2025 FIFA Club World Cup

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, also marketed as FIFA Club World Cup 25,^[1][2] is the planned 21st edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, an international club soccer competition organized by FIFA. The tournament is scheduled to be played in the United States from June 14 to July 13, 2025. It is planned to be the first under an expanded format with 32 teams,^[3] including the winners of the four previous continental championships.^[4]

2025 FIFA Club World Cup

FIFA Club World Cup 25 FIFA Mundial de Clubes 25
Take it to the World
Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	June 14 – July 13
Teams	32 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	12 (in 11 host cities)
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Manchester City is the defending champion,^[5] having won its first title in the last tournament under the old format in 2023.^[6] The expanded tournament format was announced in March 2019 and originally scheduled to be hosted by China in 2021 until a postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. FIFA approved the allocation of slots between confederations in February 2023 and announced the United States as the host country four months later. The FIFA Intercontinental Cup was established as an annual tournament using a very similar version of the old format.

The expansion of the tournament was met with criticism by players' union FIFPRO and the World Leagues Forum due to the impact it is expected to have on fixture congestion and player welfare.

Background and format

The new FIFA Club World Cup trophy displayed at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Tunis, Tunisia.

Since its return from hiatus in 2005, the FIFA Club World Cup had been held annually in December and was limited to the winners of continental club competitions.^[7] As early as late 2016, FIFA president Gianni Infantino suggested expanding the Club World Cup to 32 teams beginning in 2019 and rescheduling it to June/July to be more balanced and attractive to broadcasters and sponsors.^[8] In late 2017, FIFA discussed proposals to expand the competition to 24 teams and have it be played every four years starting in 2021, replacing the FIFA Confederations Cup.^[9] The expanded format and schedule of Club World Cup, to be played in June and July 2021, was confirmed at the March 2019 FIFA Council meeting in Miami.^[10][11] China was appointed as host in October 2019,^[12] but the 2021 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[13][14]

On June 23, 2023, FIFA confirmed that the United States would host the 2025 tournament as a prelude to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.^[15] The host cities for the tournament remained undecided.^[16] The 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams with the top two teams in each group qualifying to the knockout stage.^[17] The format will be the same of that used in the FIFA World Cup between 1998 and 2022, with the exception of a third-place play-off.^[18]

In January 2024, it was reported that the tournament would mainly take place on the East Coast to be closer to European broadcasters and viewers while also avoiding conflicts with the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which will also take place primarily in the United States around the same time but mainly on the West Coast.^[19]

Slot allocation

Al Hilal

Urawa Red Diamonds

Ulsan HD

Al Ain

Al Ahly

Wydad

Espérance de Tunis

Mamelodi Sundowns

Monterrey

Seattle Sounders

Pachuca

Palmeiras

Buenos Aires

Rio de Janeiro

Auckland City

Inter Miami

Buenos Aires teams
Boca Juniors
River Plate

Rio de Janeiro teams
Botafogo
Flamengo
Fluminense

Location of the non-UEFA teams participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Salzburg

Chelsea

Manchester City

Paris Saint-Germain

Bayern Munich

Borussia Dortmund

Inter Milan

Juventus

Porto

Benfica

Madrid

Madrid teams
Atlético Madrid
Real Madrid

Location of the UEFA teams participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

On February 14, 2023, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation for the 2025 tournament based on a "set of objective metrics and criteria". UEFA was awarded the most slots with twelve, while CONMEBOL was given the second most with six. The AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF were all given four slots, while the OFC and the host association were given one slot each.^[20] On March 14, 2023, the FIFA Council approved the key principles of the access list for the tournament.^[21] The principles are as follows, considering competitions completed during a four-year period from 2021 to 2024:^[22]

• CONMEBOL and UEFA (more than four slots): access for the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2021 and 2024, with additional teams to be determined by a club ranking of the four-year period.^[22]
• AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF (four slots each): access for the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2021 and 2024.^{[22][note 1]}
• OFC (one slot): access for the highest-ranked club among the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2021 and 2024.^{[22][note 2]}
• Host country (one slot): this was determined at a later stage.

If a club wins two or more seasons of its confederation's top club competition, additional teams will be determined by a club ranking over the four-year period. Furthermore, a restriction of two clubs per association will be applied, with the exception of champion clubs if more than two clubs from the same association win their confederation's top club competition. The calculation method for the four-year club rankings within each confederation was based on the teams' performance in their respective continental tournaments during seasons completed between 2021 and 2024.^[25]

For confederations other than UEFA, the method was as follows:^[25]

• 3 points for a win
• 1 point for a draw
• 3 points for successful progression to each new stage of the competition

In the case of UEFA, due to the existence of the well-established UEFA club coefficient system, the method used by UEFA to calculate the club coefficient was "exceptionally applied" to rank the European teams.^{[25][note 3]}

