The stage is set for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, a new format slated to be held in the United States next year following Thursday’s draw conducted in Miami, Florida.
The group stage of the new 32-team Club World Cup will serve up some exciting fixtures with eight groups of four teams each, with the tournament to be played across 12 stadiums.
Premier League champions Manchester City, who are also the competition’s reigning champions, will face Italian giants Juventus, Moroccan side Wydad AC, and Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates in Group G.
High-flying Chelsea, winners of the 2022 edition, are drawn in Group D alongside Brazil’s Flamengo, Club Leon of Mexico, and Esperance Tunis.
15-time European champions Real Madrid, record winners of the Club World Cup with five titles, are in Group H, where they will battle Saudi Pro League champions Al Hilal, as well as Pachuca and Austria’s RB Salzburg.
German club Bayern Munich will tackle Auckland City, Boca Juniors, and Benfica in Group C, while Group B serves up the biggest battles with Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Seattle Sounders, and newly-crowned Copa Libertadores champions Botafogo.
Inter Miami, whose inclusion in the competition raised many eyebrows, are in Group A and will face Egyptian heavyweight Al Ahly, FC Porto, and Palmeiras.
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The Club World Cup, which will take place in the United States, will kick off on Sunday, 15 June 2025, and will end with the final at MetLife Stadium in New York on 13 July.
The first- and second-placed teams from each group will progress to the Round of 16, which is followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final.
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 draw in full
Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami
Group B: Paris St. Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders
Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica
Group D: Flamengo, Esperance Tunis, Chelsea, Club Leon.
Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns
Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus
Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, RB Salzburg
FIFA Club World Cup venues:
1. Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
2. TQL Stadium (Cincinnati)
3. Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte)
4. Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles)
5. Hard Rock Stadium (Miami)
6. GEODIS Park (Nashville)
7. MetLife Stadium (New Jersey)
8. Camping World Stadium (Orlando)
9. Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando)
10. Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)
11. Lumen Field (Seattle)
12. Audi Field (Washington)
