Chelsea and Manchester City are among the clubs eyeing glory in the USA this summer as a brand-new competition takes place.
FIFA have revamped their annual Club World Cup, expanding it to 32 teams and now scheduling it to be held every four years instead.
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It means teams from continents all over the world will now compete in a longer-format tournament and look to become the first-ever champions of the new event.
Lionel Messi will be involved with Inter Miami while Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane will feature too, along with Manchester City, Chelsea, PSG and others.
An incredible amount of prize money will be on the line, with the winner set to receive almost $100million.
Club World Cup 2025: Start date and times
The tournament will begin on Sunday, June 15, and it will run for just under a month until the final takes place on Sunday, July 13.
The event is being held across the United States, with games being played in 12 different cities and stadiums.
The opening fixture is scheduled to take place at 1am UK time on June 15, with three more games to follow on that day.
Kick-off times during the group stage vary on each day between 5pm UK time until 2am.
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Club World Cup 2025: Format
The Club World Cup will begin with a group stage composed of eight groups with four teams.
It will be played in a single-game round-robin format.
The top two teams from each group will reach the Round of 16.
And from then on, it is knockout football with the winner of each game progressing.
There will be a semi-final and final, but no third-place play-off is scheduled.
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Club World Cup 2025: How to watch
FIFA have announced a partnership with DAZN for them to stream the entire tournament for FREE.
That means all 63 matches will be available to billions of football fans worldwide, making it potentially one of the most-watched sporting events of 2025.
It is currently unclear if you will have to already have a DAZN subscription to access this or if it will be available separately.
More information regarding this will follow in due course.
Club World Cup: Teams
There will be a total of 32 teams playing in the brand-new tournament.
They are split between all of the international football confederations.
Four teams from Africa, four teams from Asia and four teams from North and Central America make up 12 of the sides involved.
Another six will come from South America, one team come from Oceania, and one team will also come from the host country, which is the USA.
The biggest chunk of teams will come from Europe, with 12 taking part.
Mexican side Club Leon have been removed from the tournament due to breaching multi-club ownership rules, with LAFC and Club America potentially playing to replace them.
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Club World Cup: Groups
Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami
Group B: Paris St-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders
Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica
Group D: Flamengo, Esperance Sportive de Tunisie, Chelsea, Club Leon (set to be replaced)
Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns
Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus
Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg
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Club World Cup: Stadiums
The tournament will be played across 12 stadiums in the USA.
63 matches are set to be hosted at the venues, with the final being played at the MetLife Stadium in New York, New Jersey.
Here are all the host venues at the Club World Cup:
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
- TDL Stadium – Cincinnati
- Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte
- Rose Bowl Stadium – LA
- Hard Rock Stadium – Miami
- GEODIS Park – Nashville
- MetLife Stadium – New York
- Camping World Stadium – Orlando
- Inter&Co Stadium – Orlando
- Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia
- Lumen Field – Seattle
- Audi Field – Washington D.C
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Club World Cup fixtures – full schedule
Group stage
Saturday June 14
Group A: Al Ahly vs Inter Miami – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 1am
Sunday June 15
Group C: Bayern Munich vs Auckland City – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; kick off 5pm
Group B: PSG vs Atletico Madrid – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 8pm
Group A: Palmeiras vs Porto – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 11pm
Group B: Botafogo vs Seattle Sounders – Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 3am
Monday June 16
Group D: Chelsea vs TBC – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 8pm
Group C: Boca Juniors vs Benfica – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 11pm
Group D: Flamengo vs Esperance de Tunis – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 2am
Tuesday June 17
Group F: Fluminense vs Borussia Dortmund – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 5pm
Group E: River Plate vs Urawa Red Diamonds – Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 8pm
Group F: Ulsan HD vs Mamelodi Sundowns – Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando; kick off 11pm
Group E: Monterrey vs Inter Milan – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 2am