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:^{[26][27][28][22]}

Confederation	Team(s)	Qualification	Qualified date(s)	Participation
AFC (4 slots)	Al Hilal	Winners of the 2021 AFC Champions League	March 14, 2023[note 4]	4th (Previous: 2019, 2021, 2022)
	Urawa Red Diamonds	Winners of the 2022 AFC Champions League	May 6, 2023	4th (Previous: 2007, 2017, 2023)
	Al Ain	Winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League	May 25, 2024	2nd (Previous: 2018)
	Ulsan HD	Best-ranked eligible team in the AFC four-year ranking	April 17, 2024	3rd (Previous: 2012, 2020)
CAF (4 slots)	Al Ahly	Winners of the 2020–21, 2022–23, and 2023–24 CAF Champions League	March 14, 2023[note 4]	10th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
	Wydad AC	Winners of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League	March 14, 2023[note 4]	3rd (Previous: 2017, 2022)
	Espérance de Tunis	Best-ranked eligible team in the CAF four-year ranking	April 26, 2024	4th (Previous: 2011, 2018, 2019)
	Mamelodi Sundowns	Second-best ranked eligible team in the CAF four-year ranking	April 26, 2024	2nd (Previous: 2016)
CONCACAF (4 slots)	Monterrey	Winners of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League	March 14, 2023[note 4]	6th (Previous: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021)
	Seattle Sounders FC	Winners of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League	March 14, 2023[note 4]	2nd (Previous: 2022)
	Pachuca	Winners of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup	June 1, 2024	5th (Previous: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017)
	TBD[note 5]	TBD	TBD	TBD
CONMEBOL (6 slots)	Palmeiras	Winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores	March 14, 2023[note 4]	3rd (Previous: 2020, 2021)
	Flamengo	Winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores	March 14, 2023[note 4]	3rd (Previous: 2019, 2022)
	Fluminense	Winners of the 2023 Copa Libertadores	November 4, 2023	2nd (Previous: 2023)
	Botafogo	Winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores	November 30, 2024	1st
	River Plate	Best-ranked eligible team in the CONMEBOL four-year ranking	May 14, 2024[31]	3rd (Previous: 2015, 2018)
	Boca Juniors	Second-best ranked eligible team in the CONMEBOL four-year ranking	August 22, 2024	2nd (Previous: 2007)
OFC (1 slot)	Auckland City	Best OFC Champions League winners in the OFC four-year ranking[note 2]	December 17, 2023	12th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023)
UEFA (12 slots)	Chelsea	Winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League	March 14, 2023[note 4]	3rd (Previous: 2012, 2021)
	Real Madrid	Winners of the 2021–22 and 2023–24 UEFA Champions League	March 14, 2023[note 4]	7th (Previous: 2000, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022)
	Manchester City	Winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League	June 10, 2023	2nd (Previous: 2023)
	Bayern Munich	Best ranked eligible team in the UEFA four-year ranking	December 17, 2023[note 6]	3rd (Previous: 2013, 2020)
	Paris Saint-Germain	Second-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA four-year ranking	December 17, 2023[note 6]	1st
	Inter Milan	Fourth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA four-year ranking	December 17, 2023[note 6]	2nd (Previous: 2010)
	Porto	Fifth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA four-year ranking	December 17, 2023[note 6]	1st
	Benfica	Seventh-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA four-year ranking	December 17, 2023[note 6]	1st
	Borussia Dortmund	Third-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA four-year ranking	March 6, 2024	1st
	Juventus	Eighth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA four-year ranking	March 12, 2024	1st
	Atlético Madrid	Sixth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA four-year ranking	April 16, 2024	1st
	Red Bull Salzburg	Ninth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA four-year ranking	April 17, 2024	1st
Host (1 slot)	Inter Miami CF	Winners of the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield	October 19, 2024[32]	1st

Draw

The draw was held on December 5, 2024, 1:00 p.m. EST, at the headquarters of television broadcaster Telemundo in the Miami suburb of Doral, Florida.^[33][34] The ceremony was led by Alessandro Del Piero at the Telemundo headquarters and included a video message from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.^[33][35] FIFA announced the draw procedure and seeding pots two days prior to the draw,^[36] taking into consideration sporting and geographical factors as far as possible.^[37]

FIFA compiled the draw pots as follows, with teams ranked within each confederation based on FIFA's club ranking system:^[22]

• Pot 1: The four top-ranked teams from both UEFA and CONMEBOL
• Pot 2: The remaining eight teams from UEFA
• Pot 3: The two top-ranked teams from each of AFC, CAF and CONCACAF, and the remaining two teams from CONMEBOL
• Pot 4: The remaining teams from AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, OFC and host country

In the draw, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group except for UEFA teams, for which there was at least one and no more than two per group. Additionally, no two UEFA teams from the same national association could be drawn into the same group.

To maintain competitive balance, two separate pathways of four groups were established for the knockout stage. They were composed as follows:

• Pathway 1: Winners of Groups A, C, E and G, paired with the runners-up of Groups B, D, F and H
• Pathway 2: Winners of Groups B, D, F and H, paired with the runners-up of Groups A, C, E and G

Given these pathways, UEFA and CONMEBOL teams faced the following constraints in the draw:

• UEFA teams ranked 1–2 and CONMEBOL teams ranked 1–2 were allocated to separate pathways, prevented from meeting until the semi-finals should they win their groups
• UEFA teams ranked 3–4 and CONMEBOL teams ranked 3–4 were allocated to separate pathways, prevented from meeting until the semi-finals should they win their groups
• UEFA teams ranked 1–4 were drawn into groups that will prevent them meeting until the semi-finals should they win their groups
• CONMEBOL teams ranked 1–4 were drawn into groups that will prevent them meeting until the semi-finals should they win their groups
• UEFA teams ranked 5–8 were drawn into groups with CONMEBOL teams ranked 1–4
• UEFA teams ranked 9–12 were drawn into groups with UEFA teams ranked 1–4

As teams from the host country and for scheduling purposes, Inter Miami CF and Seattle Sounders FC were drawn into position 4 of Groups A and B, respectively. Consequently, teams drawn into Groups A and B were allocated to the position corresponding to their draw pot.

