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2025 Club World Cup takes place in the United States between June 15 and July 13; competition expanded from annual tournament with seven teams to 32-team tournament every four years; Man City and Chelsea among 12 European clubs taking part; Lionel Messi's Inter Miami feature Wednesday 2 April 2025 15: 39, UK The expanded FIFA Club World Cup takes place in 2025, featuring Manchester City and Chelsea - and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami - involved. The new-look Club World Cup will feature 32 teams and will be played every four years from the summer of 2025. It is an expansion of the previous version of the tournament, which took place every year and involved just seven teams from around the world. From format to key dates, the venues and the full match schedule, here's all you need to know about the FIFA Club World Cup. The Club World Cup will take place over 29 days in the summer of 2025. The tournament starts on June 15, with the final taking place on July 13. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Chelsea could face Los Angeles FC or Club America of Mexico in their opening game of the Club World Cup on June 16 in Atlanta. The final place in the month-long tournament could be determined in a one-off winner-takes-all playoff between Los Angeles FC and Club America. The winner would replace Club Leon of Mexico, who were removed from the 32-tournament because of FIFA rules on multi-club ownership. The winners of the Club World Cup will receive up to £97m ($125m) from FIFA. Prize money of £774m ($1bn) is to be shared between the 32 clubs - with £406m ($525m) participation fee shared based on sporting and commercial criteria, and £368m ($475m) shared based on sporting performance. FIFA are not keeping any revenue and it expects to share another £200m ($250m) with clubs across the world as solidarity payments. Sky Sports News chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol: "It's a lot of money because this is just all four weeks work, it's just for seven games. "If you win the FA Cup, the oldest domestic competition in world football, you get through £3. 9m. But of course, winning the FA Cup, you don't want to win the FA Cup just for money, you want to win it for the prestige. "If you win the Premier League, that is worth around £176m. The Champions League, the new format, it's estimated that you could earn up to £135m, if you win it, but that is for playing up to 15 games, and the club World Cup £97m. " Group A: Palmeiras (Brz), Porto (Por), Al Ahly (Egy), Inter Miami (USA) Group B: Paris Saint-Germain (Fra), Atletico Madrid (Esp), Botafogo (Brz), Seattle Sounders (USA) Group C: Bayern Munich (Ger), Benfica (Por), Boca Juniors (Arg), Auckland City (Nzl) Group D: Flamengo (Brz), Chelsea (Eng), Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tun), TBC - Club Leon removed from competition, replacement TBC Group E: River Plate (Arg), Inter Milan (Ita), CF Monterrey (Mex), Urawa Red Diamonds (Jpn) Group F: Fluminense (Brz), Borussia Dortmund (Ger), Ulsan HD (Kor), Mamelodi Sundowns (Rsa) Group G: Manchester City (Eng), Juventus (Ita), Wydad AC (Mor), Al Ain (UAE) Group H: Real Madrid (Esp), FC Salzburg (Aut), Al Hilal (Rsa), CF Pachuca (Mex) Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The tournament format works exactly the same as the FIFA World Cup, only for clubs.
The 32 teams have been divided into eight groups of four teams, with the top two teams in each group qualifying for the knockout stage.
The last-16 stage - the first single knockout round - then moves to the quarter-final, semi-final and then final. There is no third-place play-off between the two losing semi-final teams. Saturday June 14 Group A: Al Ahly vs Inter Miami - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 1am Sunday June 15 Group C: Bayern Munich vs Auckland City - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; kick off 5pm Group B: PSG vs Atletico Madrid - Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 8pm Group A: Palmeiras vs Porto - Met Life Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 11pm Group B: Botafogo vs Seattle Sounders - Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 3am Monday June 16 Group D: Chelsea vs TBC - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 8pm Group C: Boca Juniors vs Benfica - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 11pm Group D: Flamengo vs Esperance de Tunis - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 2am Tuesday June 17 Group F: Fluminense vs Borussia Dortmund - Met Life Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 5pm Group E: River Plate vs Urawa Red Diamonds - Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 8pm Group F: Ulsan HD vs Mamelodi Sundowns - Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando; kick off 11pm Group E: Monterrey vs Inter Milan - Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 2am Wednesday June 18 Group G: Man City vs Wydad AC - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 5pm Group H: Real Madrid vs Al Hilal - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 8pm Group H: CF Pachuca vs FC Salzburg - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; kick off 11pm Group G: Al Ain vs Juventus - Audi Field, Washington, D. C; kick off 2am Thursday June 19 Group A: Palmeiras vs Al Ahly - Met Life Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 5pm Group A: Inter Miami vs Porto - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 8pm Group B: Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid - Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 8pm Group B: PSG vs Botafogo - Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 11pm Friday June 20 Group C: Benfica vs Auckland City - Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando; kick off 5pm Group D: Flamengo vs Chelsea - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 7pm Group D: TBC vs Esperance de Tunis - GEODIS Park, Nashville; kick off 10pm Group C: Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 2am Club Leon have been removed from the Club World Cup as it and another Mexican club in the tournament, CF Pachuca, failed to meet criteria on multi-club ownership.
