The Federation of International Football Association has revealed details for the upcoming Club World Cup, scheduled for its inaugural edition in 2025, featuring European powerhouses Real Madrid and Manchester City.
The tournament, set to occur from June 15 to July 13 in the United States, will include 32 teams organized into eight groups, with two advancing from each pool to a knockout round of 16.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino emphasized the significance of clubs in global football and hailed the Club World Cup 2025 as a major milestone, providing a stage for clubs from all confederations to showcase their excellence. The competition aims to be open and merit-based, contributing to FIFA’s efforts to truly globalize football.
“Clubs play a fundamental role in world football, and the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will be a major milestone in providing clubs from all confederations with a fitting stage on which to shine at the highest level of the game,” said FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
“This will be an open competition based on sporting merit that will play a key role as part of our efforts to make football truly global.”
The tournament structure allocates 12 spots to UEFA (Europe), six to CONMEBOL (South America), four each to CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia), and CONCACAF (North America), and one to OFC (Oceania). European spots include winners of the Champions League from 2021, such as Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester City, and the 2024 victors.
Additionally, five clubs—Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Porto, and Benfica—have qualified based on their UEFA ranking.
In the current FIFA Club World Cup, Fluminense and Al Ahly will face off on Monday, while Manchester City and Urawa Reds will compete in the semi-finals the following day.
