2025 FIFA Club World Cup

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2025 FIFA Club World Cup
  • FIFA Club World Cup 2025
  • Coupe du Monde des Clubs de la FIFA 2025
  • Mundial de Clubes FIFA 2025
2025 FIFA Club World Cup.svg
Take it to the World
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJune 14 – July 13
Teams32 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)12 (in 11 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of England.svg Chelsea (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored195 (3.1 per match)
Attendance2,491,462 (39,547 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ángel Di María (Benfica)
Gonzalo García (Real Madrid)
Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)
Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal)
4 goals each
Best player(s) Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
Best young player Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain)
Best goalkeeper Robert Sánchez (Chelsea)
Fair play award Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
2029

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, also marketed as FIFA Club World Cup 25, was the 21st edition and the first of the expanded FIFA Club World Cup, an international club soccer competition organized by FIFA. The tournament was held in the United States from June 14 to July 13, 2025, and featured 32 teams. The expanded format included the continental champions from the past four years as well as additional qualified teams. Chelsea won the tournament, defeating Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 in the final and becoming the inaugural world champions under the expanded format.

Contents

The revised structure was modeled more closely on the FIFA World Cup as a quadrennial world championship, replacing the annual seven-team format used between 2000 and 2023. It featured the winners of each continent's top club competition from 2021 to 2024, except for a single entry from Oceania. Additional slots were awarded to clubs from Europe and South America based on rankings across the same four-year period. Manchester City, who won the final edition under the previous format in 2023, entered as the technical title holders but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Al-Hilal.

FIFA first announced the expanded format in March 2019, originally selecting China to host the inaugural edition in 2021. This was later postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2023, FIFA confirmed the allocation of qualification slots among confederations, and four months later announced the United States as the new host nation. Alongside this expansion, FIFA also introduced the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual tournament based on the previous Club World Cup format.

The expansion of the tournament drew varied responses, with some concerns raised by the players' union FIFPRO and the World Leagues Forum regarding potential effects on fixture schedules and player welfare. Ticket sales were managed using dynamic pricing, which was later adjusted for several matches to boost attendance. International broadcasting rights were secured by streaming service DAZN, which sublicensed coverage to other networks. A total of $1 billion in prize money was distributed among the 32 clubs, including solidarity payments and allocations by confederation.

It was the first major FIFA tournament since the 1978 FIFA World Cup not to feature a penalty shootout.

Background and format

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. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4] [5] China was appointed as host in October 2019, [6] but the 2021 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] [8] [9]

On June 23, 2023, FIFA confirmed that the United States would host the 2025 tournament as a prelude to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. [10] The 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four teams, with the top two teams in each group qualifying to the knockout stage. [11] However, the only difference from the format used in the FIFA World Cup between 1998 and 2022 was that there was no third place playoff. [12]

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 also took place primarily in the United States around the same time, but mainly in the Western part of the country. [13]

Trophy

FIFA unveiled a newly designed trophy created by Tiffany & Co. for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Made from pure 24-karat gold, the trophy's design drew inspiration from pioneering maps, the periodic table, astronomy, and the Voyager Golden Record. It featured laser-engraved details including a world map, the names of all 211 FIFA member associations, descriptions of football, and inscriptions in 13 languages, including braille. [14] The trophy weighs approximately 5 kilograms (11 lb) and is valued between €200,000 or US$230,000. [15] The original trophy was kept by United States president Donald Trump in the Oval Office, while an identical replica was awarded to Chelsea, the first winners of the expanded tournament. [16]

Slot allocation

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Buenos Aires
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Rio de Janeiro
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Europe
Buenos Aires teams
Red pog.svg Boca Juniors
Red pog.svg River Plate
Rio de Janeiro teams
Red pog.svg Botafogo
Red pog.svg Flamengo
Red pog.svg Fluminense
Location of the non-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. [17] On March 14, 2023, the FIFA Council approved the key principles of the access list for the tournament. [18] The principles were as follows, considering competitions completed during a four-year period from 2021 to 2024: [19]

  • 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. [19]
  • AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF (four slots each): access for the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2021 and 2024. [19] [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. [19] [note 2]
  • Host country (one slot): this was determined at a later stage.

If a club won two or more seasons of its confederation's top club competition, additional teams determined club rankings over the four-year period. Furthermore, a restriction of two clubs per association was applied, with the exception of champion clubs if more than two clubs from the same association won 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. [22]

For confederations other than UEFA, the method was as follows: [22]

  • 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. [22] [note 3]

Teams

Qualification

The following teams qualified for the tournament: [23] [24] [25] [19]

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. [30] [31] The ceremony was led by Alessandro Del Piero at the Telemundo headquarters. [30] [32] FIFA announced the draw procedure and seeding pots two days prior to the draw, [33] taking into consideration sporting and geographical factors as far as possible. [34]

FIFA compiled the draw pots as follows, with teams ranked within each confederation based on FIFA's club ranking system: [19]

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:

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

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: [35]

Pot 1
TeamConfed.Pts
Flag of England.svg Manchester City UEFA 123
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 119
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 108
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 85
Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo CONMEBOL 141
Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 140
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 103
Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 97
Pot 2
TeamConfed.Pts
Flag of England.svg Chelsea UEFA 79
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 79
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 76
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Porto 68
Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 67
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica 52
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 47
Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Salzburg 40
Pot 3
TeamConfed.Pts
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal AFC 118
Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan HD 81
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly CAF 140
Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 108
Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey CONCACAF 52
Flag of Mexico.svg León [note 4] 47
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors CONMEBOL 71
Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo 37
Pot 4
TeamConfed.Pts
Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds AFC 49
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain 43
Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis CAF 100
Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 98
Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca CONCACAF 34
Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC 28
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City OFC 66
Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF Host

