2025 FIFA Club World Cup Group H

Group H 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: Real Madrid of Spain; Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia; Pachuca of Mexico; and Red Bull Salzburg of Austria. Teams qualified by winning the respective continental club championships of their confederation or through a ranking of their performance in competitions. 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 18 and concluded on June 26. ^[2]

Teams

The four teams in Group H 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]

2025 FIFA Club World Cup Group H draw

Draw position	Team	Association [4]	Pot [4]	Confederation [4]	Method of qualification [3]	Date of qualification	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
H1	Real Madrid	Spain	1	UEFA	Winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League	March 14, 2023 [a]	7th	2022	Winners (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022)
H2	Al-Hilal	Saudi Arabia	3	AFC	Winners of the 2021 AFC Champions League	March 14, 2023 [a]	4th	2022	Runners-up (2022)
H3	Pachuca	Mexico	4	CONCACAF	Winners of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup	May 31, 2024	5th	2017	Third place (2017)
H4	Red Bull Salzburg	Austria	2	UEFA	UEFA four-year ranking (9th among eligible)	April 17, 2024	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	Real Madrid	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Al-Hilal	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5
3	Red Bull Salzburg	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
4	Pachuca	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16: ^[5]

• The winners of Group H, Real Madrid, advanced to play the runners-up of Group G, Juventus.
• The runners-up of Group H, Al-Hilal, advanced to play the winners of Group G, Manchester City.

Matches

Matches took place from June 18 to 26. All times listed are local.

Real Madrid vs Al-Hilal

June 18, 2025 (2025-06-18)

3:00 pm EDT

Real Madrid	1–1	Al-Hilal
G. García 34'	Report	Neves 41' (pen.)

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Attendance: 62,415 ^[6]

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Real Madrid [7]

Al-Hilal [7]

GK 1 Thibaut Courtois RB 12 Trent Alexander-Arnold  65' CB 24 Dean Huijsen CB 35 Raúl Asencio  46' LB 20 Fran García CM 14 Aurélien Tchouaméni CM 8 Federico Valverde (c) AM 5 Jude Bellingham  84' RF 11 Rodrygo  65' CF 30 Gonzalo García LF 7 Vinícius Júnior  15'  80' Substitutions: MF 15 Arda Güler  46' DF 17 Lucas Vázquez  65' FW 21 Brahim Díaz  65' MF 44 Víctor Muñoz  80' MF 10 Luka Modrić  84' Manager: Xabi Alonso

GK 37 Yassine Bounou RB 20 João Cancelo  64' CB 87 Hassan Al-Tombakti CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly LB 6 Renan Lodi  83' DM 8 Rúben Neves  89' CM 22 Sergej Milinković-Savić CM 29 Salem Al-Dawsari (c) RF 77 Malcom  64' CF 11 Marcos Leonardo  83' LF 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari  76' Substitutions: MF 15 Mohammed Al-Qahtani  90+1'  64' DF 88 Hamad Al-Yami  64' MF 28 Mohamed Kanno  76' DF 24 Moteb Al-Harbi  90+9'  83' MF 18 Musab Al-Juwayr  83' Manager: Simone Inzaghi

Man of the Match: Gonzalo García (Real Madrid) [8] Assistant referees: [7] Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Gabriel Chade (Argentina) Fourth official: César Ramos (Mexico) Video assistant referee: Leodán González (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referee: Hernán Mastrángelo (Argentina) Support video assistant referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

Pachuca vs Red Bull Salzburg

At 7:13 pm EDT, in the 54th minute, the match was interrupted due to adverse weather conditions. The match was resumed at 8:50 pm EDT. ^[9]

June 18, 2025 (2025-06-18)

6:00 pm EDT

Pachuca	1–2	Red Bull Salzburg
González 56'	Report	Gloukh 42' Onisiwo 76'

TQL Stadium, Cincinnati

Attendance: 5,282 ^[10]

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Pachuca [11]

Red Bull Salzburg [11]

GK 25 Carlos Moreno RB 24 Luis Rodríguez CB 4 Eduardo Bauermann CB 16 Federico Pereira  75' LB 8 Bryan González CM 28 Elías Montiel  88' CM 5 Pedro Pedraza  55' RW 12 Alexéi Domínguez  88' AM 18 Agustín Palavecino  77' LW 29 Kenedy  77' CF 23 Salomón Rondón (c) Substitutions: FW 10 John Kennedy  55' MF 6 Santiago Homenchenko  77' MF 26 Alan Bautista  77' DF 14 Carlos Sánchez  88' FW 30 Avilés Hurtado  88' Manager: Jaime Lozano

