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Club World Cup draw pairs Man City with Juventus; Chelsea face Flamengo

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Defending champions Manchester City will face Juventus in the group stage of the Fifa Club World Cup next summer, while Chelsea meet Brazilian side Flamengo.

Pep Guardiola's City, who beat Brazilian side Fluminense to win the tournament for the first time in 2023, begin their title defence against Morocco's Wydad and also play Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates in Group G.

Chelsea, winners of the 2021 final, were also drawn alongside Mexico's Club Leon and Tunisian side Esperance Sportive de Tunisie in Group D.

The revamped Fifa Club World Cup, which has been expanded to 32 teams, will take place in the United States between 15 June and 13 July next year.

A complex and lengthy draw ceremony was held across two separate Miami locations and lasted more than 90 minutes, during which a new Club World Cup trophy was revealed.

There was also a video message from incoming US president Donald Trump, whose daughter Ivanka drew the first team.

Inter Miami will take on Egyptian side Al Ahly at the Hard Rock Stadium in the opening match, staged in Miami.

Elsewhere, Paris St-Germain were drawn against Atletico Madrid in Group B, while Bayern Munich meet Benfica in another all-European group-stage match-up.

Teams will play each other once in the group phase and the top two will progress to the knockout stage.

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Fifa Club World Cup 2025 draw

Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami

Group B: Paris St-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders

Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica

Group D: Flamengo, Esperance Sportive de Tunisie, Chelsea, Club Leon

Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan

Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns

Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus

Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg

More to follow.

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