The draw started with Pot 1 and ended with Pot 4, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically, based on the draw constraints. For Groups C to H, the position for the team within the group was then drawn (for the purpose of the match schedule), with the Pot 1 teams automatically drawn into position 1 of each group.

The draw pots were as follows:^[38]

Pot 1 Team Confed. Pts Manchester City UEFA 123 Real Madrid 119 Bayern Munich 108 Paris Saint-Germain 85 Flamengo CONMEBOL 141 Palmeiras 140 River Plate 103 Fluminense 97	Pot 2 Team Confed. Pts Chelsea UEFA 79 Borussia Dortmund 79 Inter Milan 76 Porto 68 Atlético Madrid 67 Benfica 52 Juventus 47 Red Bull Salzburg 40
Pot 3 Team Confed. Pts Al Hilal AFC 118 Ulsan HD 81 Al Ahly CAF 140 Wydad AC 108 Monterrey CONCACAF 52 León[note 5] 47 Boca Juniors CONMEBOL 71 Botafogo 37	Pot 4 Team Confed. Pts Urawa Red Diamonds AFC 49 Al Ain 43 Espérance de Tunis CAF 100 Mamelodi Sundowns 98 Pachuca CONCACAF 34 Seattle Sounders FC 28 Auckland City OFC 66 Inter Miami CF Host —

Groups

Group A Pos Team A1 Palmeiras A2 Porto A3 Al Ahly A4 Inter Miami CF	Group B Pos Team B1 Paris Saint-Germain B2 Atlético Madrid B3 Botafogo B4 Seattle Sounders FC	Group C Pos Team C1 Bayern Munich C2 Auckland City C3 Boca Juniors C4 Benfica	Group D Pos Team D1 Flamengo D2 Espérance de Tunis D3 Chelsea D4 TBD[note 5]
Group E Pos Team E1 River Plate E2 Urawa Red Diamonds E3 Monterrey E4 Inter Milan	Group F Pos Team F1 Fluminense F2 Borussia Dortmund F3 Ulsan HD F4 Mamelodi Sundowns	Group G Pos Team G1 Manchester City G2 Wydad AC G3 Al Ain G4 Juventus	Group H Pos Team H1 Real Madrid H2 Al Hilal H3 Pachuca H4 Red Bull Salzburg

Venues

On September 28, 2024, FIFA announced the selection of twelve venues in eleven cities for the tournament: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Audi Field in Washington D.C.; Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington; the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California; TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio; Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina; Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia; Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, which will host the opening match involving Inter Miami;^[32] Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee; Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida; and MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which will host the final.^[39] Lumen Field will host all three group stage matches for the Seattle Sounders.^[40] Of these selected stadiums, five will be used in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.^[41] Contrary to other FIFA tournaments, including the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, all venues will keep their original naming rights.^[42]

2025 FIFA Club World Cup venues Pasadena, California (Los Angeles Area) East Rutherford, New Jersey (New York City Area) Charlotte, North Carolina Rose Bowl MetLife Stadium Bank of America Stadium Capacity: 88,500 Capacity: 82,500 Capacity: 75,000 Atlanta, Georgia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Seattle, Washington Mercedes-Benz Stadium Lincoln Financial Field Lumen Field Capacity: 75,000 Capacity: 69,000 Capacity: 69,000 Miami Gardens, Florida (Miami Area) Orlando, Florida Hard Rock Stadium Camping World Stadium Inter&Co Stadium Capacity: 65,000 Capacity: 65,000 Capacity: 25,000 Nashville, Tennessee Cincinnati, Ohio Washington D.C. Geodis Park TQL Stadium Audi Field Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 26,000 Capacity: 20,000

900km 559miles 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1     Location of the host cities of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. 1 Atlanta 2 Charlotte 3 Cincinnati 4 East Rutherford 5 Miami Gardens 6 Nashville 7 Orlando 8 Pasadena 9 Philadelphia 10 Seattle 11 Washington D.C.

Training bases

According to a report from The Athletic, FIFA has designated sites in host cities for team training bases with priority given to clubs that have more matches in the area. Clubs were permitted to independently negotiate with other facility owners and operators, including several college athletic programs, to secure their own base. Several facilities are also designated by FIFA for use later in the tournament by qualified teams in the knockout rounds.^[43]

Match officials

On April 14, 2025, FIFA confirmed that 117 match officials from 41 member associations would be selected for the tournament. This included 35 referees, 58 assistant referees, and 24 video match officials.^[44][45]

