FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Dates, teams & venues

FIFA’s desire for expansion means not only will North America play host to the grandest World Cup in history, but the biggest Club World Cup, too.

In 2025, 32 teams from across the globe will convene in the USA for a summer spectacle. The aim? Well, that would depend on the team. The majority will harbour genuine aspirations to claim world champion status, but some may merely want to avoid player burnout before the 2025/26 season gets underway.

Still, the novelty of the expanded tournament offers plenty of excitement.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

The summer tournament will run for just shy of the month. 15 June 2025 has been scheduled as the starting point in Miami and the final is taking place on 13 July in New Jersey.

Hard Rock Stadium will host the tournament opener on 15 June 2025 / Mark Brown/GettyImages

FIFA confirmed in September 2024 that 12 stadiums across 11 US cities will be used for the 2025 Club World Cup.

Five of the below venues will also be used at the 2026 World Cup. That includes MetLife Stadium, which has been selected to host the World Cup final.

Man City lifted the Club World Cup in 2023 / Francois Nel/GettyImages

Clubs from all six FIFA confederations will be represented at the 2025 Club World Cup. Teams qualified for the tournament by winning a continental title in the past four seasons or entering via FIFA’s ranking system.

Here’s a reminder of the 32 teams competing in the USA:

UEFA

CONMEBOL

AFC

CAF

CONCACAF

OFC

Real Madrid have been drawn against Saudi side Al Hilal / Michael Steele/GettyImages

The 2025 FIFA World Cup groups were confirmed during the tournament’s draw, which took place on Thursday 5 December.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

The expanded tournament will follow a familiar format. The 32 teams have been split into eight groups of four, with each team facing off against each other once during the group stage.

The top two teams in each group will then qualify for the round of 16 and work their way through the knockout rounds in a bid to reach the final. All knockout ties are played over one leg, with extra-time and penalties deciding the victor if the two sides can’t be separated after 90 minutes.

The 2025 Club World Cup format will be the same as used for the World Cup between 1998 and 2022.

DAZN have struck a mega deal with FIFA / Nicolò Campo/GettyImages

FIFA had initially struggled to identify a broadcaster for the first iteration of the expanded Club World Cup, but a mega agreement has been struck with DAZN.

The streaming service signed a €1bn deal with FIFA to exclusively stream all 63 matches at the tournament.

Every match will be live-streamed by DAZN for free on their platforms and they’re expected to sublicense rights to local free-to-air broadcasters for selected fixtures.

“Through this broadcasting agreement, billions of football fans worldwide can now watch what will be the most widely accessible club football tournament ever – and for free,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on the agreement.

Tickets are not yet available for the tournament, but you can register your interest in purchasing tickets via FIFA’s website. In doing so, you’ll receive the latest ticket information for the 2025 Club World Cup.

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