Groups

Group A
PosTeam
A1 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
A2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Porto
A3 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
A4 Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF
Group B
PosTeam
B1 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
B2 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
B3 Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo
B4 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC
Group C
PosTeam
C1 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
C2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
C3 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
C4 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica
Group D
PosTeam
D1 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
D2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis
D3 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
D4 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC [note 4]
Group E
PosTeam
E1 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
E2 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
E3 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
E4 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
Group F
PosTeam
F1 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense
F2 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
F3 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan HD
F4 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Group G
PosTeam
G1 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
G2 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
G3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain
G4 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Group H
PosTeam
H1 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
H2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
H3 Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
H4 Flag of Austria.svg 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 hosted the opening match involving Inter Miami; [36] Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee; Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida; and MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which hosted the final. [37] Lumen Field hosted all three group stage matches for the Seattle Sounders. [38] Of these selected stadiums, five will be used in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. [39] Contrary to other FIFA tournaments, including the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, all venues kept their original naming rights. [40]

List of host cities and stadiums
Pasadena
(Los Angeles Area)
East Rutherford
(New York City Area)
Charlotte Atlanta
Rose Bowl MetLife Stadium Bank of America Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Capacity: 89,702Capacity: 82,500Capacity: 74,867Capacity: 71,000
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Seattle
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900km
559miles
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Location of the host cities of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
Philadelphia
Lumen Field Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 68,740Capacity: 67,594
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Miami Gardens
(Miami Area)
Nashville
Hard Rock Stadium Geodis Park
Capacity: 64,767Capacity: 30,109
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Orlando Cincinnati Washington D.C.
Camping World Stadium Inter&Co Stadium TQL Stadium Audi Field
Capacity: 60,219Capacity: 25,500Capacity: 26,000Capacity: 20,000
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Training bases

According to a report from The Athletic , FIFA designated sites in host cities for team training bases, with priority given to clubs that had 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 were also designated by FIFA for use later in the tournament by qualified teams in the knockout rounds. [41] The team base camps for the group stage were confirmed by FIFA on June 3, 2025. [42]

Base camp and training ground by team—sortable
TeamBase campTraining ground
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly Davie, Florida Nova Southeastern University
Basking Ridge, New Jersey Pingry School
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain Alexandria, Virginia Episcopal High School
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal Leesburg, Virginia D.C. United Training Center
Nashville, Tennessee Nashville SC Training Facility
Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City Chattanooga, Tennessee Baylor School
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Bay Lake, Florida ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica Tampa, Florida Waters Sportsplex
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors Miami Shores, Florida Barry University
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Fort Lauderdale, Florida Florida Blue Training Center
Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo Montecito, California Westmont College
Flag of England.svg Chelsea Chester, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Union Training Center
Davie, Florida Nova Southeastern University
Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis Rochester Hills, Michigan [a] Oakland University
Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo Galloway Township, New Jersey Stockton University
Bay Lake, FloridaESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense Columbia, South Carolina University of South Carolina
Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF Fort Lauderdale, FloridaFlorida Blue Training Center
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan Los Angeles, California University of California, Los Angeles
Renton, Washington Virginia Mason Athletic Center
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia The Greenbrier
Orlando, Florida ChampionsGate
Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC Macon, Georgia Mercer University
Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns Bradenton, Florida IMG Academy
Flag of England.svg Manchester City Boca Raton, Florida Lynn University
Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey Los Angeles, California Loyola Marymount University
Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca Charlotte, North Carolina University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras Greensboro, North Carolina University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain Irvine, California University of California, Irvine
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Porto Piscataway, New Jersey Rutgers University
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Gardens North County District Park
Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Salzburg Whippany, New Jersey Melanie Lane Training Ground
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate Renton, Washington Providence Swedish Performance Center & Clubhouse
Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Renton, WashingtonProvidence Swedish Performance Center & Clubhouse
Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan HD Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte FC Performance Park
Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds Portland, Oregon University of Portland
Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC Bethesda, Maryland Landon School
  1. Oakland University has a Rochester mailing address, but the university's soccer complex is within the city limits of Rochester Hills.

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. [43] [44]