Confederation	Referee	Assistant referees	Video assistant referees	Reserve referees
AFC	Alireza Faghani	Anton Shchetinin Ashley Beecham	Khamis Al-Marri Shaun Evans Fu Ming Mohammed Obaid Khadim	Omar Al Ali Ma Ning
	Salman Falahi	Ramzan Al-Naemi Majid Al-Shammari
	Ilgiz Tantashev	Timur Gaynullin Andrey Tsapenko
CAF	Dahane Beida	Jerson Emiliano dos Santos Stephen Yiembe	Hamza Al-Fariq Mahmoud Ashour	Mutaz Ibrahim Jean-Jacques Ndala
	Mustapha Ghorbal	Mokrane Gourari Abbes Akram Zerhouni
	Issa Sy	Djibril Camara Nouha Bangoura
CONCACAF	Iván Barton	David Morán Henry Pupiro	Tatiana Guzmán Érick Galindo Guillermo Larios Armando Villarreal
	Drew Fischer	Lyes Arfa Micheal Barwegen
	Saíd Martínez	Walter López Christian Ramirez
	Tori Penso	Kathryn Nesbitt Brooke Mayo
	César Arturo Ramos	Alberto Morín Marco Bisguerra
CONMEBOL	Ramon Abatti	Rafael Alves Danilo Manis	Nicolás Gallo Leodán González Juan Lara Hernan Carlos Mastrangelo Juan Soto	Gustavo Tejera
	Juan Gabriel Benítez	Eduardo Cardozo Milciades Saldivar
	Yael Falcón	Facundo Rodríguez Maximiliano Del Yesso
	Cristián Garay	José Retamal Miguel Rocha
	Wilton Sampaio	Bruno Boschilia Bruno Pires
	Facundo Tello	Juan Pablo Belatti Gabriel Chade
	Jesús Valenzuela	Jorge Urrego Tulio Moreno
OFC				Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh
UEFA	Espen Eskås	Jan Erik Engan Isaak Bashevkin	Ivan Bebek Jérôme Brisard Bastian Dankert Carlos del Cerro Grande Marco Di Bello Rob Dieperink Alejandro Hernández Hernández Tomasz Kwiatkowski Bram Van Driessche
	István Kovács	Mihai Marius Marica Ferencz Tunyogi
	François Letexier	Cyril Mugnier Mehdi Rahmouni
	Danny Makkelie	Hessel Steegstra Jan de Vries
	Szymon Marciniak	Tomasz Listkiewicz Adam Kupsik
	Glenn Nyberg	Mahbod Beigi Andreas Söderkvist
	Michael Oliver	Stuart Burt James Mainwaring
	Anthony Taylor	Gary Beswick Adam Nunn
	Clément Turpin	Nicolas Danos Benjamin Pagès
	Slavko Vinčić	Tomaž Klančnik Andraž Kovačič
	Felix Zwayer	Robert Kempter Christian Dietz

Schedule

On December 17, 2023, FIFA announced the tournament would take place from June 15 to July 13, 2025.^[18] Prior to the draw, only the date and venue of the opening match (involving Inter Miami CF) and final was confirmed, along with the venue for the group stage matches of Seattle Sounders FC. The full match schedule with venues and kick-off times was finalized and published on December 7, 2024, following the draw.^[46] The start date of the tournament was altered, with the tournament beginning one day earlier on June 14. The schedule was created taking into account factors such as "sporting and player-centric criteria, local and traveling fans and global broadcast considerations".^[36]

Group stage

In the group stage, teams were divided into eight groups of four (groups A to H). Teams in each group will play one another in a round-robin, from which the top two teams will advance to the knockout stage.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play

The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:[37] Points obtained in all group matches; Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question; Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question; Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question; If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams who are still level to determine their final rankings.[a] If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 will apply; Goal difference in all group matches; Number of goals scored in all group matches; Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction can be applied to a player or coach in a single match): Yellow card: −1 points; Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points; Direct red card: −4 points; Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points; Drawing of lots. Notes If there is a three-way tie on points, the application of the first three criteria may only break the tie for one of the teams, leaving the other two teams still tied. In this case, the tiebreaking procedure is resumed, from the beginning, for the two teams that are still tied.

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palmeiras	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Porto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Al Ahly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Inter Miami CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 14, 2025. Source: FIFA

Al Ahly	Match 1	Inter Miami CF
	Report

June 14, 2025 (2025-06-14)

8:00 pm EDT

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Palmeiras	Match 4	Porto
	Report

June 15, 2025 (2025-06-15)

6:00 pm EDT

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

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Palmeiras	Match 17	Al Ahly
	Report

June 19, 2025 (2025-06-19)

12:00 pm EDT

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Inter Miami CF	Match 18	Porto
	Report

June 19, 2025 (2025-06-19)

3:00 pm EDT

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

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Inter Miami CF	Match 35	Palmeiras
	Report

June 23, 2025 (2025-06-23)

9:00 pm EDT

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Porto	Match 36	Al Ahly
	Report

June 23, 2025 (2025-06-23)

9:00 pm EDT

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Paris Saint-Germain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Atlético Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Botafogo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Seattle Sounders FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 15, 2025. Source: FIFA

Paris Saint-Germain	Match 3	Atlético Madrid
	Report

June 15, 2025 (2025-06-15)

12:00 pm PDT

Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Botafogo	Match 5	Seattle Sounders FC
	Report

June 15, 2025 (2025-06-15)

7:00 pm PDT

Lumen Field, Seattle

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Seattle Sounders FC	Match 19	Atlético Madrid
	Report

June 19, 2025 (2025-06-19)

