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Club World Cup 2025: Results, fixtures and knockout schedule

The expanded version of the competition in the United States rounds out the last 16 phase with Chelsea still in with a chance but Man City’s hopes were ended by Al-Hilal

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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

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: Fluminense vs. 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)

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

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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