Club World Cup
FIFA confirm Club World Cup draw details: time, teams, format
32 teams will participate in the expanded FIFA competition which will be staged in June/July 2025 in the USA.
Despite still lacking an official broadcast partner and with just one confirmed sponsor on board (Hisense), it’s full-steam ahead for the inaugural expanded 32 team FIFA Club World Cup which commences next summer in the United States.
Gianni Infantino and indeed FIFA’s adopted home of Miami will be the setting for the draw on 5 December with the event commencing at 13:00 ET.
At present we know details of the 12 stadiums in the US where games will be played next summer and as of 30 November we will learn which side completes the listing of the 32 participating teams as Atlético Mineiro and Botafogo go head-to-head in in Buenos Aires in the 2024 Copa Libertadores final.
Club World Cup: venues
Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta, Georgia
TQL Stadium - Cincinnati, Ohio
Hard Rock Stadium - Miami, Florida
Geodis Park - Nashville, Tennessee
MetLife Stadium - New York-New Jersey
Bank of America Stadium - Charlotte, North Carolina
Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida
Inter&Co Stadium - Orlando, Florida
Rose Bowl Stadium - Los Angeles, California
Lincoln Financial Field - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lumen Field - Seattle, Washington
Audi Field - Washington, D.C.
Which teams have qualified for the 2025 Club World Cup?
So far, 31 of the 32 spots at the Club World Cup have been filled with MLS Supporters’ Shield winners Inter Miami confirmed as the host representatives with the action commencing on 15 June with the final scheduled for 13 July 2025. Eight groups of four teams will be drawn with the top two sides per group advancing to the Round of 16 with the tournament the adopting a classic knock-out path to the final.
Africa (CAF):
Al Ahly (Egypt)
Wydad AC (Morocco)
Espérance de Tunis (Tunisia)
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Asia (AFC):
Al Ain (UAE)
Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
Ulsan HD (South Korea)
Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)
Europe (UEFA):
Atlético Madrid (Spain)
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Benfica (Portugal)
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Chelsea (England)
Inter Milan (Italy)
Juventus (Italy)
Manchester City (England)
Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Porto (Portugal)
RB Salzburg (Austria)
Real Madrid (Spain)
Central America, North American and Caribbean (CONCACAF):
Club León (Mexico)
Monterrey (Mexico)
Inter Miami (USA)
Pachuca (Mexico)
Seattle Sounders (US)
South America (CONMEBOL):
Boca Juniors (Argentina)
Flamengo (Brazil)
Fluminense (Brazil)
Palmeiras (Brazil)
River Plate (Argentina)
Oceania (OFC):
Auckland City (New Zealand)
‘Too many games’
As things stand, it certainly appears that the general appetite from within the game (fans, players etc) seems lukewarm for an extensive tournament at the end of a long season with club’s such as Real Madrid potentially facing 70 plus competitive games this season.
Spain’s LaLiga, FIFPro Europe and the European Leagues have already filed a lawsuit against FIFA for abuse of a dominant position due to the introduction of the new Club World Cup, which will take up an entire month in June and July, and which MLS commissioner Don Garber believes would be beneficial for footballers if they had the time to rest.
“I read about the lawsuits the other day, but sometimes it takes a little disruption to get everyone to sit at the same table and make the right decisions,” added the head of the North American league.