2025 FIFA Club World Cup Group A

Scene of Palmeiras vs Porto match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Group A was one of eight groups in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club soccer tournament hosted in the United States and organized by FIFA. It comprised four teams: Palmeiras of Brazil; Porto of Portugal; Al Ahly of Egypt; and host Inter Miami CF of the United States. Teams qualified by winning the respective continental club championships of their confederation, through a ranking of their performance in competitions, or as the representative of the host association. Only two clubs per country were allowed to qualify unless three or four won their respective continental club championship. The 2025 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup was the first in the tournament's history to be played under its quadrennial format with 32 teams. ^[1] The group's matches began on June 14 and concluded on June 23. ^[2]

Teams

The four teams in Group A were decided by the FIFA Club World Cup draw held by FIFA on December 5, 2024, in the Miami area. The 32 participants were divided into four pots based on their confederation and ranking within FIFA's club ranking system. ^[3] Each of the eight groups would receive one team from each pot. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group except for those from UEFA, which had twelve slots; teams from the same national association were not able to be drawn into the same group. ^[4] For scheduling purposes, Inter Miami CF were automatically placed in Group A but remained in their assigned Pot 4 position.

2025 FIFA Club World Cup Group A draw

Draw position	Team	Association [4]	Pot [4]	Confederation [4]	Method of qualification [3]	Date of qualification	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
A1	Palmeiras	Brazil	1	CONMEBOL	Winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores	March 14, 2023 [a]	3rd	2021	Runners-up (2021)
A2	Porto	Portugal	2	UEFA	UEFA four-year ranking (5th among eligible)	December 17, 2023	1st	—	—
A3	Al Ahly	Egypt	3	CAF	Winners of the 2020–21 CAF Champions League	March 14, 2023 [a]	10th	2023	Third place (2020, 2021, 2023)
A4	Inter Miami CF	United States	4	CONCACAF	Winners of the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield	October 19, 2024 [5]	1st	—	—

Notes

1. Qualification was confirmed on this date by FIFA.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palmeiras	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5 [a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Inter Miami CF	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5 [a]
3	Porto	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2 [b]
4	Al Ahly	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2 [b]

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head result (Inter Miami CF 2–2 Palmeiras). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
2. Tied on head-to-head result (Porto 4–4 Al Ahly). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

In the round of 16: ^[6]

• The winners of Group A, Palmeiras, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Botafogo.
• The runners-up of Group A, Inter Miami CF, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Paris Saint-Germain.

Matches

Matches took place from June 14 to 23. All times listed are local.

Al Ahly vs Inter Miami CF

June 14, 2025 (2025-06-14)

8:00 pm EDT

Al Ahly	0–0	Inter Miami CF
	Report

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Attendance: 60,927 ^[7]

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

Al Ahly [8]

Inter Miami CF [8]

GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy (c) RB 30 Mohamed Hany CB 15 Achraf Dari CB 6 Yasser Ibrahim LB 36 Ahmed Nabil Koka RM 8 Hamdy Fathy CM 13 Marwan Attia  90+2' CM 5 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane  65' LM 7 Trézéguet  65' CF 9 Wessam Abou Ali  79' CF 22 Emam Ashour  14' Substitutions: MF 25 Zizo  14' 79' MF 14 Hussein El Shahat  65' MF 29 Taher Mohamed  65' MF 19 Mohamed Magdy  79' FW 10 Nejc Gradišar  79' Manager: José Riveiro

GK 19 Oscar Ustari RB 17 Ian Fray CB 6 Tomás Avilés  25'  46' CB 37 Maximiliano Falcón LB 32 Noah Allen RM 21 Tadeo Allende  81' CM 55 Federico Redondo  31' CM 5 Sergio Busquets  86' LM 8 Telasco Segovia  72' CF 10 Lionel Messi (c) CF 9 Luis Suárez  90+2' Substitutions: DF 57 Marcelo Weigandt  46' MF 30 Benjamin Cremaschi  72' FW 7 Fafà Picault  81' Manager: Javier Mascherano

Man of the Match: Oscar Ustari (Inter Miami CF) [9] Assistant referees: [8] Anton Shchetinin (Australia) Ashley Beecham (Australia) Fourth official: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Video assistant referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) Assistant video assistant referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) Support video assistant referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Palmeiras vs Porto

June 15, 2025 (2025-06-15)

6:00 pm EDT

Palmeiras	0–0	Porto
	Report

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Attendance: 46,275 ^[10]

Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Palmeiras [11]

Porto [11]