3:00 pm PDT

Lumen Field, Seattle

Paris Saint-Germain	Match 20	Botafogo
	Report

June 19, 2025 (2025-06-19)

6:00 pm PDT

Rose Bowl, Pasadena

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Seattle Sounders FC	Match 33	Paris Saint-Germain
	Report

June 23, 2025 (2025-06-23)

12:00 pm PDT

Lumen Field, Seattle

Atlético Madrid	Match 34	Botafogo
	Report

June 23, 2025 (2025-06-23)

12:00 pm PDT

Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bayern Munich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Auckland City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Boca Juniors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Benfica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 15, 2025. Source: FIFA

Bayern Munich	Match 2	Auckland City
	Report

June 15, 2025 (2025-06-15)

12:00 pm EDT

TQL Stadium, Cincinnati

Boca Juniors	Match 7	Benfica
	Report

June 16, 2025 (2025-06-16)

6:00 pm EDT

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

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Benfica	Match 21	Auckland City
	Report

June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20)

12:00 pm EDT

Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando

Bayern Munich	Match 24	Boca Juniors
	Report

June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20)

9:00 pm EDT

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

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Auckland City	Match 37	Boca Juniors
	Report

June 24, 2025 (2025-06-24)

2:00 pm CDT

Geodis Park, Nashville

Benfica	Match 38	Bayern Munich
	Report

June 24, 2025 (2025-06-24)

3:00 pm EDT

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Flamengo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Espérance de Tunis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 16, 2025. Source: FIFA

Chelsea	Match 6	TBD
	Report

June 16, 2025 (2025-06-16)

3:00 pm EDT

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Flamengo	Match 8	Espérance de Tunis
	Report

June 16, 2025 (2025-06-16)

9:00 pm EDT

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

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Flamengo	Match 22	Chelsea
	Report

June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20)

2:00 pm EDT

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

TBD	Match 23	Espérance de Tunis
	Report

June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20)

5:00 pm CDT

Geodis Park, Nashville

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TBD	Match 39	Flamengo
	Report

June 24, 2025 (2025-06-24)

9:00 pm EDT

Camping World Stadium, Orlando

Espérance de Tunis	Match 40	Chelsea
	Report

June 24, 2025 (2025-06-24)

9:00 pm EDT

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	River Plate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Urawa Red Diamonds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Monterrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Inter Milan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 17, 2025. Source: FIFA

River Plate	Match 10	Urawa Red Diamonds
	Report

June 17, 2025 (2025-06-17)

12:00 pm PDT

Lumen Field, Seattle

Monterrey	Match 12	Inter Milan
	Report

June 17, 2025 (2025-06-17)

6:00 pm PDT

Rose Bowl, Pasadena

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Inter Milan	Match 26	Urawa Red Diamonds
	Report

June 21, 2025 (2025-06-21)

12:00 pm PDT

Lumen Field, Seattle

River Plate	Match 28	Monterrey
	Report

June 21, 2025 (2025-06-21)

6:00 pm PDT

Rose Bowl, Pasadena

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Inter Milan	Match 43	River Plate
	Report

June 25, 2025 (2025-06-25)

6:00 pm PDT

Lumen Field, Seattle

Urawa Red Diamonds	Match 44	Monterrey
	Report

June 25, 2025 (2025-06-25)

6:00 pm PDT

Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fluminense	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ulsan HD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Mamelodi Sundowns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 17, 2025. Source: FIFA

Fluminense	Match 9	Borussia Dortmund
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June 17, 2025 (2025-06-17)

12:00 pm EDT

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Ulsan HD	Match 11	Mamelodi Sundowns
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June 17, 2025 (2025-06-17)

6:00 pm EDT

Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando

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Mamelodi Sundowns	Match 25	Borussia Dortmund
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June 21, 2025 (2025-06-21)

12:00 pm EDT

TQL Stadium, Cincinnati

Fluminense	Match 27	Ulsan HD
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June 21, 2025 (2025-06-21)

6:00 pm EDT

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

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Borussia Dortmund	Match 41	Ulsan HD
	Report

June 25, 2025 (2025-06-25)

3:00 pm EDT

TQL Stadium, Cincinnati

Mamelodi Sundowns	Match 42	Fluminense
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June 25, 2025 (2025-06-25)

3:00 pm EDT

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Wydad AC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Al Ain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Juventus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 18, 2025. Source: FIFA

Manchester City	Match 13	Wydad AC
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June 18, 2025 (2025-06-18)

12:00 pm EDT

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Al Ain	Match 16	Juventus
	Report

June 18, 2025 (2025-06-18)

9:00 pm EDT

Audi Field, Washington, D.C.

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Juventus	Match 29	Wydad AC
	Report

June 22, 2025 (2025-06-22)

12:00 pm EDT

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Manchester City	Match 32	Al Ain
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June 22, 2025 (2025-06-22)

9:00 pm EDT

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

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Juventus	Match 45	Manchester City
	Report

June 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)

3:00 pm EDT

Camping World Stadium, Orlando

Wydad AC	Match 46	Al Ain
	Report

June 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)

3:00 pm EDT

Audi Field, Washington, D.C.

