FIFA Club World Cup 2025: All you need to know

MIAMI – The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will kick off on Saturday in the United States, featuring five clubs from Concacaf.

CF Monterrey (MEX), CF Pachuca (MEX), Inter Miami CF (USA), Los Angeles FC (USA), and Seattle Sounders FC (USA) will face off against the best clubs in the world in the new expanded 32-team format.

Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming edition:

What

The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is a revamped edition of FIFA’s premier club competition.

 

Who

The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 brings together the most successful clubs over the past four years from each of the six international confederations: Concacaf, AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA.

Concacaf qualified teams:

-       CF Monterrey (winners of 2021 Concacaf Champions Cup)

-       Seattle Sounders FC (winners of 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup)

-       CF Pachuca (winners of 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup)

-       Inter Miami CF (winners of 2024 MLS Supporters’ Shield)

-       Los Angeles FC (winners of Play-In match)

When

The tournament will be held from June 14 through July 13. 

·      Group Stage: June 14 to June 26

·      Round of 16: June 28 to July 1

·      Quarterfinals: July 4 and July 5

·      Semifinals:  July 8 and July 9

·      Final: July 13

Where

The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will consist of 63 matches to be played at 12 venues in 11 host cities across the United States:

 

·      Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia)

·      Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)

·      TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio)

·      MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey)

·      Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles, California)

·      Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, Florida)

·      GEODIS Park (Nashville, Tennessee)

·      Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)

·      Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando, Florida)

·      Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

·      Lumen Field (Seattle, Washington)

·      Audi Field (Washington, D.C.)

 

Format 

The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will begin with a Group Stage composed of eight groups of four teams. Each team will play in a single-game round-robin format, with the top two teams per group progressing to the Round of 16. 

A direct single-match knockout stage will occur from the Round of 16 to the Final.

Group A:

·      SE Palmeiras (BRA)

·      FC Porto (POR)

·      Al Ahly FC (EGY)

·      Inter Miami CF (USA)

Group B:

·      Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)

·      Atlético de Madrid (ESP)

·      Botafogo (BRA)

·      Seattle Sounders FC (USA)

Group C:

 

·      FC Bayern München (GER)

·      Auckland City FC (NZL)

·      CA Boca Juniors (ARG)

·      SL Benfica (POR)

Group D:

·      CR Flamengo (BRA)

·      Espérance Sportive de Tunis (TUN)

·      Chelsea FC (ENG)

·      Los Angeles Football Club (USA)

Group E

·      CA River Plate (ARG)

·      Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)

·      CF Monterrey (MEX)

·      FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)

Group F

·      Fluminense FC (BRA)

·      Borussia Dortmund (GER)

·      Ulsan HD (KOR)

·      Mamelodi Sundowns FC (RSA)

Group G 

·      Manchester City (ENG)

·      Wydad AC (MAR)

·      Al Ain FC (UAE)

·      Juventus FC (ITA)

Group H

·      Real Madrid C. F. (ESP)

·      Al Hilal (KSA)

·      CF Pachuca (MEX)

·      FC Salzburg (AUT) 

History

The 2025 edition presents the 21st edition of FIFA’s global club competition. Real Madrid CF is the most successful team with five titles, followed by FC Barcelona with three, and Corinthians and Bayern Munich with two each.

The best finish for a Concacaf team is second place, with Tigres UANL achieving the feat in the 2020 edition. Four different Concacaf clubs have placed third: Club Necaxa (2000), Deportivo Saprissa (2005), CF Monterrey (2012, 2019), and CF Pachuca (2017).