GK 21 Weverton CB 4 Agustín Giay CB 15 Gustavo Gómez (c)  62' CB 26 Murilo RM 7 Felipe Anderson  9'  65' CM 8 Richard Ríos  87' CM 5 Aníbal Moreno LM 22 Joaquín Piquerez RF 41 Estêvão  65' CF 9 Vitor Roque  77' LF 18 Maurício  65' Substitutions: FW 10 Paulinho  65' MF 40 Allan  65' MF 23 Raphael Veiga  65' FW 42 José Manuel López  77' MF 30 Lucas Evangelista  87' Manager: Abel Ferreira  63'

GK 14 Cláudio Ramos CB 52 Martim Fernandes  15' CB 97 Zé Pedro CB 5 Iván Marcano (c) RM 23 João Mário  78' CM 22 Alan Varela  82' CM 17 Gabri Veiga  67' LM 74 Francisco Moura RF 10 Fábio Vieira  82' CF 9 Samu Aghehowa LF 86 Rodrigo Mora  78' Substitutions: FW 11 Pepê  67' DF 24 Nehuén Pérez  90+1'  78' MF 6 Stephen Eustáquio  78' MF 25 Tomás Pérez  82' MF 20 André Franco  82' Manager: Martín Anselmi

Man of the Match: Estêvão (Palmeiras) [9] Assistant referees: [11] Walter López (Honduras) Christian Ramírez (Honduras) Fourth official: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) Video assistant referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) Assistant video assistant referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico) Support video assistant referee: Juan Lara (Chile)

Palmeiras vs Al Ahly

The teams had faced each other at the FIFA Club World Cup on two previous occasions, with Al Ahly winning 3–2 on penalties in 2020, and Palmeiras winning 2–0 in the 2021 edition.

At 1:29 pm EDT, in the 63rd minute, the match was interrupted due to adverse weather conditions. The match was resumed at 2:15 pm EDT. ^[12]

June 19, 2025 (2025-06-19)

12:00 pm EDT

Palmeiras	2–0	Al Ahly
Abou Ali 49' (o.g.) López 59'	Report

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Attendance: 35,179 ^[13]

Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Palmeiras [14]

Al Ahly [14]

GK 21 Weverton CB 4 Agustín Giay  43' CB 15 Gustavo Gómez (c) CB 26 Murilo RM 41 Estêvão  76' CM 8 Richard Ríos  90+5' CM 5 Aníbal Moreno  66' LM 22 Joaquín Piquerez  74' RF 23 Raphael Veiga  39'  46' CF 9 Vitor Roque  46' LF 17 Facundo Torres  76' Substitutions: FW 42 José Manuel López  46' FW 18 Maurício  46' MF 32 Emiliano Martínez  66' FW 10 Paulinho  76' DF 6 Vanderlan  76' Manager: Abel Ferreira

GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy (c) RB 30 Mohamed Hany CB 6 Yasser Ibrahim CB 15 Achraf Dari  61' LB 54 Yahya Attiyat Allah  45+3'  87' DM 13 Marwan Attia  79' CM 8 Hamdy Fathy  42'  61' CM 5 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane RF 25 Zizo CF 9 Wessam Abou Ali  61' LF 7 Trézéguet  61' Substitutions: MF 19 Mohamed Magdy  61' MF 17 Achraf Bencharki  61' DF 4 Ahmed Ramadan  61' FW 10 Nejc Gradišar  61' MF 14 Hussein El Shahat  87' Manager: José Riveiro

Man of the Match: Estêvão (Palmeiras) [9] Assistant referees: [14] Gary Beswick (England) Adam Nunn (England) Fourth official: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) Video assistant referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) Assistant video assistant referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium) Support video assistant referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Inter Miami CF vs Porto

June 19, 2025 (2025-06-19)

3:00 pm EDT

Inter Miami CF	2–1	Porto
Segovia 47' Messi 54'	Report	Aghehowa 8' (pen.)

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Attendance: 31,783 ^[15]

Referee: Cristián Garay (Chile)

Inter Miami CF [16]

Porto [16]

GK 19 Oscar Ustari RB 57 Marcelo Weigandt  62' CB 17 Ian Fray  79' CB 37 Maximiliano Falcón LB 32 Noah Allen RM 21 Tadeo Allende  79' CM 30 Benjamin Cremaschi CM 5 Sergio Busquets LM 8 Telasco Segovia  71' CF 10 Lionel Messi (c) CF 9 Luis Suárez Substitutions: DF 6 Tomás Avilés  62' MF 55 Federico Redondo  71' FW 7 Fafà Picault  79' DF 18 Jordi Alba  79' Manager: Javier Mascherano

