Teams have discovered their opponents for next summer's FIFA Club World Cup
The expanded tournament will feature 32 teams in the United States next year
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By MICHAEL PAVITT
Published: 14:38 EST, 5 December 2024 | Updated: 15:51 EST, 5 December 2024
Manchester City have been handed the headline match of the FIFA Club World Cup group stage with the Premier League champions drawn to face Juventus.
Pep Guardiola's side discovered their three group stage opponents for next summer's tournament following the draw in the United States.
The clash against Juventus was the stand out fixture drawn, with the two teams having been placed into Group G.
Man City will also face Moroccan side Wydad AC and UAE outfit Al Ain in the group stage.
Guardiola's side will head into the expanded 32-team tournament as the defending champions having won last year's event in Saudi Arabia, which featured seven sides.
Man City meet Wydad in their first match and will conclude the group stage against Juventus.
Manchester City have been handed the tie of the FIFA Club World Cup group stage
Pep Guardiola's side have been drawn in a group with Serie A heavyweights Juventus
Chelsea have been handed a favourable group stage draw for next summer's tournament
Chelsea will be reunited with their former defender David Luiz, after Enzo Maresca's side were drawn to face Brazilian side Flamengo in the group stage.
Flamengo, who qualified by winning the 2022 Copa Libertadores, are also managed by former Blues full back Filipe Luis.
Chelsea have been joined in Group D by Mexican side Club Leon and Tunisia's Esperance Sportive de Tunis.
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will feature in the tournament's opening match against Egyptian side Al Ahly at the Hard Rock Stadium.
The teams are joined by Palmeiras and Porto in Group A.
Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid meet in the headline match in Group B, with the teams joined by newly crowned Copa Libertadores winners Botafogo and MLS side Seattle Sounders.
Bayern Munich will also meet European opponents in the group stage after being drawn with Benfica, along with South American giants Boca Juniors and New Zealand’s Auckland City.
Italian champions Inter Milan face River Plate, Monterrey and Urawa Red Diamonds in Group E, while Borussia Dortmund meet Fluminense, Ulsan HD and Mamelodi Sundowns in Group F.
Chelsea will be reunited with cult hero David Luiz when they face Flamengo in the group stage
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will feature in the tournament's opening match against Egypt's Al Ahly
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has overseen the expansion of the tournament to 32 teams
A new trophy for the expanded competition was revealed at the draw ceremony in Miami
The top two teams in each group will advance to the last-16 of the FIFA Club World Cup
Reigning Champions League holders Real Madrid could meet an old foe in Neymar, having been drawn against the former Barcelona star’s side Al-Hilal in Group H.
The Spanish giants and Saudi Arabia side will also meet Pachuca of Mexico and Austria’s Red Bull Salzburg.
The top two teams in each group will advance to the round of 16.
Chelsea and Man City represent English clubs in the tournament as a result of winning the Champions League in 2021 and 2023 respectively.
Should Chelsea and Man City both win their groups, they would only be able to meet in the final.
The expanded competition will run from June 15 to July 13 next year, with 12 venues in 11 cities hosting matches in the United States.
The draw was held over 90 minutes from two locations in Miami, with a new trophy unveiled for the tournament.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who has overseen the expansion to 32 teams, was joined by several football legends for the draw.
US president-elect Donald Trump sent a video message for the draw, while his daughter Ivanka drew out the first team.
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