A brand-new competition will be taking place in the summer of 2025, with some of the world’s biggest clubs eyeing glory in the USA.
FIFA have revamped their usually annual tournament, expanding it to 32 teams and making it an occasion scheduled for every four years instead.
Man City won the 2023 Club World Cup, but now the format has changed
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Man City won the 2023 Club World Cup, but now the format has changedCredit: AFP
It means teams from continents all over the world will now compete in a longer format and look to become the first-ever champions of the new event.
Lionel Messi will be involved with Inter Miami while Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane will feature too, along with Manchester City, Chelsea, PSG and others.
Club World Cup: Dates
The tournament will begin on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
It will run for just under a month until the final takes place on Sunday, July 13.
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The draw for the group stage is set for Thursday, December 5, 2024.
It is set to be held in Miami and will start at 6pm UK time.
It will also be broadcast for free on DAZN, while talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction from the draw.
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Club World Cup: Format
The Club World Cup will begin with a group stage composed of eight groups with four teams.
It will be played in a single-game round-robin format.
The top two teams from each group will reach the Round of 16.
And from then on, it is knockout football with the winner of each game progressing.
There will be a semi-final and final but no third-place play-off is scheduled.
Messi and Inter Miami are going to be part of the tournament
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Messi and Inter Miami are going to be part of the tournamentCredit: AFP
Club World Cup: How to watch
FIFA have announced a partnership with DAZN for them to stream the entire tournament for FREE.
That means all 63 matches will be available to billions of football fans worldwide, making it potentially one of the most watched sporting events of 2025.
It is currently unclear if you will have to already have a DAZN subscription to access this or if it will be available separately.
More information regarding this will follow in due course.
Club World Cup: Stadiums
The tournament will be played across 12 stadiums in the USA.
63 matches are set to be hosted at the venues with the final being played at the MetLife Stadium in New York, New Jersey.
Here are all the host venues at the Club World Cup:
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
TDL Stadium - Cincinnati
Bank of America Stadium - Charlotte
Rose Bowl Stadium - LA
Hard Rock Stadium - Miami
GEODIS Park - Nashville
MetLife Stadium - New York
Camping World Stadium - Orlando
Inter&Co Stadium - Orlando
Lincoln Financial Field - Philadelphia
Lumen Field - Seattle
Audi Field - Washington D.C
The MetLife Stadium will host the 2025 Club World Cup final
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The MetLife Stadium will host the 2025 Club World Cup finalCredit: Getty
Club World Cup: Teams
There will be a total of 32 teams playing in the brand-new tournament.
They are split between all of the international football confederations.
Four teams from Africa, four teams from Asia and four teams from North and Central America make up 12 of the sides involved.
Another six will come from South America, one team come from Oceania and one team will also come from the host country which is the USA.
The biggest chunk of teams will come from Europe, with 12 taking part.
Here’s the full list of confirmed teams to be taking part in the Club World Cup:
Real Madrid will be bringing their superstars to the USA
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Real Madrid will be bringing their superstars to the USACredit: Getty
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – participating clubs
Africa: Al Ahly FC (EGY), Espérance Sportive de Tunis (TUN), Mamelodi Sundowns FC (RSA), Wydad AC (MAR)
Asia: Al Ain FC (UAE), Al Hilal (KSA), Ulsan HD (KOR), Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
Europe: Atlético de Madrid (ESP), FC Bayern München (GER), SL Benfica (POR), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Chelsea FC (ENG), FC Internazionale Milano (ITA), Juventus FC (ITA), Manchester City (ENG), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), FC Porto (POR), Real Madrid CF (ESP), FC Salzburg (AUT)
North and Central America and the Caribbean: CF Monterrey (MEX), CF Pachuca (MEX), Club León (MEX), Inter Miami CF (USA), Seattle Sounders FC (USA)
Oceania: Auckland City FC (NZL)
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South America: CA Boca Juniors (ARG), Botafogo (BRA), CR Flamengo (BRA), Fluminense FC (BRA), SE Palmeiras (BRA), CA River Plate (ARG)