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Al Hilal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Pachuca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Red Bull Salzburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: June 18, 2025. Source: FIFA

Real Madrid	Match 14	Al Hilal
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June 18, 2025 (2025-06-18)

3:00 pm EDT

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Pachuca	Match 15	Red Bull Salzburg
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June 18, 2025 (2025-06-18)

6:00 pm EDT

TQL Stadium, Cincinnati

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Real Madrid	Match 30	Pachuca
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June 22, 2025 (2025-06-22)

3:00 pm EDT

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte

Red Bull Salzburg	Match 31	Al Hilal
	Report

June 22, 2025 (2025-06-22)

6:00 pm EDT

Audi Field, Washington, D.C.

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Al Hilal	Match 47	Pachuca
	Report

June 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)

8:00 pm CDT

Geodis Park, Nashville

Red Bull Salzburg	Match 48	Real Madrid
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June 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)

9:00 pm EDT

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if the scores are equal when normal playing time expires, extra time will be played for two periods of 15 minutes each. This will be followed, if required, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.^[37]

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

June 28 – Philadelphia

Winner Group A

July 4 – Philadelphia

Runner-up Group B

Winner Match 49

June 28 – Charlotte

Winner Match 50

Winner Group C

July 8 – East Rutherford

Runner-up Group D

Winner Match 57

June 30 – Charlotte

Winner Match 58

Winner Group E

July 4 – Orlando (Camping World)

Runner-up Group F

Winner Match 53

June 30 – Orlando (Camping World)

Winner Match 54

Winner Group G

July 13 – East Rutherford

Runner-up Group H

Winner Match 61

June 29 – Atlanta

Winner Match 62

Winner Group B

July 5 – Atlanta

Runner-up Group A

Winner Match 51

June 29 – Miami Gardens

Winner Match 52

Winner Group D

July 9 – East Rutherford

Runner-up Group C

Winner Match 59

July 1 – Atlanta

Winner Match 60

Winner Group F

July 5 – East Rutherford

Runner-up Group E

Winner Match 55

July 1 – Miami Gardens

Winner Match 56

Winner Group H

Runner-up Group G

Round of 16

Winner Group A	Match 49	Runner-up Group B
	Report

June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)

12:00 pm EDT

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

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Winner Group C	Match 50	Runner-up Group D
	Report

June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)

4:00 pm EDT

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte

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Winner Group B	Match 51	Runner-up Group A
	Report

June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29)

12:00 pm EDT

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

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Winner Group D	Match 52	Runner-up Group C
	Report

June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29)

4:00 pm EDT

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

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Winner Group E	Match 53	Runner-up Group F
	Report

June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30)

3:00 pm EDT

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte

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Winner Group G	Match 54	Runner-up Group H
	Report

June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30)

9:00 pm EDT

Camping World Stadium, Orlando

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Winner Group H	Match 55	Runner-up Group G
	Report

July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)

3:00 pm EDT

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

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Winner Group F	Match 56	Runner-up Group E
	Report

July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)

9:00 pm EDT

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Quarterfinals

Winner Match 53	Match 57	Winner Match 54
	Report

July 4, 2025 (2025-07-04)

3:00 pm EDT

Camping World Stadium, Orlando

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Winner Match 49	Match 58	Winner Match 50
	Report

July 4, 2025 (2025-07-04)

9:00 pm EDT

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

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Winner Match 51	Match 59	Winner Match 52
	Report

July 5, 2025 (2025-07-05)

12:00 pm EDT

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

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Winner Match 55	Match 60	Winner Match 56
	Report

July 5, 2025 (2025-07-05)

4:00 pm EDT

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Semifinals

Winner Match 57	Match 61	Winner Match 58
	Report

July 8, 2025 (2025-07-08)

3:00 pm EDT

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

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Winner Match 59	Match 62	Winner Match 60
	Report

July 9, 2025 (2025-07-09)

3:00 pm EDT

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Final

Main article: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final

Winner Match 61	Match 63	Winner Match 62
	Report

July 13, 2025 (2025-07-13)

3:00 pm EDT

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Broadcasting

On July 15, 2024, media rights tender for FIFA's new top club competition open for the Americas, Asia, and Middle East & North Africa for 2025 editions.^[47] FIFA published an "invitation to tender in the Americas, Asia, and Middle East & North Africa" weeks after talks with tech giant Apple over an exclusive $1 billion global rights deal for the tournament, which was said to be a quarter of FIFA's broadcasting target value for the tournament reportedly stalled.^[48][49][50] On September 19, 2024, FIFA called an emergency meeting to discuss broadcasting rights as a deal was still not reached.^[51]

On December 4, 2024, DAZN acquired global rights to the tournament for €1 billion; streaming all games for free as well as sublicensing rights to certain local broadcasters.^[52][53]

On April 10, 2025, Chinese streaming platform Migu acquired broadcast rights in China to the FIFA Club World Cup in a direct deal spanning two editions. Since DAZN has no presence in China, it is understood that FIFA has negotiated the deal with Migu directly.^[54]

The following is the list of sub-licensing partners:

