FIFA 2025 Club World Cup: Guide to teams, format, stadiums, schedule & more

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·6. Juni 2025

FIFA 2025 Club World Cup: Guide to teams, format, stadiums, schedule & more

By MLSsoccer staff

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will unfold from June 14 to July 13 across the United States, featuring 32 teams from six confederations vying for silverware and portions of the unprecedented $1 billion prize pool.

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That group features MLS sides Inter Miami CF, Seattle Sounders FC and LAFC, who will go toe-to-toe with some of the world's highest-profile teams. Additionally, seven of the 12 host venues are MLS stadiums.

Here is everything you need to know as games get underway.

HOW TO WATCH

Every Club World Cup match will be streamed live on DAZN.com.

GROUPS

The top two teams per group advance to the knockout stage.

Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami CF
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders FC
Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City FC, Boca Juniors, Benfica
Group D: Flamengo, ES Tunis, Chelsea, LAFC
Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, CF 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, CF Pachuca, FC Salzburg

32 teams. 1 trophy. The #FIFACWC is coming. 🔜
– Dienstag, 3. Juni 2025

EVERY TEAM

Listed according to their confederation, these 32 teams qualified for the Club World Cup.

How every team qualified

AFC (Asia)

Al Ain - United Arab Emirates
Al Hilal - Saudi Arabia
Ulsan HD - South Korea
Urawa Red Diamonds - Japan

CAF (Africa)

Al Ahly - Egypt
Mamelodi Sundowns - South Africa
ES Tunis - Tunisia
Wydad AC - Morocco

Concacaf (North America, Central America, Caribbean)

LAFC - USA
Inter Miami - USA
CF Monterrey - Mexico
CF Pachuca - Mexico
Seattle Sounders FC - USA

Conmebol (South America)

Boca Juniors - Argentina
Botafogo - Brazil
Flamengo - Brazil
Fluminense - Brazil
Palmeiras - Brazil
River Plate - Argentina

OFC (Oceania)

Auckland City FC - New Zealand

UEFA (Europe)

Atlético Madrid - Spain
Bayern Munich - Germany
Benfica - Portugal
Borussia Dortmund - Germany
Chelsea - England
Juventus - Italy
Manchester City - England
Inter Milan - Italy
Paris Saint-Germain - France
FC Porto - Portugal
Real Madrid - Spain
FC Salzburg - Austria

HOST STADIUMS

Seven of the 12 host stadiums for the Club World Cup are MLS venues:

Audi Field - Washington, D.C. (D.C. United)
Bank of America Stadium - Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte FC)
GEODIS Park - Nashville, Tennessee (Nashville SC)
Inter&Co Stadium - Orlando, Florida (Orlando City)
Lumen Field - Seattle, Washington (Seattle Sounders FC)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta, Georgia (Atlanta United)
TQL Stadium - Cincinnati, Ohio (FC Cincinnati)

Additionally, five others are in MLS markets:

Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida
Hard Rock Stadium - Miami, Florida
Lincoln Financial Field - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MetLife Stadium - New York/New Jersey
Rose Bowl - Pasadena, California

📍Where the #FIFACWC action will unfold. 🏟️
– Montag, 2. Juni 2025

SCHEDULE

The tournament will be played from June 14 to July 13 across the United States, beginning with Inter Miami vs. Al Ahly at Hard Rock Stadium and concluding at MetLife Stadium for the tournament final.

Full schedule: FIFA Club World Cup

Rounds will be scheduled as follows:

Group Stage: June 14 - June 26
Round of 16: June 28 - July 1
Quarterfinals: July 4 - July 5
Semifinals: July 8 - 9
Final: July 13

The path to #FIFACWC glory. 🏆
– Mittwoch, 4. Juni 2025

FORMAT

All 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four, playing a single-game round-robin format. The top two teams in each group reach the Round of 16, commencing a single-match knockout stage until the final.