 61 vs. Winner of Game 62 – MetLife Stadium, New York NJ, starts at 8 p.m
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