FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Dates, venues, teams, fixtures, format and more

The FIFA Club World Cup has gone undergone a significant makeover and the newest version of the tournament is set to debut in the summer of 2025.

Typically staged in December during the season, the revamped Club World Cup will take place upon conclusion of the 2024/25 campaign and will feature 32 teams as FIFA attempt to make the competition a staple of the football calendar.

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

Club World Cup dates

The tournament is scheduled to commence on 15 June 2025 and will conclude with the final on 13 July 2025.

Club World Cup teams

Featuring the winners of the four continental championships as it did previously, the new Club World Cup format has allocated slots to each continental governing body.

UEFA was awarded the most slots with 12, while CONMEBOL received six. The AF and CAF received four each, while the OFC have one slot available. CONCACAF initially had four slots but as the host association, they've been awarded an additional slot.

As it stands, 30 of the 32 slots have been filled.

UEFA

Team(s)	Qualification
Chelsea (England)	2020/21 UEFA Champions League winner
Manchester City (England)	2022/23 UEFA Champions League winner
Real Madrid (Spain)	2023/24 UEFA Champions League winner
Bayern Munich (Germany)	UEFA 4-year ranking
Paris Saint-Germain (France)	UEFA 4-year ranking
Inter (Italy)	UEFA 4-year ranking
Porto (Portugal)	UEFA 4-year ranking
Benfica (Portugal)	UEFA 4-year ranking
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)	UEFA 4-year ranking
Atletico Madrid (Spain)	UEFA 4-year ranking
Juventus (Italy)	UEFA 4-year ranking
RB Salzburg (Austria)	UEFA 4-year ranking

CONMEBOL

Team(s)	Qualification
Palmeiras (Brazil)	2021 Copa Libertadores winner
Flamengo (Brazil)	2022 Copa Libertadores winner
Fluminense (Brazil)	2023 Copa Libertadores winner
River Plate (Argentina)	CONMEBOL 4-year ranking
Boca Juniors (Argentina)	CONMEBOL 4-year ranking
TBD	2024 Copa Libertadores winner

AFC

Team(s)	Qualification
Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)	2021 AFC Champions League winner
Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)	2022 AFC Champions League winner
Al Ain (UAE)	2023 AFC Champions League winner
Ulsan HD (South Korea)	AFC 4-year ranking

CAF

Team(s)	Qualification
Wydad AC (Morocco)	2021/22 CAF Champions League winner
Al Ahly (Egypt)	2023/24 CAF Champions League winner
Espérance de Tunis (Tunisia)	CAF 4-year ranking
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)	CAF 4-year ranking

CONCACAF

Team(s)	Qualification
Monterrey (Mexico)	2021 CONCACAF Champions League winner
Seattle Sounders (USA)	2022 CONCACAF Champions League winner
Leon (Mexico)	2023 CONCACAF Champions League winner
Pachuca (Mexico)	2024 CONCACAF Champions League winner

CONCACAF (host slot)

TBD

TBC

OFC

Team(s)	Qualification
Auckland City (New Zealand)	Best OFC Champions League winners in the OFC 4-year ranking

Club World Cup venues

The stadiums for the 2025 Club World Cup are yet to be confirmed, though FIFA have confirmed that the tournament will be staged in the United States.

Venues such as the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami have been mooted as two potential stadia for the competition.

Club World Cup format

The new FIFA Club World Cup format will abide by the same structure as the World Cup, with the 32 teams being split into eight groups of four and playing in a single-game round-robin format.

The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stages, which is a direct single match. Knockout matches that are level after 90 minutes will go to extra time and penalties.

There will be no third-place play-off.

Club World Cup draw & fixtures

The draw for the group stage of the Club World Cup is set to take place in early December.

Club World Cup trophy

As with any relaunched competition, a new trophy is set to be introduced to mark the winners of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

Details of the trophy are to be finalised.