GK 14 Cláudio Ramos CB 52 Martim Fernandes  59' CB 97 Zé Pedro CB 5 Iván Marcano (c)  87' RM 23 João Mário CM 22 Alan Varela  74' CM 10 Fábio Vieira LM 74 Francisco Moura  87' RF 17 Gabri Veiga  59' CF 9 Samu Aghehowa LF 86 Rodrigo Mora Substitutions: MF 6 Stephen Eustáquio  59' FW 70 Gonçalo Borges  59' FW 7 William Gomes  74' FW 27 Deniz Gül  87' DF 4 Otávio  87' Manager: Martín Anselmi

Man of the Match: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) [9] Assistant referees: [16] Miguel Rocha (Chile) José Retamal (Chile) Fourth official: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) Video assistant referee: Juan Lara (Chile) Assistant video assistant referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) Support video assistant referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Inter Miami CF vs Palmeiras

June 23, 2025 (2025-06-23)

9:00 pm EDT

Inter Miami CF	2–2	Palmeiras
Allende 16' Suárez 65'	Report	Paulinho 80' Maurício 87'

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Attendance: 60,914 ^[17]

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Inter Miami CF [18]

Palmeiras [18]

GK 19 Oscar Ustari RB 57 Marcelo Weigandt CB 6 Tomás Avilés CB 37 Maximiliano Falcón LB 32 Noah Allen RM 21 Tadeo Allende  77' CM 55 Federico Redondo  77' CM 5 Sergio Busquets LM 8 Telasco Segovia  66' CF 10 Lionel Messi (c)  45+1' CF 9 Luis Suárez  73' Substitutions: DF 18 Jordi Alba  66' MF 30 Benjamin Cremaschi  73' MF 11 Baltasar Rodríguez  77' FW 7 Fafà Picault  77' Manager: Javier Mascherano

GK 21 Weverton RB 2 Marcos Rocha  67' CB 15 Gustavo Gómez (c) CB 26 Murilo  18' LB 22 Joaquín Piquerez CM 8 Richard Ríos CM 30 Lucas Evangelista  67' RW 41 Estêvão AM 23 Raphael Veiga  46' LW 17 Facundo Torres  55' CF 42 José Manuel López Substitutions: DF 3 Bruno Fuchs  18' FW 18 Maurício  46' FW 10 Paulinho  55' FW 9 Vitor Roque  67' MF 40 Allan  67' Manager: Abel Ferreira

Man of the Match: Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) [9] Assistant referees: [18] Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland) Adam Kupsik (Poland) Fourth official: Michael Oliver (England) Video assistant referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland) Assistant video assistant referee: Shaun Evans (Australia) Support video assistant referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Porto vs Al Ahly

June 23, 2025 (2025-06-23)

9:00 pm EDT

Porto	4–4	Al Ahly
Mora 23' William Gomes 50' Aghehowa 53' Pepê 89'	Report	Abou Ali 15', 45+2' (pen.), 51' Ben Romdhane 64'

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Attendance: 39,893 ^[19]

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Porto [20]

Al Ahly [20]

GK 14 Cláudio Ramos CB 6 Stephen Eustáquio CB 97 Zé Pedro CB 5 Iván Marcano (c) RM 23 João Mário  62' CM 22 Alan Varela  46' CM 7 William Gomes  68' LM 74 Francisco Moura RF 10 Fábio Vieira  68' CF 19 Danny Namaso  46' LF 86 Rodrigo Mora Substitutions: FW 70 Gonçalo Borges  46' FW 9 Samu Aghehowa  46' DF 52 Martim Fernandes  62' MF 17 Gabri Veiga  68' FW 11 Pepê  68' Other disciplinary actions: TS — Jorge Costa  74' Manager: Martín Anselmi

GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy (c) RB 30 Mohamed Hany  25' CB 15 Achraf Dari  68' CB 4 Ahmed Ramadan  54' LB 36 Ahmed Nabil Koka DM 8 Hamdy Fathy  35' DM 5 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane  87' CM 25 Zizo RF 14 Hussein El Shahat  58' CF 9 Wessam Abou Ali  58' LF 7 Trézéguet  58' Substitutions: MF 23 Aliou Dieng  35' FW 10 Nejc Gradišar  58' MF 17 Achraf Bencharki  60'  58' DF 3 Omar Kamal  58' MF 19 Mohamed Magdy  87' Manager: José Riveiro

Man of the Match: Wessam Abou Ali (Al Ahly) [9] Assistant referees: [20] Jorge Urrego (Venezuela) Tulio Moreno (Venezuela) Fourth official: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) Video assistant referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela) Assistant video assistant referee: Leodán González (Uruguay) Support video assistant referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: ^[6]

• first yellow card: −1 point;
• indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
• direct red card: −4 points;
• yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

Team	Match 1				Match 2				Match 3				Points
Porto	2								1				−3
Inter Miami CF	4								1				−5
Palmeiras	3				4								−7
Al Ahly	1				3				4				−8

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External links

• Official website