Territory	Rights holder(s)	Package of matches	Ref.
Argentina	Telefe	21 matches	[55]
Australia	Fox Sports / Kayo Sports	All matches	[56]
Bolivia	Red Uno	14 matches	[57]
Brazil	CazéTV	39 matches	[58][59]
	Grupo Globo	25 matches (FTA TV)
		40 matches (Paid TV)
Costa Rica	Teletica	All matches	[60]
Egypt	MBC Group	TBA	[61]
Guatemala	TV Azteca Guate	TBA	[62]
Honduras	Deportes TVC	All matches	[63]
Italy	Mediaset	One match per day	[64][65]
Panama	Nex	TBA	[66]
Peru	América Televisión	TBA	[67]
Russia	Okko	All matches	[68][69]
South America (excluding Brazil)	DSports	All matches	[61][70]
Spain	Mediaset	One match per day	[71]
Sub-Saharan Africa	Iris Sport Media (distributor)	TBA	[72]
United Kingdom	5	23 matches	[73]
United States	TelevisaUnivision (Spanish)	18 matches	[74][75]
	TNT Sports (English)	24 matches	[76][77]
Venezuela	Televen	All matches	[78]

The following is the list of direct licensing partners:

Territory	Rights holder(s)	Package of matches	Ref.
China	Migu	All matches	[54]
	CCTV	Final only

Marketing

Branding

On September 4, 2024, FIFA released the official emblem and audio signature of the tournament. The emblem takes inspiration from the ball, football history and culture, with the initials of the tournament abstracted into a circular icon.^[79] The official audio will feature Italian singer Gala's song "Freed from Desire".^[80] On November 14, FIFA unveiled the new Club World Cup trophy.^[81][82] On January 29, 2025, it was announced that Robbie Williams would perform at the tournament, including a new song.^[83]

Match ball

On January 31, 2025, the official match ball was revealed by Adidas. The design features jagged-edged block patterns and deconstructed stars and stripes in red, white, and blue, the colors of the flag of the United States.^[84]

Sponsorship

FIFA partners	FIFA Club World Cup sponsors	FIFA Club World Cup supporters
Adidas[85] Aramco[86] Coca-Cola[87] Hyundai–Kia[88] Lenovo[89] Qatar Airways[90] Visa[91]	AB InBev (Michelob Ultra and Budweiser)[92][93] Bank of America[94] Hisense[95]	Rock-it Cargo[96] LVMH (Tiffany & Co.)[97]

Criticism

Impact of added fixtures

The proposed expansion was criticized by FIFPRO, a global union of professional players, as well as the World Leagues Forum, which represents professional leagues; both organizations raised concerns about player welfare due to the added fixtures in an already congested playing calendar.^[98][14] The Spanish top division league, La Liga, also criticized the plan and said in a statement that it would consider legal action to block the expansion.^[99] Many clubs and national associations have opposed its scheduling, accusing FIFA of prioritizing money over the health of the players.^[100]

The addition of the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup tournament was also criticized for creating an overload of competitions that would further put the health of the players at risk.^[101] In May 2024, FIFPRO and the World Leagues Forum published a letter they sent to FIFA that calls on a rescheduling of the tournament as well as a reform to the FIFA International Match Calendar to give players more time to rest between major competitions, which have also seen expansions. The organizations also stated in the letter that they would advise member clubs to seek legal action or other options in the event that schedule congestion is not addressed.^[101][102] On June 13, 2024, FIFPRO announced that England's Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) and France's Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNPF) submitted a legal claim with the Business Court in Brussels to protest the tournament.^[103] FIFPRO has warned throughout 2024 that if a compromise is not reached about the Club World Cup, their players may organize a strike.^[104] On January 30, 2025, Infantino and FIFPRO met to discuss fixture congestion.^[105]

In a written response to criticism of the added fixtures stated in the letter sent by the FIFPRO and World Leagues Forum, FIFA stated that the accusations stated in the letter were "not supported by facts" and that the schedule for the Club World Cup was aligned with the FIFA International Match Calendar to assure enough time between the tournament final and the start of domestic leagues to ensure player welfare.^[106]

Impact of transfers and free agency

The potential impact of transfers on the tournament was questioned, as the summer transfer window will be open in many leagues during the tournament, and thus players in the tournament could potentially be moved to a different club during the tournament, including to other teams playing. In addition, many player contracts in Europe expire on June 30, which could affect the participation of some players.^[106]

On October 3, 2024, FIFA announced that an optional transfer window from June 1–10 will be allowed for the member associations whose clubs have qualified for the tournament. Should this window be implemented, it would be available for all clubs from the concerned associations and not only to those participating in the Club World Cup. To address the contract issue, FIFA stated that there would be a "restricted in-competition period" from June 27 to July 3 "within a set limit and according to specific limitations" when the clubs may replace players whose contracts are slated to expire.^[107]

Impact of multi-club ownership

In an issue not unique to the Club World Cup, some teams in the tournament are owned by multi-club ownership groups, including tournament qualifiers Pachuca and León, which are both owned by Grupo Pachuca, and which may raise conflict of interest concerns.^[106] In response to this concern, FIFA has stated in the tournament regulations that clubs in the competition cannot own shares, be members of other clubs, or influence their performance. Similarly, individuals cannot simultaneously manage or influence multiple clubs. "Influence" in this context is defined as holding a majority of voting rights, having the right to appoint or remove majority board members, controlling a majority of voting rights through agreements, or exercising a decisive influence in the club's decision-making. Should two or more clubs fail to meet the criteria, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee shall review the cases to determine admission status, and the FIFA general secretariat shall allow only one of any conflicted clubs to participate while also selecting the replacement for the prohibited club in the competition.^[37]