"FIFA has determined that Club Leon will be removed from the competition, with the club to be admitted as a replacement to be announced in due course, " FIFA said in a statement.
Pachuca’s spot at the competition in America is unaffected. Club Leon were due to be in the same group as Chelsea. Saturday June 21 Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Bosurissa Dortmund - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; kick off 5pm Group E: Inter Milan vs Urawa Red Diamonds - Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 5pm Group F: Fluminense vs Ulsan HD - Met Life Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 11pm Group E: River Plate vs Monterrey - Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 11pm Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sunday, 22 June Group G: Juventus vs Wydad AC - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 5pm Group H: Real Madrid vs CF Pachuca - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; kick off 8pm Group H: FC Salzburg vs Al Hilal - Audi Field, Washington, D. C; kick off 11pm Group G: Man City vs Al Ain - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 2am Monday, 23 June Group B: Seattle Sounders vs PSG - Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 5pm Group B: Atletico Madrid vs Botafogo - Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 5pm Group A: Inter Miami vs Palmeiras - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 2am Group A: Porto vs Al Ahly - Met Life Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 2am Tuesday, 24 June Group C: Auckland City vs Boca Juniors - GEODIS Park, Nashville; kick off 7pm Group C: Benfica vs Bayern Munich - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; kick off 8pm Group D: TBC vs Flamengo - Camping World Stadium, Orlando; kick off 2am Group D: Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 2am Wednesday, 25 June Group F: Borussia Dortmund vs Ulsan HD - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; kick off 8pm Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Fluminense - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 8pm Group E: Inter Milan vs River Plate - Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 11pm Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs Monterrey - Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 11pm Thursday, 26 June Group G: Juventus vs Man City - Camping World Stadium, Orlando; kick off 8pm Group G: Wydad AC vs Al Ain - Audi Field, Washington, D. C; kick off 8pm Group H: Al Hilal vs CF Pachuca - GEODIS Park, Nashville; kick off 1am Group H: FC Salzberg vs Real Madrid - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 2am Knockout stage - round of 16 Saturday, 28 June Match 49: Group A winners vs Group B runners-up - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 5pm Match 50: Group C winners vs Group D runners-up - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; kick off 9pm Sunday, 29 June Match 51: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 5pm Match 52: Group D winners vs Group C runners-up - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 9pm Monday, 30 June Match 53: Group E winners vs Group F runners-up - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; kick off 8pm Match 54: Group G winners vs Group H runners-up - Camping World Stadium, Orlando; kick off 2am Tuesday, 1 July Match 55: Group H winners vs Group G runners-up - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 8pm Match 56: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 2am Quarter-final fixtures Friday, 4 July Match 57: Winner match 53 vs Winner match 54 - Camping World Stadium, Orlando; kick off 8pm Match 58: Winner match 49 vs Winner match 50 - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 2am Saturday, 5 July Match 59: Winner match 51 vs Winner match 52 - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 5pm Match 60: Winner match 55 vs Winner match 56 - Met Life Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 9pm Semi-final fixtures Tuesday, 8 July Match 61: Winner match 57 vs Winner match 58 - Met Life Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 8pm Wednesday, 9 July Match 62: Winner match 59 vs Winner match 60 - Met Life Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 8pm FIFA Club World Cup Final Sunday, 13 July Match 63: Winner match 61 vs Winner match 62 - Met Life Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 8pm Tom from Southampton became a millionaire for free with Super 6! Could you be the next jackpot winner? Play for free! Tom from Southampton became a millionaire for free with Super 6! Could you be the next jackpot winner? Play for free!
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