Wednesday June 18
Group G: Man City vs Wydad AC – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 5pm
Group H: Real Madrid vs Al Hilal – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 8pm
Group H: CF Pachuca vs FC Salzburg – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; kick off 11pm
Group G: Al Ain vs Juventus – Audi Field, Washington, D.C; kick off 2am
Thursday June 19
Group A: Palmeiras vs Al Ahly – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 5pm
Group A: Inter Miami vs Porto – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 8pm
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid – Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 8pm
Group B: PSG vs Botafogo – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 11pm
Friday June 20
Group C: Benfica vs Auckland City – Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando; kick off 5pm
Group D: Flamengo vs Chelsea – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 7pm
Group D: TBC vs Esperance de Tunis – GEODIS Park, Nashville; kick off 10pm
Group C: Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 2am
Saturday June 21
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Bosurissa Dortmund – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; kick off 5pm
Group E: Inter Milan vs Urawa Red Diamonds – Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 5pm
Group F: Fluminense vs Ulsan HD – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 11pm
Group E: River Plate vs Monterrey – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 11pm
Sunday, 22 June
Group G: Juventus vs Wydad AC – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 5pm
Group H: Real Madrid vs CF Pachuca – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; kick off 8pm
Group H: FC Salzburg vs Al Hilal – Audi Field, Washington, D.C; kick off 11pm
Group G: Man City vs Al Ain – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 2am
Monday, 23 June
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs PSG – Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 5pm
Group B: Atletico Madrid vs Botafogo – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 5pm
Group A: Inter Miami vs Palmeiras – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 2am
Group A: Porto vs Al Ahly – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 2am
Tuesday, 24 June
Group C: Auckland City vs Boca Juniors – GEODIS Park, Nashville; kick off 7pm
Group C: Benfica vs Bayern Munich – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; kick off 8pm
Group D: TBC vs Flamengo – Camping World Stadium, Orlando; kick off 2am
Group D: Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 2am
Wednesday, 25 June
Group F: Borussia Dortmund vs Ulsan HD – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; kick off 8pm
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Fluminense – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 8pm
Group E: Inter Milan vs River Plate – Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 11pm
Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs Monterrey – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 11pm
Thursday, 26 June
Group G: Juventus vs Man City – Camping World Stadium, Orlando; kick off 8pm
Group G: Wydad AC vs Al Ain – Audi Field, Washington, D.C; kick off 8pm
Group H: Al Hilal vs CF Pachuca – GEODIS Park, Nashville; kick off 1am
Group H: FC Salzberg vs Real Madrid – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 2am
Knockout stage – round of 16
Saturday, 28 June
Match 49: Group A winners vs Group B runners-up – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia;kick off 5pm
Match 50: Group C winners vs Group D runners-up – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; kick off 9pm
Sunday, 29 June
Match 51: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 5pm
Match 52: Group D winners vs Group C runners-up – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 9pm
Monday, 30 June
Match 53: Group E winners vs Group F runners-up – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; kick off 8pm
Match 54: Group G winners vs Group H runners-up – Camping World Stadium, Orlando; kick off 2am
Tuesday, 1 July
Match 55: Group H winners vs Group G runners-up – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 8pm
Match 56: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 2am
Quarter-final fixtures
Friday, 4 July
Match 57: Winner match 53 vs Winner match 54 – Camping World Stadium, Orlando; kick off 8pm
Match 58: Winner match 49 vs Winner match 50 – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 2am
Saturday, 5 July
Match 59: Winner match 51 vs Winner match 52 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 5pm
Match 60: Winner match 55 vs Winner match 56 – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 9pm
Semi-final fixtures
Tuesday, 8 July
Match 61: Winner match 57 vs Winner match 58 – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 8pm
Wednesday, 9 July
Match 62: Winner match 59 vs Winner match 60 – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 8pm
FIFA Club World Cup Final
Sunday, 13 July
Match 63: Winner match 61 vs Winner match 62 – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 8pm
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- Real Madrid – 5/1
- Bayern Munich – 6/1
- PSG – 8/1
- Inter Milan – 10/1
- Chelsea – 10/1
- Atletico Madrid – 16/1
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