ConfederationRefereeAssistant refereesVideo assistant refereesReserve referees
AFC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alireza Faghani Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton Shchetinin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Beecham
Flag of Qatar.svg Khamis Al-Marri
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Evans
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fu Ming
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Obaid Khadim
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Omar Al Ali
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Ning
Flag of Qatar.svg Salman Falahi Flag of Qatar.svg Ramzan Al-Naemi
Flag of Qatar.svg Majid Al-Shammari
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ilgiz Tantashev Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Timur Gaynullin
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Andrey Tsapenko
CAF Flag of Mauritania.svg Dahane Beida Flag of Angola.svg Jerson Emiliano dos Santos
Flag of Kenya.svg Stephen Yiembe
Flag of Morocco.svg Hamza Al-Fariq
Flag of Egypt.svg Mahmoud Ashour
Flag of Libya.svg Mutaz Ibrahim
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Jean-Jacques Ndala
Flag of Algeria.svg Mustapha Ghorbal Flag of Algeria.svg Mokrane Gourari
Flag of Algeria.svg Abbes Akram Zerhouni
Flag of Senegal.svg Issa Sy Flag of Senegal.svg Djibril Camara
Flag of Senegal.svg Nouha Bangoura
CONCACAF Flag of El Salvador.svg Iván Barton Flag of El Salvador.svg David Morán
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Henry Pupiro
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Tatiana Guzmán
Flag of Mexico.svg Érick Miranda
Flag of Mexico.svg Guillermo Pacheco
Flag of the United States.svg Armando Villarreal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Drew Fischer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lyes Arfa
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Micheal Barwegen
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Saíd Martínez Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Walter López
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Christian Ramírez
Flag of the United States.svg Tori Penso Flag of the United States.svg Kathryn Nesbitt
Flag of the United States.svg Brooke Mayo
Flag of Mexico.svg César Ramos Flag of Mexico.svg Alberto Morín
Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Bisguerra
CONMEBOL Flag of Brazil.svg Ramon Abatti Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Alves
Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Manis
Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Gallo
Flag of Uruguay.svg Leodán González
Flag of Chile.svg Juan Lara
Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Mastrángelo
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Juan Soto
Flag of Uruguay.svg Gustavo Tejera
Flag of Paraguay.svg Juan Gabriel Benítez Flag of Paraguay.svg Eduardo Cardozo
Flag of Paraguay.svg Milcíades Saldívar
Flag of Argentina.svg Yael Falcón Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Rodríguez
Flag of Argentina.svg Maximiliano Del Yesso
Flag of Chile.svg Cristián Garay Flag of Chile.svg José Retamal
Flag of Chile.svg Miguel Rocha
Flag of Brazil.svg Wilton Sampaio Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Boschilia
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Pires
Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Tello Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Belatti
Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Chade
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Jesús Valenzuela Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Jorge Urrego
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Tulio Moreno
OFC Flag of New Zealand.svg Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh
UEFA Flag of Norway.svg Espen Eskås Flag of Norway.svg Jan Erik Engan
Flag of Norway.svg Isaak Bashevkin
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Bebek
Flag of France.svg Jérôme Brisard
Flag of Germany.svg Bastian Dankert
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Cerro Grande
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Di Bello
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Dieperink
Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Kwiatkowski
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bram Van Driessche
Flag of Romania.svg István Kovács Flag of Romania.svg Mihai Marius Marica
Flag of Romania.svg Ferencz Tunyogi
Flag of France.svg François Letexier Flag of France.svg Cyril Mugnier
Flag of France.svg Mehdi Rahmouni
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Makkelie Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hessel Steegstra
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan de Vries
Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Marciniak Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Listkiewicz
Flag of Poland.svg Adam Kupsik
Flag of Sweden.svg Glenn Nyberg Flag of Sweden.svg Mahbod Beigi
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Söderkvist
Flag of England.svg Michael Oliver Flag of England.svg Stuart Burt
Flag of England.svg James Mainwaring
Flag of England.svg Anthony Taylor Flag of England.svg Gary Beswick
Flag of England.svg Adam Nunn
Flag of France.svg Clément Turpin Flag of France.svg Nicolas Danos
Flag of France.svg Benjamin Pagès
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slavko Vinčić Flag of Slovenia.svg Tomaž Klančnik
Flag of Slovenia.svg Andraž Kovačič
Flag of Germany.svg Felix Zwayer Flag of Germany.svg Robert Kempter
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Dietz

Schedule

On December 17, 2023, FIFA announced the tournament would take place from June 15 to July 13, 2025. [12] 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 kickoff times was finalized and published on December 7, 2024, following the draw. [45] 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". [33]

Squads

Each club was required to name a provisional squad of between 26 and 50 players for the tournament. From June 1 to 10, 2025, the member associations of all participating clubs implemented an extraordinary transfer window to allow for the registration of newly signed players. Clubs were required to name their final squads of between 26 and 35 players, including at least three goalkeepers, by June 10. [46] During the competition, clubs could make limited changes to their final lists from June 27 to July 3, should the club's member association have a transfer window open during this period, though no player could appear for two clubs during the tournament. [47] Should a club's goalkeeper have suffered from an injury or illness, that player could be replaced at any time. [34]

Opening ceremony

French Montana and Swae Lee headlined the opening ceremony, which took place at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium before the opening match between Al Ahly and Inter Miami CF. Singers Vikina and Richaelio also performed during the ceremony, which was broadcast on DAZN. [48]

Group stage

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

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 312042+25 [a] Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF 312043+15 [a]
3 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Porto 30215612 [b]
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 30214622 [b]
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Inter Miami CF 2–2 Palmeiras). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
  2. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Porto 4–4 Al Ahly). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 0–0 Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF
Report
Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 0–0 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Porto
Report

Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Report
Inter Miami CF Flag of the United States.svg 2–1 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Porto
Report Aghehowa Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Attendance: 31,783 [52]
Referee: Cristián Garay (Chile)

Inter Miami CF Flag of the United States.svg 2–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
Report
Porto Flag of Portugal (official).svg 4–4 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 320161+56 [a] Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo 320132+16 [a]
3 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 32014516 [a]
4 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC 30032750
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Paris Saint-Germain +3, Botafogo 0, Atlético Madrid –3.
Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg 4–0 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
Report
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 80,619 [55]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Botafogo Flag of Brazil.svg 2–1 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC
Report C. Roldan Soccerball shade.svg75'
Lumen Field, Seattle
Attendance: 30,151 [56]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 1–3 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
Rusnák Soccerball shade.svg50' Report
Lumen Field, Seattle
Attendance: 51,636 [57]
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)
Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg 0–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo
Report Igor Jesus Soccerball shade.svg36'
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 53,699 [58]
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–2 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Lumen Field, Seattle
Attendance: 50,628 [59]
Referee: Cristián Garay (Chile)
Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg 1–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo
Griezmann Soccerball shade.svg87' Report
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 22,992 [60]
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica 321092+77Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 3201122+106
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 30214512
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 3012117161
Source: FIFA
Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg 10–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Report
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati
Attendance: 21,152 [61]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 2–2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica
Report
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
Attendance: 55,574 [62]
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Benfica Flag of Portugal (official).svg 6–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Report
Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 6,730 [63]
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg 2–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
Report Merentiel Soccerball shade.svg66'

Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
Gray Soccerball shade.svg52' Report Garrow Soccerball shade.svg26' (o.g.)
Geodis Park, Nashville
Attendance: 16,899 [65]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Benfica Flag of Portugal (official).svg 1–0 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Schjelderup Soccerball shade.svg13' Report

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 321062+47Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of England.svg Chelsea 320163+36
3 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis 31021543
4 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 30121431
Source: FIFA
Chelsea Flag of England.svg 2–0 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
Report
Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis
Report

Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg 3–1 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Report Neto Soccerball shade.svg13'
Los Angeles FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis
Report Belaïli Soccerball shade.svg70'
Geodis Park, Nashville
Attendance: 13,651 [70]
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Los Angeles FC Flag of the United States.svg 1–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
Bouanga Soccerball shade.svg84' Report Wallace Yan Soccerball shade.svg86'
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 32,933 [71]
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Espérance de Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg 0–3 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Report
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Attendance: 32,967 [72]
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 321052+37Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 312051+45
3 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 31113304
4 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds 30032970
Source: FIFA
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 3–1 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
Report Matsuo Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.)
Lumen Field, Seattle
Attendance: 11,974 [73]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Monterrey Flag of Mexico.svg 1–1 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
Ramos Soccerball shade.svg25' Report L. Martínez Soccerball shade.svg42'
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 40,311 [74]
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Inter Milan Flag of Italy.svg 2–1 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
Report Watanabe Soccerball shade.svg11'
Lumen Field, Seattle
Attendance: 25,090 [75]
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
Report
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 57,393 [76]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Inter Milan Flag of Italy.svg 2–0 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
Report
Lumen Field, Seattle
Attendance: 45,135 [77]
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan.svg 0–4 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
Report
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 14,312 [78]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 321053+27Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 312042+25
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 31114404
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan HD 30032640
Source: FIFA
Fluminense Flag of Brazil.svg 0–0 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
Report
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 34,736 [79]
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Ulsan HD Flag of South Korea.svg 0–1 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Report Rayners Soccerball shade.svg36'
Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 3,412 [81]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 3–4 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
Report
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati
Attendance: 14,006 [82]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
Fluminense Flag of Brazil.svg 4–2 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan HD
Report

Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg 1–0 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan HD
Svensson Soccerball shade.svg36' Report
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati
Attendance: 8,239 [84]
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 0–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense
Report

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of England.svg Manchester City 3300132+119Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 3201116+56
3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain 3102212103
4 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 30032860
Source: FIFA
Manchester City Flag of England.svg 2–0 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
Report
Al Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 0–5 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Report
Audi Field, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 18,161 [87]
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

Juventus Flag of Italy.svg 4–1 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
Report Lorch Soccerball shade.svg25'
Manchester City Flag of England.svg 6–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain
Report

Juventus Flag of Italy.svg 2–5 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Report
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 54,320 [90]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg 1–2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain
Mailula Soccerball shade.svg4' Report
Audi Field, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 10,785 [91]
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 321072+57Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 312031+25
3 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Salzburg 31112424
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca 30032750
Source: FIFA
Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg 1–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
G. García Soccerball shade.svg34' Report Neves Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.)
Pachuca Flag of Mexico.svg 1–2 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Salzburg
González Soccerball shade.svg56' Report
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati
Attendance: 5,282 [93]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg 3–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
Report Montiel Soccerball shade.svg80'
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
Attendance: 70,248 [94]
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
Red Bull Salzburg Flag of Austria.svg 0–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Report
Audi Field, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 16,167 [95]
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
Report
Geodis Park, Nashville
Attendance: 14,147 [96]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Red Bull Salzburg Flag of Austria.svg 0–3 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Report
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Attendance: 64,811 [97]
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if the scores were equal when normal playing time expired, extra time was played for two periods of 15 minutes each. This was followed, if required, by a penalty shootout to determine the winners. [34]

Bracket

 
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
              
 
June 30 – Charlotte
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 0
 
July 4 – Orlando
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 2
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 2
 
June 30 – Orlando
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 1
 
Flag of England.svg Manchester City 3
 
July 8 – East Rutherford
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal (a.e.t.)4
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 0
 
June 28 – Philadelphia
 
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 2
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras (a.e.t.)1
 
July 4 – Philadelphia
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo 0
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 1
 
June 28 – Charlotte
 
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 2
 
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica 1
 
July 13 – East Rutherford
 
Flag of England.svg Chelsea (a.e.t.)4
 
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 3
 
June 29 – Atlanta
 
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 0
 
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 4
 
July 5 – Atlanta
 
Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF 0
 
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 2
 
June 29 – Miami Gardens
 
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 0
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 2
 
July 9 – East Rutherford
 
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 4
 
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 4
 
July 1 – Miami Gardens
 
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 0
 
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 1
 
July 5 – East Rutherford
 
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 0
 
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 3
 
July 1 – Atlanta
 
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 2
 
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 2
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 1
 

Round of 16

Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0 (a.e.t.) Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo
Paulinho Soccerball shade.svg100' Report

Benfica Flag of Portugal (official).svg 1–4 (a.e.t.) Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Di María Soccerball shade.svg90+5' (pen.) Report

Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg 4–0 Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF
Report
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Attendance: 65,574 [100]
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg 2–4 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Report

Inter Milan Flag of Italy.svg 0–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense
Report

Manchester City Flag of England.svg 3–4 (a.e.t.) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Report

Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg 1–0 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
G. García Soccerball shade.svg54' Report

Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg 2–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
Guirassy Soccerball shade.svg14', 24' Report Berterame Soccerball shade.svg48'

Quarterfinals

Fluminense Flag of Brazil.svg 2–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Report Marcos Leonardo Soccerball shade.svg51'

Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 1–2 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Estêvão Soccerball shade.svg53' Report

Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg 2–0 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Report
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Attendance: 66,937 [108]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg 3–2 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
Report
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 76,611 [109]
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

Semifinals

Fluminense Flag of Brazil.svg 0–2 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Report João Pedro Soccerball shade.svg18', 56'

Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg 4–0 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Report

Final

Chelsea Flag of England.svg 3–0 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Report

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank [113] PlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Ángel Di María Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica 4
Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo García Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Guinea.svg Serhou Guirassy Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Leonardo Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
5 Flag of Palestine.svg Wessam Abou Ali Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 3
Flag of Mexico.svg Germán Berterame Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
Flag of England.svg Phil Foden Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Flag of England.svg Harry Kane Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Germany.svg Jamal Musiala Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Pedro Neto Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Flag of France.svg Michael Olise Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of England.svg Cole Palmer Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Flag of Brazil.svg João Pedro Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Flag of Spain.svg Fabián Ruiz Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Flag of Turkey.svg Kenan Yıldız Flag of Italy.svg Juventus

1 own goal

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. [114]

Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
Flag of England.svg Cole Palmer
(Chelsea)
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Vitinha
(Paris Saint-Germain)
Flag of Ecuador.svg Moisés Caicedo
(Chelsea)
Top Goal Scorer Award
Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo García
(Real Madrid)
Golden Glove
Flag of Spain.svg Robert Sánchez
(Chelsea)
FIFA Young Player Award
Flag of France.svg Désiré Doué
(Paris Saint-Germain)
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich


FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament. [115]

Man of the Match
MatchMan of the matchClubOpponent
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Oscar Ustari Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
2 Flag of France.svg Michael Olise Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
3 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Vitinha Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Estêvão Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras Flag of Portugal (official).svg Porto
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Jesus Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC
6 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Pedro Neto Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
7 Flag of Uruguay.svg Miguel Merentiel Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica
8 Flag of Uruguay.svg Giorgian de Arrascaeta Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis
9 Flag of Colombia.svg Jhon Arias Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Colidio Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
11 Flag of South Africa.svg Iqraam Rayners Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan HD
12 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Ramos Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
13 Flag of England.svg Phil Foden Flag of England.svg Manchester City Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
14 Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo García Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
15 Flag of Israel.svg Oscar Gloukh Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Salzburg Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
16 Flag of France.svg Randal Kolo Muani Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Estêvão Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
18 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF Flag of Portugal (official).svg Porto
19 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Barrios Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC
20 Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Jesus Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
21 Flag of Argentina.svg Ángel Di María Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
22 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Henrique Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo Flag of England.svg Chelsea
23 Flag of Algeria.svg Youcef Belaïli Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
24 Flag of England.svg Harry Kane Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
25 Flag of England.svg Jobe Bellingham Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
26 Flag of Japan.svg Ryōma Watanabe Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
27 Flag of Colombia.svg Jhon Arias Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan HD
28 Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Mastantuono Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
29 Flag of Turkey.svg Kenan Yıldız Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
30 Flag of England.svg Jude Bellingham Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
31 Flag of Morocco.svg Yassine Bounou Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Salzburg
32 Flag of Germany.svg İlkay Gündoğan Flag of England.svg Manchester City Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain
33 Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Hakimi Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC
34 Flag of France.svg Antoine Griezmann Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo
35 Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Suárez Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
36 Flag of Palestine.svg Wessam Abou Ali Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly Flag of Portugal (official).svg Porto
37 Flag of New Zealand.svg Christian Gray Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
38 Flag of Ukraine.svg Anatoliy Trubin Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
39 Flag of Uruguay.svg Giorgian de Arrascaeta Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
40 Flag of England.svg Tosin Adarabioyo Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis
41 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Svensson Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan HD
42 Flag of Brazil.svg Ignácio Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
43 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Pio Esposito Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
44 Flag of Mexico.svg Germán Berterame Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
45 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérémy Doku Flag of England.svg Manchester City Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
46 Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
47 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salem Al-Dawsari Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
48 Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Júnior Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Salzburg
49 Flag of Brazil.svg John Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
50 Flag of Ecuador.svg Moisés Caicedo Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica
51 Flag of Portugal (official).svg João Neves Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF
52 Flag of England.svg Harry Kane Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
53 Flag of Colombia.svg Jhon Arias Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
54 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Leonardo Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal Flag of England.svg Manchester City
55 Flag of Uruguay.svg Federico Valverde Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
56 Flag of Guinea.svg Serhou Guirassy Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
57 Flag of Brazil.svg Hércules Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
58 Flag of Brazil.svg Estêvão Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras Flag of England.svg Chelsea
59 Flag of France.svg Désiré Doué Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
60 Flag of Spain.svg Fran García Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
61 Flag of Brazil.svg João Pedro Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense
62 Flag of Spain.svg Fabián Ruiz Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
63 Flag of England.svg Cole Palmer Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain

Additionally, FIFA also shortlisted ten goals for the goal of the tournament award, which Lucas Ribeiro of Mamelodi Sundowns won for his goal against Borussia Dortmund, beating the likes of Lionel Messi's free kick against Porto, Kenan Yıldız against Al Ain and João Pedro against Fluminense. [116]

Prize money

The distribution model split a total prize pool of US$1 billion between the 32 participating clubs. The winner of the tournament was awarded up to US$125 million, marking a significant increase in financial rewards compared to previous editions. In addition to the prize money for the participating teams, a solidarity investment program had a target of an additional US$250 million being provided to club football across the world. [117]

The distribution model for the 2025 edition was as follows:

Sporting performance pillar (US$475 million): Increasing payouts based on performance in the tournament.

