Chelsea and Manchester City join the giants of world football to discover their fate in the Club World Cup draw with the expanded competition to take place in the United States next summer
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola kisses the FIFA Club World Cup trophy
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Group H confirmed19:34
Group G confirmed19:32
Group B confirmed 19:31
Group E confirmed19:29
Group F confirmed19:27
The draw for the inaugral edition of the new Club World Cup format is complete.
The event got underway on Thursday evening in Miami, ahead of this summer's tournament in the United States. In addition to the teams learning their opponents, a message from Donald Trump played and a new trophy was unveiled.
Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich all discovered who they face in the 32-team competition with rivals from all across the globe. The expanded tournament will take place between June 15 and July 13 2025.
City will face Wydad in their opening game, and also see Al Ain and Juventus in their group. Enzo Maresca's Chelsea side will face off against Flamengo. Esperance Sportive de Tunisie and open their tournament against Club Leon.
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami meanwhile play in the tournament's first match against Al Ahly and are also joined by Porto and Palmeiras in Group A.
Take a look how the draw unfolded and the complete groups below.
19:35Scott Trotter
And there we go.
We go there, well done for sticking through.
Check out the full draw here.
19:34KEY EVENT
Group H confirmed
1. Real Madrid
2. Al Hilal
3. Pachuca
4. Salzburg
19:32KEY EVENT
Group G confirmed
1. Man City
2. Wydad
3. Al Ain
4. Juventus
19:31KEY EVENT
Group B confirmed
1. PSG
2. Atletico Madrid
3. Botafogo
4. Seattle Sounders
19:29KEY EVENT
Group E confirmed
Group E
1. River Plate
2. Urawa Red Diamonds
3. Monterrey
4. Inter Milan
19:27KEY EVENT
Group F confirmed
Group F
1. Fluminense
2. Borussia Dortmund
3. Ulsan
4. Mamelodi Sundowns
19:25KEY EVENT
Group D complete
Group D
1. Flamengo
2. Espérance Sportive de Tunis
3. Chelsea
4. Club Leon
19:23KEY EVENT
Group C confirmed
Group C
1. Bayern Munich
2. Auckland City
3. Boca Juniors
4. Benfica
19:22KEY EVENT
Group A confirmed
1. Palmeiras
2. Porto
3. Al Ahly
4. Inter Miami
19:21Scott Trotter
Pot 4 underway
Inter Miami and of course Lionel Messi move straight into Group A. They face Al Ahly in the opening game of the tournament.
Group A
1. Palmeiras
2. Porto
3. Al Ahly
4. Inter Miami
19:19KEY EVENT
Pot 3 wraps up
Al Hilal - and the likes of Mitrovic, Cancelo, Neymar and Ruben Neves - go into group H.
Group A
1. Palmeiras
2. Porto
4. Al Ahly
Group B
1. PSG
2. Atletico Madrid
3. Botafogo
Group C
1. Bayern Munich
3. Boca Juniors
4. Benfica
Group D
1. Flamengo
3. Chelsea
4. Club Leon
Group E
1. River Plate
3. Monterrey
4. Inter Milan
Group F
1. Fluminense
2. Borussia Dortmund
3. Ulsan
Group G
1. Man City
2. Wydad
4. Juventus
Group H
1. Real Madrid
2. Al Hilal
4. Salzburg
19:16Scott Trotter
Wydad
2022 African champions from Morocco head into Group G and face City first.
Group G
1. Man City
2. Wydad
4. Juventus
19:14Scott Trotter
Ulsan
The South Korean side head into Group F.
Group F
1. Fluminense
2. Borussia Dortmund
3. Ulsan
19:12Scott Trotter
Monterrey
More Mexican.
Group E
1. River Plate
3. Monterrey
4. Inter Milan
19:11Scott Trotter
Club Leon
The Mexican side move into Group D. Chelsea's first match confirmed.
Group D
1. Flamengo
3. Chelsea
4. Club Leon
19:09Scott Trotter
Boca Juniors
Group C
1. Bayern Munich
3. Boca Juniors
4. Benfica
19:06Scott Trotter
Al Ahly drawn
Group A
1. Palmeiras
2. Porto
4. Al Ahly
19:04Scott Trotter
Pot 3 to get underway
Botafogo first out having just won the Copa Libertadores less than a week ago.
Group B
1. PSG
2. Atletico Madrid
3. Botafogo
19:01Scott Trotter
Break in the draw
Another package for the host cities.
Philadelphia, Charlotte, Nashville, Atalanta, Seattle, Orlando, LA, Washington DC, Cincinnati, Miami, New York New Jersey.
18:59KEY EVENT
Groups after pot 2
Salzburg the final team drawn.
Group A
1. Palmeiras
2. Porto
Group B
1. PSG
2. Atletico Madrid
Group C
1. Bayern Munich
4. Benfica
Group D
1. Flamengo
3. Chelsea
Group E
1. River Plate
4. Inter Milan
Group F
1. Fluminense
2. Borussia Dortmund
Group G
1. Man City
4. Juventus
Group H
1. Real Madrid
4. Salzburg
18:57Scott Trotter
Juventus the penultimate team from pot 2
They join Manchester City.
Group G
1. Man City
4. Juventus
18:55Scott Trotter
Borussia Dortmund
They join group F.
Group F
1. Fluminense
2. Borussia Dortmund
18:53Scott Trotter
Inter go into group E
1. River Plate
4. Inter Milan
18:51Scott Trotter
Benfica next drawn out
Group C
1. Bayern Munich
4. Benfica
18:49Scott Trotter
Atletico Madrid
Tough start.
Group B
1. PSG
2. Atletico Madrid
18:48Scott Trotter
Group D it is
1. Flamengo
3. Chelsea
18:47KEY EVENT
Chelsea drawn
Constraints galore this time. They're working out the group and position in the group.
18:46Scott Trotter
Porto drawn
Group A
1. Palmeiras
2. Porto
18:44Scott Trotter
Pot two coming up
European sides fill out this pot.
18:43Scott Trotter
Pot One complete
Group A
1. Palmeiras
Group B
1. PSG
Group C
1. Bayern Munich
Group D
1. Flamengo
Group E
1. River Plate
Group F
1. Fluminense
Group G
1. Man City
Group H
1. Real Madrid
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