FIFA Club World Cup: matches, teams, kick-off times and venues: all you need to know

The 2022 FIFA Club World Cup kicks off on 1 February with seven participating teams at two grounds in Morocco.

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Update: Jan 30th, 2023 09:22 EST

The FIFA Club World Cup (2022) tournament gets underway in Morocco on 1 February and will feature seven teams with games set to be played in the cities of Tangiers and Rabat.

The competition runs from 1 to 11 February and will feature the winners from each of the six global confederations’ top competitions: UEFA Champions League, CAF Champions League, AFC Champions League, CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores, OFC Champions League and CONCACAF Champions League.

FIFA Club World Cup: matches, teams, kick-off times and venues: all you need to know — President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino FADEL SENNA

The seven teams include pre-tournament favourites, Champions League winners Real Madrid and Flamengo (Copa Libertadores winners). The other five participating sides are: Auckland City (Oceania), Al Hilal (AFC), Seattle Sounders (CONCACAF), Wydad Casablanca (CAF) and Egypt’s Al Ahly.

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— Auckland City FC (@AucklandCity_FC) January 30, 2023

FIFA confirmed the presence of Egypt’s Al-Ahly to fill the one remaining vacancy, given that the CAF Champions League winners, Wydad Casablanca represent the host country (the rules prevent two teams from the same country playing the tournament).

Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal will repeat as Asia’s representative due to their status as champions of the 2021 CAF Champions League. The 2022 edition of the competition is still in progress (Al Hilal are in the round of 16) and will not be resolved until May.

📋 This is our squad for the World Cup 🌎
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— AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) January 30, 2023

Club World Cup: participating teams

UEFA: Real Madrid (Spain)
CONMEBOL: Flamengo (Brazil)
CAF: Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)
CONCACAF: Seattle Sounders (USA)
AFC: Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
OFC: Auckland City (New Zealand)
AFC: Al Ahly (Egypt)

Club World Cup: schedule

‌Match 1: 1 February: Al-Ahly vs Auckland City – Tangiers (20:00 local) / 2:00 pm (ET) / 11:00 am (PT)

Match 2: 4 February: Seattle Sounders vs Al-Ahly/Auckland City – Tangiers (18:30 local) / 12:30 (ET) / 09:30 (PT)

Match 3: 4 February: Wydad vs Al-Hilal – Rabat (15:30 pm local) / 09:30 am (ET) / 06:30 am (PT)

‌Semi-final (1): 7 February: Flamengo vs Wydad/Al-Hilal – Tangiers (20:00 local) / 2:00 pm (ET) / 11:00 am (PT)

Semi-final (2): 8 February: Seattle Sounders/Al-Ahly/Auckland City vs Real Madrid – Rabat (20:00 local) / 2:00 pm (ET) / 11:00 am (PT)

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Third position Play-off – 11 February: Loser SF 1 vs Loser SF 2 - Rabat (16:30 pm) / 10:00 am (ET) / 04:00 am (PT)

Club World Cup Final – 11 February: Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF2 - Rabat (20:00 local) / 2:00 pm (ET) / 11:00 am (PT)

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— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) January 29, 2023

Club World Cup venues:

Tangiers: Ibn Batouta Stadium (65,000) home to IRT
Rabat: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (60,000) home to FAR Rabat