GK 52 Christian Zawieschitzky RB 22 Stefan Lainer CB 23 Joane Gadou CB 2 Jacob Rasmussen LB 13 Frans Krätzig  88' RM 45 Dorgeles Nene CM 18 Mads Bidstrup (c) CM 38 Valentin Sulzbacher  55' LM 30 Oscar Gloukh  79' CF 20 Edmund Baidoo  55' CF 21 Petar Ratkov  55' Substitutions: FW 9 Karim Onisiwo  55' FW 11 Yorbe Vertessen  55' MF 5 Soumaila Diabate  55' FW 28 Adam Daghim  79' DF 36 John Mellberg  88' Manager: Thomas Letsch

Man of the Match: Oscar Gloukh (Red Bull Salzburg) [8] Assistant referees: [11] Mokrane Gourari (Algeria) Abbes Akram Zerhouni (Algeria) Fourth official: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya) Video assistant referee: Hamza Al-Fariq (Morocco) Assistant video assistant referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt) Support video assistant referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

Real Madrid vs Pachuca

June 22, 2025 (2025-06-22)

3:00 pm EDT

Real Madrid	3–1	Pachuca
Bellingham 35' Güler 43' Valverde 70'	Report	Montiel 80'

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte

Attendance: 70,248 ^[12]

Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

Real Madrid [13]

Pachuca [13]

GK 1 Thibaut Courtois RB 12 Trent Alexander-Arnold  78' CB 35 Raúl Asencio  7' CB 24 Dean Huijsen LB 20 Fran García DM 14 Aurélien Tchouaméni CM 15 Arda Güler  60' CM 5 Jude Bellingham  60' RF 8 Federico Valverde (c) CF 30 Gonzalo García  46' LF 7 Vinícius Júnior  87' Substitutions: FW 21 Brahim Díaz  46' MF 19 Dani Ceballos  60' MF 10 Luka Modrić  60' DF 22 Antonio Rüdiger  78' MF 44 Víctor Muñoz  87' Manager: Xabi Alonso

GK 25 Carlos Moreno RB 24 Luis Rodríguez  60' CB 4 Eduardo Bauermann CB 16 Federico Pereira LB 8 Bryan González CM 28 Elías Montiel CM 26 Alan Bautista  46' RW 12 Alexéi Domínguez  46' AM 18 Agustín Palavecino  18'  72' LW 29 Kenedy  60' CF 23 Salomón Rondón (c) Substitutions: DF 22 Gustavo Cabral  46' FW 10 John Kennedy  46' MF 19 Javier Eduardo López  60' DF 14 Carlos Sánchez  60' MF 32 Víctor Guzmán  72' Manager: Jaime Lozano

Man of the Match: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) [8] Assistant referees: [13] Danilo Manis (Brazil) Rafael Alves (Brazil) Fourth official: Espen Eskås (Norway) Video assistant referee: Hernán Mastrángelo (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee: Juan Lara (Chile) Support video assistant referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Red Bull Salzburg vs Al-Hilal

June 22, 2025 (2025-06-22)

6:00 pm EDT

Red Bull Salzburg	0–0	Al-Hilal
	Report

Audi Field, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 16,167 ^[14]

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Red Bull Salzburg [15]

Al-Hilal [15]

GK 52 Christian Zawieschitzky RB 22 Stefan Lainer CB 23 Joane Gadou CB 2 Jacob Rasmussen LB 13 Frans Krätzig RM 45 Dorgeles Nene  77' CM 18 Mads Bidstrup (c) CM 5 Soumaila Diabate  36'  46' LM 30 Oscar Gloukh  65' CF 20 Edmund Baidoo  77' CF 9 Karim Onisiwo  65' Substitutions: DF 36 John Mellberg  46' FW 28 Adam Daghim  65' FW 8 Sōta Kitano  85'  65' MF 14 Maurits Kjærgaard  77' FW 11 Yorbe Vertessen  77' Manager: Thomas Letsch

GK 37 Yassine Bounou RB 20 João Cancelo  80' CB 87 Hassan Al-Tombakti  89' CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly LB 6 Renan Lodi  89' DM 8 Rúben Neves CM 22 Sergej Milinković-Savić CM 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari  89' RF 77 Malcom  68' CF 11 Marcos Leonardo LF 29 Salem Al-Dawsari (c) Substitutions: MF 28 Mohamed Kanno  68' DF 88 Hamad Al-Yami  80' DF 24 Moteb Al-Harbi  89' DF 78 Ali Lajami  89' MF 18 Musab Al-Juwayr  89' Manager: Simone Inzaghi

