The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is coming to the USA and superstars will be plentiful as the newly expanded tournament will be a great warm-up for the 2026 World Cup in North America.
FIFA conducted the draw for the tournament on December 5, 2024, as we found out who is playing who in group play and where all 32 teams will play their games.
Below is everything you need for the 2025 FIFA World Cup in terms of schedule, dates, fixtures, stadiums and more.
What are the groups for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup?
Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Inter Miami, Al Ahly
Group B: PSG, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders
Group C: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Boca Juniors, Auckland City
Group D: Flamengo, Esperance de Tunis, Chelsea, Club Leon*
Group E: River Plate, Uwara Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan HD, Mamelodi Sundowns
Group G: Manchester City, Wydad AC, Al Ain, Juventus
Group H: Real Madrid, Al-Hilal, Pachuca, Red Bull Salzburg
*Club Leon were expelled from the tournament for having the same ownership group as fellow competitor Pachuca, but are currently appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. That hearing will be held April 23. Reports have floated a possible playoff game between Club America and LAFC to fill Leon's place.
What teams are in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup?
32 teams have qualified for the tournament so far, and here they are:
Asia (4 teams): Al-Hilal, Urawa Red Diamonds, Al Ain, Ulsan HD
Africa (4 teams): Al Ahly, Wydad AC, Esperance de Tunis, Mamelodi Sundowns
North and Central America (4 teams): Monterrey, Seattle Sounders, Leon, Pachuca
South America (6 teams): Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense, River Plate, Boca Juniors, Botafogo
Oceania (1 team): Auckland City
Europe (12 teams): Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan, Porto, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg
USA (1 team): Inter Miami
What are the host cities for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup?
There are huge NFL stadiums across the USA being used for this tournament, along with four MLS stadiums. The majority of the tournament will be played on the East Coast, with Seattle and LA the only cities west of the Mississippi to host games.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta), Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte), TQL Stadium (Cincinnati), Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles), Hard Rock Stadium (Miami), GEODIS Park (Nashville), MetLife Stadium (New Jersey/New York), Camping World Stadium (Orlando), Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando), Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia), Lumen Field (Seattle), Audi Field (Washington, D.C.)
What is the full schedule for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup?
32 teams have been drawn into eight groups of four teams in each. The top two teams from each group will make it through the last 16, while the bottom two teams in each group will be eliminated.
The winner from each group will play the runner up from another (full knockout schedule below) in the last 16, then the winners of those games will reach the quarterfinals, semifinals and final.
Group stage play will begin on June 15, 2024, with the opening game of the tournament to be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The final will be played on July 13, 2024 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Group stage schedule
Group A
Saturday, June 14: Al Ahly vs Inter Miami - 8pm ET, Hard Rock ...