Participation pillar (US$525 million): Guaranteed payments to all 32 clubs (amounts are per club).

Solidarity payments (US$250 million): In addition to the prize money for the participating teams, these payments were allocated to support clubs worldwide, fostering development and inclusivity in global football.

Broadcasting

On July 15, 2024, media rights tender for the 2025 edition of FIFA's new top club competition opened for the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. [118] 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. [119] [120] [121] On September 19, 2024, FIFA called an emergency meeting to discuss broadcasting rights as a deal was still not reached. [122]

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. [123] [124] For its own platform, DAZN decided to make an extensive coverage of the tournament, including special movies and programs, such as one featuring famous transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, focused on transfers leading up to the tournament. [125] DAZN also partnered with TikTok and content creators to promote the tournament in the short-video platform and in other social medias. [126]

In the days leading up to the tournament, Sportradar announced a sub-licensing deal with DAZN for data and audiovisual broadcast for betting websites. Sportradar worked with partners to retransmit DAZN video data to its clients as well as use the data for match fixing prevention purposes, as part of an existing partnership with FIFA. [127]

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 had no presence in China, it was understood that FIFA negotiated the deal with Migu directly. [128]

On June 11, 2025, Coupang Play in South Korea announced it would provide coverage of the FIFA Club World Cup under a separate pricing plan to its basic plan. [129] DAZN had no presence in South Korea, but it was unknown whether Coupang Play negotiated the broadcasting rights through DAZN or directly with FIFA.

The following is the list of DAZN sublicensed broadcasters:

TerritoryRights holder(s)Package of matchesRef.
International in-flight and on-board Sport24 All matches [130]
Afghanistan ATN All matches [131]
Albania SuperSport All matches (EBU sublicenced) [132] [133]
Angola ZAP All matches [134]
Argentina Telefe 21 matches [135]
Australia Fox Sports / Kayo Sports All matches [136]
Bulgaria BNT Two matches per day (deal w/EBU) [132]
Bolivia Tigo Sports All matches [137] [138]
Tuves  [ es ] [139] [138]
Cotas [140] [138]
COTAP R. L. [141] [138]
Entel Bolivia [142] [138]
XDigital Bolivia [143] [138]
Red Uno 14 matches [144]
Brazil CazéTV All matches [145] [146]
Grupo Globo All matches (pay TV)
25 group matches+select KOs (FTA TV)
Cape Verde TCV 20 matches [147]
CaribbeanRush SportsAll matches [148] [149] [150]
DSports [note 8]
Chile Chilevisión One match per day [151] [152]
Colombia Win Sports 21 matches [153]
Côte d'Ivoire NCI  [ fr ]28 matches [154]
Costa Rica Teletica All matches [155]
Czechia Nova Sport All matches (EBU sublicenced) [132] [156]
One Play Sport
Ecuador Teleamazonas Selected Matches [157]
Egypt MBC Group 26 matches [149]
El Salvador Canal 4 All matches [158]
Eswatini Eswatini TV All matches [159] [160]
France TF1 Paris Saint-Germain debut match + final [132] [161]
Georgia GPB All matches [162]
Germany ProSiebenSat.1 German teams only [163]
GhanaSporty TV26 matches [164]
Greece ANT1/ANT1+ 15 matches (FTATV) [165]
All Matches (streaming)
Guatemala TV Azteca Guate All matches [166] [167]
Honduras Deportes TVC All matches [168]
Hungary M4 Sport half of scheduled matches (deal w/EBU) [132] [169]
Network4half of scheduled matches (EBU sublicence)
Israel Sport 5 All matches [170]
Italy Mediaset One match per day [171] [172]
Lithuania TV3 One match per day [173]
Go3All matches
KenyaSporty TV26 matches [164]
Kosovo[[Artmotion]] []All matches (EBU sublicenced) [174]
MaldivesICE NetworkAll matches [175] [176]
Malta TVM All matches (deal w/EBU) [132]
Mauritius MBC Selected matches [177]
Mexico TelevisaUnivision 31 matches [178]
Montenegro RTCG All matches (deal w/EBU) [132]
Mozambique ZAP All matches [134]
TV Miramar  [ pt ]20 matches [179]
Nicaragua Viva Nicaragua All matches [180]
NigeriaSporty TV26 matches [164]
Norway VG+ 58 matches [181]
Panama Nex All matches [182]
Paraguay Tigo Sports All matches [183]
Peru América Televisión One match per day [184]
Portugal TVI 12 matches [185]
Romania Pro TV All matches (EBU sublicenced) [132] [186]
Voyo
Russia Okko  [ ru ]All matches [187] [188]
Rwanda RTV 20 matches [189]
Seychelles SBC 3 21 matches [189]
Slovakia Voyo All matches (EBU sublicenced) [132] [190]
Nova Sport 25 matches (EBU sublicenced) [132] [190]
South AfricaSporty TV26 matches [164]
South Korea Coupang Play All matches [191]
South America (excluding Bolivia and Brazil) DSports All matches (not included in Paraguay) [149] [192]
Disney+ Argentine teams' matches + 16 matches [193]
Spain Mediaset One match per day [194]
Sub-Saharan Africa Azam TV All matches [195]
GOtv [196]
StarTimes Sports [197]
New World Sport [198]
SuperSport [199]
Turkey TRT All matches (deal w/EBU) [132]
Ukraine Suspilne Sport 25 group matches and all KO (deal w/EBU) [132] [200] [201] [202]
MEGOGO
United Kingdom 5 23 matches [203]
United States TNT Sports (English)24 matches (collaborated on host broadcasting duties; co-developed studio programming with DAZN as United States rights holders) [204] [205]