In November 2024, Costa Rican club Alajuelense announced it had requested FIFA to enforce its multi-club ownership rule to disqualify either Pachuca or León and would pursue legal action if necessary.^[108] Alajuelense would have been the first team eligible to qualify via CONCACAF's ranking pathway, given the restriction of two clubs per association. However, this assumes the host slot is counted toward the association restriction; otherwise American club Philadelphia Union would be the first eligible team via the ranking pathway.^[22] FIFA subsequently ruled that Alajuelense could not be involved in any proceedings.^[109] On February 4, 2025, Alajuelense filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA, Pachuca, and León.^[110] Ultimately the case against Grupo Pachuca was successful and León was removed from the tournament on March 21, 2025.^[111] According to The Guardian and confirmed by FIFA, the likely replacement will come in a one-game playoff ahead of the tournament between 2023 CONCACAF Champions League runner-up Los Angeles FC and the highest-ranked by coefficient Mexican club not already in the tournament, Club América, should Leon's expulsion be confirmed.^[112] Notably, this excludes both Alajuelense and Philadelphia Union.^[113] Currently, there is an expedited appeal hearing regarding Leon's expulsion scheduled for the week of May 5, 2025. Separately, and subject to the confirmation of Leon's potential removal, Alajuelense's case is scheduled to be heard on April 23, 2025 in Madrid.^[114]

Ticket prices

Initially, prices for matches at the tournament were set very high compared to tournaments such as the World Cup and UEFA Euros with some tickets costing as much as $2,200 for the final due to dynamic pricing. On February 10, 2025, it was reported that FIFA had cut the prices of tickets due to low interest, as the prices for the cheapest tickets for the semi-finals and final had dropped to around $140 and $300, respectively.^[115][116] Despite the prices being lowered, FIFA charged a 10% cancellation fee for those who wanted to exchange their tickets.^[117]

Selection of Inter Miami CF

As with previous editions of the FIFA Club World Cup, the new format allocated a slot reserved for the host nation.^[20] Traditionally, this slot is filled by the defending champion of the host nation. The champion of Major League Soccer is determined by a postseason playoff rather than the regular season record (in the case of the 2024 season, it was the LA Galaxy).^[118] The exact qualification method had been left undetermined for an extended period of time into the 2024 regular season. At the mid-season MLS All-Star Game, league commissioner Don Garber suggested that the spot could be filled with the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield winner, the MLS Cup 2024 winner, or a possible playoff between them.^[119][120]

On October 19, 2024, FIFA announced that the final slot would be given to Inter Miami CF as winners of the 2024 Supporters' Shield, prior to the beginning of the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs and after Inter Miami CF had already won the Shield.^[32] The rationale for this was considered to be because the Club World Cup has traditionally taken the host champions through who won silverware in the "league setting."^[121] FIFA explained that it chose the Supporters' Shield winner because that award reflects a league setting, as opposed to MLS Cup. It also stated that it made the decision prior to Inter Miami's win, but could not announce it until regulations were approved in pre-scheduled conventions.^[121]

This decision came under criticism from fans and media pundits for its lack of transparency, lack of qualification by traditional sporting merit, and as an attempt to court sponsors by ensuring that Lionel Messi would feature in the tournament.^[118][122] On November 10, 2024, Inter Miami CF was eliminated from the MLS Cup playoffs by Atlanta United FC in the first round.^[123] Despite this, then-Inter Miami CF head coach Gerardo Martino defended the selection of the team, arguing that the Supporters' Shield was enough justification for selection.^[124]

See also

• 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Notes

1. As the AFC Champions League was shifted from an intra-year schedule to an inter-year schedule starting from 2023–24, only three seasons of the AFC Champions League were completed within the 2021 to 2024 timeframe, resulting in the remaining slot allocated using the four-year club ranking.^[22]
2. As the 2021 OFC Champions League was canceled, the slot was awarded to the best club in the OFC's four-year ranking that won the competition between 2022 and 2024.^[22][23][24]
3. However, the system was only applied over the four years, instead of the usual five, to the Champions League exclusively.
4. The teams' participation was confirmed on March 14, 2023, with the approval of the access list. However, the teams won the competitions (that eventually qualified them for the Club World Cup) on the following dates: Al Hilal (November 23, 2021), Al Ahly (July 17, 2021), Wydad AC (May 30, 2022), Monterrey (October 28, 2021), Seattle Sounders FC (May 4, 2022), Palmeiras (November 27, 2021), Flamengo (October 29, 2022), Chelsea (May 29, 2021), and Real Madrid (May 28, 2022).
5. Originally León was set to participate in the tournament as winner of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. On March 21, 2025, the team was removed from the tournament due to violating the FIFA Appeal Committee's rules on multi-club ownership, as León and Pachuca have the same owner. As of April 2025^[update], the replacement, should Leon's expulsion be confirmed and/or Alajuelense's appeal be rejected, the playoff match winner between Los Angeles FC and Club América will qualify for this spot in the Club World Cup.^[29][30]
6. Five eligible teams qualified on December 17, 2023, via four-year confederation rankings, when the qualifying procedure was confirmed. These teams were both guaranteed a place in the top eight and could not be made ineligible by two teams from their own national association accumulating more points.^[22]