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The Fifa Club World Cup 2025 continues with Chelsea in the last eight but Manchester City are out after suffering a shock loss to Al-Hilal.
Real Madrid will hope to avoid another upset later tonight when they take on Juventus, with Borussia Dortmund rounding out the last 16 against Monterrey.
Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich are now preparing to take on Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals.
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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami were thrashed 4-0 by Luis Enrique’s side, who are now the favourites. Here’s everything you need to know about the Club World Cup and the full schedule and fixtures:
Club World Cup schedule and fixtures
GROUP STAGE
Saturday, June 14
Group A: Al Ahly 0-0 Inter Miami
Sunday, June 15
Group C: Bayern Munich 10-0 Auckland City
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 Atlético Madrid
Group A: Palmeiras 0-0 Porto
Group B: Botafogo 2-1 Seattle Sounders
Monday, June 16
Group C: Chelsea 2-0 LAFC
Group D: Boca Juniors 2-2 Benfica
Group C: Flamengo 2-0 Espérance de Tunis
Tuesday, June 17
Group F: Fluminense 0-0 Borussia Dortmund
Group E River Plate 3-1 Urawa Red Diamonds
Group F: Ulsan HD 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns
Group E: Monterrey 1-1 Inter Milan
Wednesday, June 18
Group G: Manchester City 2-0 Wydad AC
Group H: Real Madrid 1-1 Al Hilal
Group H: Pachuca 1-2 FC Salzburg
Group G: Al Ain 0-5 Juventus
Thursday, June 19
Group A: Palmeiras 2-0 Al Ahly
Group A: Inter Miami 2-1 Porto
Group B: Seattle Sounders 1-3 Atlético Madrid
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Botafogo
Friday, June 20
Group C: Benfica 6-0 Auckland City
Group D: Flamengo 3-1 Chelsea
Group D: LAFC 0-1 Espérance de Tunis,
Group C: Bayern Munich 2-1 Boca Juniors
Saturday, June 21
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns 3-4 Borussia Dortmund
Group E: Inter Milan 2-1 Urawa Red Diamonds
Group F: Fluminense 4-2 Ulsan HD
Group E: River Plate 0-0 Monterrey
Sunday, June 22
Group G: Juventus 4-1 Wydad AC
Group H: Real Madrid 3-1 Pachuca
Group H: FC Salzburg 0-0 Al Hilal
Group G: Manchester City 6-0 Al Ain
Monday, June 23
Group B: Atlético Madrid 1-0 Botafogo
Group B: Seattle Sounders 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain
Group A: Inter Miami 2-2 Palmeiras
Group A: Porto 4-4 Al Ahly
Tuesday, June 24
Group C: Benfica 1-0 Bayern Munich
Group C: Auckland City 1-1 Boca Juniors
Group D: Espérance de Tunis 0-3 Chelsea
Group D: LAFC 1-1 Flamengo
Wednesday, June 25
Group F: Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Ulsan HD
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns 0-0 Fluminense
Group E: Inter Milan 2-0 River Plate
Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds 0-4 Monterrey
Thursday, June 26
Group G: Wydad AC 1-2 Al Ain
Group G: Juventus 2-5 Manchester City
Group H: Al Hilal 2-0 Mexico Pachuca
Group H: FC Salzburg 0-3 Real Madrid
ROUND OF 16
Saturday, June 28
Match 49: Palmeiras 1-0 Botafogo
Match 50: Benfica 1-4 Chelsea
Sunday, June 29
Match 51: PSG 4-0 Inter Miami
Match 52: Flamengo 2-4 Bayern Munich
Monday, June 30
Match 53: Inter Milan 0-2 Fluminense (Charlotte)
Match 54: Manchester City 3-4 (AET) Al-Hilal (Orlando)
Tuesday, July 1
Match 55: Real Madrid vs. Juventus (Atlanta)
Match 56: Borussia Dortmund vs. Monterrey (Miami)
QUARTER-FINALS
Friday, July 4
Match 57: Palmeiras vs. Chelsea (Philadelphia)
Match 58: Inter Milan or Fluminense vs. Manchester City or Al-Hilal (Orlando)
Saturday, July 5
Match 59: PSG vs. Bayern Munich (Atlanta)
Match 60: Real Madrid or Juventus vs. Borussia Dortmund or Monterrey (East Rutherford)
SEMI-FINALS
Tuesday, July 8
Match 61: Winners of Match 57 vs. Winners of Match 58 (East Rutherford)
Wednesday, July 9
Match 62: Winners of Match 59 vs. Winners of Match 60 (East Rutherford)
FINAL
Sunday, July 13
Match 63: Winners of Match 61 vs. Winners of Match 62 (East Rutherford)
How did clubs qualify?
The 32 entrants are listed below, as well as how they earned qualification:
Al Ahly (EGY) – 2020/21, 2022/23 and 2023/24 CAF Champions League
Wydad (MAR) – 2021/22 CAF Champions League
ES Tunis (TUN) - CAF ranking pathway
Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) - CAF ranking pathway
Al Hilal (KSA) – 2021 AFC Champions League
Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) – 2022 AFC Champions League
Al Ain (UAE) - 2023/24 AFC Champions League
Ulsan HD FC (KOR) - AFC ranking pathway
Chelsea (ENG) – 2020/21 UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid (ESP) – 2021/22 and 2023/24 UEFA Champions League
Manchester City (ENG) – 2022/23 UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich (GER) – UEFA ranking pathway
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) – UEFA ranking pathway
Inter Milan (ITA) – UEFA ranking pathway
Porto (POR) - UEFA ranking pathway
Benfica (POR) – UEFA ranking pathway
Borussia Dortmund (GER) - UEFA ranking pathway
Juventus (ITA) - UEFA ranking pathway
Atletico Madrid (ESP) - UEFA ranking pathway
FC Salzburg (AUT) - UEFA ranking pathway
Monterrey (MEX) – 2021 Concacaf Champions Cup
Seattle Sounders (USA) – 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup
LAFC (USA) – 2025 Concacaf play-off
Pachuca (MEX) - 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup
Auckland City (NZL) – OFC ranking pathway
Palmeiras (BRA) – 2021 CONMEBOL Libertadores
Flamengo (BRA) – 2022 CONMEBOL Libertadores
Fluminense (BRA) – 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores
Botafogo(BRA) - 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores
River Plate (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway
Boca Juniors (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway
Inter Miami (USA) - Host nation slot
Odds
Accurate as of 27/06/25
Manchester City 11/4
PSG 10/3
Real Madrid 5/1
Bayern Munich 7/1
Chelsea 12/1
Inter Milan 16/1
Palmeiras 25/1
Borussia Dortmund 33/1
Flamengo 33/1
Juventus 33/1
Benfica 40/1
Botafogo 40/1
Al Hilal 50/1
Fluminense 66/1
Inter Miami 100/1
Monterrey 100/1
When and where will the Club World Cup be held?
The 2025 Club World Cup takes place in the United States and begins on 15 June with the final on 13 July. The venues are as follows, with Miami hosting the opening match and the final held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia
TQL Stadium – Cincinnati, Ohio
Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, North Carolina
Rose Bowl Stadium – Los Angeles, California
Hard Rock Stadium – Miami, Florida
GEODIS Park – Nashville, Tennessee
MetLife Stadium – New Jersey
Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Florida
Inter&Co Stadium – Orlando, Florida
Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lumen Field – Seattle, Washington
Audi Field – Washington, DC.
What’s the format?
The top two teams in each group progress to the knockout stage, which begins with a last 16 stage, before quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. There is no third-place play-off.
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