[206]

TelevisaUnivision (Spanish)18 matches [207] [208]
Uruguay Flow 52 matches [209]
Nuevo Siglo [210]
Montecable [211]
TCC  [ es ] [212]
Uzbekistan NTRC All matches [213]
Zoʻr TV
Venezuela Televen All matches [214]
Vietnam FPT Play All matches (with alternative commentary in selected matches) [215] [216]

The following was the direct licensing partner:

TerritoryRights holder(s)Package of matchesRef.
China Migu All matches [128]

Marketing

Branding

On September 4, 2024, FIFA released the official emblem and audio signature of the tournament. The emblem took inspiration from the ball, football history and culture, with the initials of the tournament abstracted into a circular icon. [217] The official audio featured Italian singer Gala's song "Freed from Desire". [218] On November 14, FIFA unveiled the new Club World Cup trophy. [219] [220] On January 29, 2025, it was announced that FIFA Music Ambassador Robbie Williams would perform at the tournament, including a new song. [221]

Match ball

On January 31, 2025, the official match ball was revealed by Adidas. The design featured jagged-edged block patterns and deconstructed stars and stripes in red, white, and blue, the colors of the flag of the United States. [222] On July 7, the official match ball for the final was revealed. It featured the same design as the previous ball, but the red part was switched to gold. The ball was used for the tournament's last three matches; both semifinals and the final, all of which were held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. [223]

Music

Alongside Gala's "Freed from Desire", a remake of the Queen song "We Will Rock You" by American rapper Pitbull and producer RedOne served as one of the official songs of the tournament. Pitbull sang the 2014 FIFA World Cup official song, "We Are One (Ole Ola)", while RedOne produced the 2022 tournament's official album. [224]

The listening of "Freed from Desire" exploded during the tournament, with various Internet memes using the song being made in various social media platforms and Spotify announcing a rise of over 13% in daily average listening globally during late June 2025, including a boost YoY in some regions; as an example, in Brazil, the song had a rise of over 850% vs. the same period in 2024 and a 450% rise just in the first half of June 2025. [225] [226] [227]

Sponsorship

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 PartnersFIFA Club World Cup 2025 Suppliers

Reception

Impact of added European fixtures

The proposed expansion of the FIFA Club World Cup drew criticism from several football stakeholders, including FIFPRO, a global union representing players from 66 associations, and the World Leagues Forum, which represents 24 professional leagues, both citing concerns about player welfare and fixture congestion. [249] [8] La Liga also voiced opposition and threatened legal action. [250] Critics accused FIFA of prioritising commercial interests over player health. [251] The introduction of the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup was similarly criticised. [252] In May 2024, FIFPRO and the World Leagues Forum sent a letter to FIFA demanding rescheduling and reform of the FIFA International Match Calendar and warned of legal or other action if their concerns were ignored. [252] [253] On June 13, 2024, the English Professional Footballers' Association and France's Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels filed a legal claim in the Business Court in Brussels to protest the tournament. [254] FIFPRO also warned of potential strike action. [255] On January 30, 2025, a meeting between FIFA and FIFPRO was held to address fixture congestion. [256] In response to the criticism, FIFA stated that the Club World Cup's schedule followed the international calendar and allowed for rest before domestic competitions, adding that its events occupied just 1 percent of the football calendar and were agreed with players and confederations. [257] [258]

Impact of multi-club ownership

Several clubs in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup were linked to multi-club ownership structures, raising concerns about conflicts of interest. Among them were Mexican sides Pachuca and León, both owned by Grupo Pachuca. FIFA regulations prohibit any club from owning shares in, being a member of, or exerting influence over another participating club, with "influence" defined through control of voting rights or decision-making authority. [34] In November 2024, Costa Rican club Alajuelense requested FIFA to apply this rule and disqualify one of the two Grupo Pachuca clubs, threatening legal action if no action was taken. [259] Alajuelense argued that it was next in line to qualify under CONCACAF's rankings, but FIFA determined the club could not be party to proceedings. [260] On February 4, 2025, Alajuelense appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA, Pachuca, and León. [261] On March 21, FIFA announced that León had been removed from the tournament. [262] According to The Guardian , a play-off would determine the replacement between Los Angeles FC, runner-up of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League, and América, the highest-ranked Mexican club not already qualified. [263] Alajuelense and Philadelphia Union were not considered. León appealed, and hearings for both its case and Alajuelense's took place in April and May 2025 respectively, but on May 6 FIFA confirmed that León's expulsion would stand and that the play-off would proceed. [264] LAFC secured the final spot with a 2–1 extra time win over América on May 31 at BMO Stadium. [265]

Ticket prices and attendance

The group stage game between Palmeiras and Porto at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey drew 46,275 spectators Palmeiras vs Porto 15 June 2025.jpg
The group stage game between Palmeiras and Porto at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey drew 46,275 spectators