Man of the Match: Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal) [8] Assistant referees: [15] Bruno Boschilia (Brazil) Bruno Pires (Brazil) Fourth official: Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo) Video assistant referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) Assistant video assistant referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) Support video assistant referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)

Al-Hilal vs Pachuca

June 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)

8:00 pm CDT

Al-Hilal	2–0	Pachuca
S. Al-Dawsari 22' Marcos Leonardo 90+5'	Report

Geodis Park, Nashville

Attendance: 14,147 ^[16]

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Al-Hilal [17]

Pachuca [17]

GK 37 Yassine Bounou RB 20 João Cancelo  86' CB 87 Hassan Al-Tombakti  76' CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly  52' LB 6 Renan Lodi  45+4'  71' DM 8 Rúben Neves CM 22 Sergej Milinković-Savić CM 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari RF 77 Malcom  86' CF 11 Marcos Leonardo LF 29 Salem Al-Dawsari (c)  76' Substitutions: DF 24 Moteb Al-Harbi  71' MF 28 Mohamed Kanno  76' DF 78 Ali Lajami  76' DF 88 Hamad Al-Yami  86' MF 18 Musab Al-Juwayr  86' Manager: Simone Inzaghi

GK 13 Sebastián Jurado CB 4 Eduardo Bauermann CB 2 Sergio Barreto  17'  56' CB 16 Federico Pereira RM 14 Carlos Sánchez  77' CM 28 Elías Montiel CM 18 Agustín Palavecino  77' LM 3 Alonso Aceves RF 12 Alexéi Domínguez  45+1'  56' CF 23 Salomón Rondón (c) LF 29 Kenedy  63' Substitutions: DF 8 Bryan González  56' FW 30 Avilés Hurtado  56' MF 26 Alan Bautista  63' FW 9 Illian Hernández  77' MF 5 Pedro Pedraza  77' Manager: Jaime Lozano

Man of the Match: Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal) [8] Assistant referees: [17] Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands) Jan de Vries (Netherlands) Fourth official: Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo) Video assistant referee: Rob Dieperink (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy) Support video assistant referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

Red Bull Salzburg vs Real Madrid

June 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)

9:00 pm EDT

Red Bull Salzburg	0–3	Real Madrid
	Report	Vinícius 40' Valverde 45+3' G. García 84'

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Attendance: 64,811 ^[18]

Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Red Bull Salzburg [19]

Real Madrid [19]

GK 52 Christian Zawieschitzky RB 22 Stefan Lainer (c) CB 23 Joane Gadou CB 2 Jacob Rasmussen LB 13 Frans Krätzig RM 45 Dorgeles Nene  89' CM 5 Soumaila Diabate  73' CM 15 Mamady Diambou  46' LM 30 Oscar Gloukh CF 20 Edmund Baidoo  89' CF 21 Petar Ratkov  46' Substitutions: MF 14 Maurits Kjærgaard  46' FW 28 Adam Daghim  46' FW 11 Yorbe Vertessen  73' DF 6 Samson Baidoo  89' FW 9 Karim Onisiwo  89' Manager: Thomas Letsch

GK 1 Thibaut Courtois CB 22 Antonio Rüdiger  66' CB 14 Aurélien Tchouaméni CB 24 Dean Huijsen RM 12 Trent Alexander-Arnold CM 8 Federico Valverde (c)  74' CM 15 Arda Güler  66' LM 20 Fran García RF 5 Jude Bellingham  82' CF 30 Gonzalo García LF 7 Vinícius Júnior  66' Substitutions: MF 10 Luka Modrić  66' FW 11 Rodrygo  66' DF 31 Jacobo Ramón  66' MF 19 Dani Ceballos  74' FW 21 Brahim Díaz  82' Manager: Xabi Alonso

Man of the Match: Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) [8] Assistant referees: [19] Jerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola) Stephen Yiembe (Kenya) Fourth official: Ma Ning (China) Video assistant referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) Assistant video assistant referee: Hamza Al-Fariq (Morocco) Support video assistant referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)

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: ^[5]

• 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
Red Bull Salzburg					2								−2
Pachuca	1				1				2				−4
Real Madrid	1						1						−5
Al-Hilal	3								2				−5

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External links

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