Ticket prices for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup attracted early scrutiny from some fans, who noted that certain final seats were listed at over US$2,200 due to dynamic pricing models, [266] although FIFA later adjusted prices in February 2025, lowering them to around US$140 for the semifinals and US$300 for the final to make the tournament more accessible. [267] A 10 percent cancellation fee applied to exchanges also drew attention, [268] but the overall response to the tournament was positive. The opening fixture between Al Ahly and Inter Miami saw strong turnout following final-week promotional campaigns, [269] and FIFA reported over 60,000 spectators in attendance, with strong international broadcast figures. [270] By early July, FIFA had recorded over 2 million tickets sold and average attendance of approximately 36,000 per match, [271] a figure comparable to several leading European domestic leagues. [272] While 14 matches attracted smaller crowds of under 20,000, mostly at MLS venues, 11 fixtures surpassed 90 percent capacity, including six at Hard Rock Stadium. [272] Supporters from South America, Africa and Asia were especially prominent throughout the tournament, [273] although a match involving Wydad AC and Juventus saw minor incidents involving smoke bombs and one arrest. [274] [275]

Selection of Inter Miami CF

As with previous editions of the FIFA Club World Cup, the expanded 2025 format allocated a slot for the host nation. [17] This slot had traditionally been filled by the domestic league champion of the host country. In the United States, the champion of Major League Soccer is determined through the MLS Cup playoffs, rather than regular season performance, and for the 2024 season, that playoff had not yet concluded at the time FIFA needed to confirm its selection. [276] During the mid-season 2024 MLS All-Star Game, MLS Commissioner Don Garber stated that the slot could be awarded to the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield winner, the MLS Cup 2024 winner, or via a playoff between the two. [277] [278] On October 19, 2024, FIFA announced that Inter Miami CF would represent the host nation as winners of the Supporters' Shield, awarding the slot before the start of the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs and after Inter Miami had already secured the Shield. [36] FIFA stated that this decision aligned with past precedent, where clubs that won silverware in a league-style format were prioritised for the host slot, and that the announcement had been delayed due to procedural timelines for confirming regulations. [279] Although the decision drew scrutiny from some sections of the media and fanbase, particularly regarding its timing and the involvement of Lionel Messi, [276] [280] others viewed it as a practical resolution in keeping with the tournament's structure and historical practice. Inter Miami were later eliminated from the playoffs by Atlanta United FC in the first round on November 10, [281] but head coach Gerardo Martino defended the club's inclusion on the grounds that the Supporters' Shield constituted a valid and recognised form of domestic achievement. [282]

Immigration and visa issues

On June 10, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced their involvement in providing security during the first round of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and reminded non-American citizens to carry valid proof of legal stay. The announcement raised concerns among some fans regarding the Trump administration's deportation policy, especially as those detained could potentially face indefinite detention or be transferred to other countries such as El Salvador. [283] FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the increased security presence, stating that the safety of fans was a top priority, particularly in light of the 2024 Copa América final, which was held in the same stadium and saw large numbers of supporters storm the gates to gain entry. [283] Just days later, on June 15, reports surfaced that Boca Juniors defender Ayrton Costa had initially been denied a US visa due to a 2018 robbery case, although the decision was subsequently reversed and he was issued a special 26-day visa to participate in the tournament. [284]

Rivalry between Europe and South America

The tournament intensified the rivalry between European teams and the rest of the world, in particular the South Americans. [285] Initially the debate involved how well the non-European teams would fare against the European teams; it then intensified when South American teams began to record victories against their European counterparts. Some South American managers, fans, and journalists also tried to dismiss European criticism of the tournament as "loser excuses" and a "symbol of European arrogance and elitism". [286] Commentators questioned whether European dominance had been overstated, with analysis suggesting that the myth of superiority was being tested by results on the pitch. [287] [288] In response, Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique remarked that South Americans had no need to compare themselves with Europeans, emphasising the shared global stature of both footballing regions and pointing to the widespread recruitment of South American players by European clubs. [289] [290] Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola offered a more supportive view of South American competitiveness, arguing that European fans should not be surprised when clubs from the region secure wins and that such outcomes reflect the real global balance of quality in football. [291] The increased attention to Brazilian clubs also led to a sharp spike in global interest in the Brazilian League, with Google Trends reporting the highest search volume for the term since 2020. [292] [293] [294] While the performances reignited continental pride, the on-field results remained competitive; in twelve direct UEFA–CONMEBOL encounters, European clubs registered six wins, South American clubs won three times, and three matches ended in draws. [272] [295]

See also

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. [19]
  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. [19] [20] [21]
  3. However, the system was only applied over the four years, instead of the usual five, to the Champions League exclusively.
  4. 1 2 3 Originally Club León was set to participate in the tournament as the winners of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. On March 21, 2025, the team was removed from the competition due to violating the FIFA Appeal Committee's rules on multi-club ownership, as León and Pachuca have the same owner. On May 6, 2025, the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals by León, Pachuca, and Alajuelense. FIFA confirmed León's exclusion and that the winners of the play-in match between Los Angeles FC and América would qualify in this place in the Club World Cup. [26] [27] [28] [29] On May 31, Los Angeles FC beat América 2–1 in extra time to claim the final tournament spot.
  5. For example if criteria a. to c. were applied to three teams that were level on points initially, and these criteria separated one team from the other two who still had an equal ranking.
  6. The Ulsan HD vs Mamelodi Sundowns match, originally scheduled for 6:00 pm EDT, was delayed to 7:05 pm EDT due to adverse weather conditions. [80]
  7. The match, originally scheduled for 3:00 pm EDT, was delayed to 3:10 pm EDT due to the late arrival of the team buses.
  8. Aruba, Barbados, Curaçao, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

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