Some of the strongest club teams from around the globe will gather in the United States this summer. An expanded FIFA Club World Cup schedule will see 32 teams battle it out for the trophy which will be handed out when the final takes place in New Jersey on Sunday July 13th 2025.
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are the two Spanish clubs taking part, but Barcelona will not play at this edition of the Club World Cup due to their poor performance in European football over the past few years.
According to the latest soccer Betway odds, Los Blancos are the joint favourites to win the tournament, along with Manchester City. PSG, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan will also lead a strong European challenge.
| Group | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 3 | Team 4 |
| A | Palmeiras | Porto | Al Ahly | Inter Miami |
| B | Paris Saint-Germain | Atletico Madrid | Botafogo | Seattle Sounders |
| C | Bayern Munich | Auckland City | Boca Juniors | Benfica |
| D | Flamengo | Esperance de Tunis | Chelsea | TBD |
| E | River Plate | Urawa Red Diamonds | Monterrey | Inter Milan |
| F | Fluminense | Borussia Dortmund | Ulsan | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| G | Manchester City | Wydad | Al Ain | Juventus |
| H | Real Madrid | Al Hilal | Pachuca | Red Bull Salzburg |
The tournament will follow the same format as the most recent editions of the World Cup, with eight teams divided into four groups, and the top two progressing into the knockout stage.
Real Madrid are in Group H, along with Al Hilal, Pachuca and RB Salzburg, meanwhile Atletico Madrid are in a slightly tougher looking Group B with PSG, Botafogo and Seattle Sounders.
Despite the proximity of the tournament, we only know 31 of the 32 teams currently, after Club Leon of Mexico were removed for breaching rules on multi-club ownership. A replacement club will take their place in Group D.
One of many controversial aspects to this tournament was FIFA’s decision to award a place to Inter Miami, despite another club going on to win the 2024 MLS Cup. Leo Messi’s team will kick off the tournament at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium against Egyptian side Al Ahly on Friday June 14th.
8:00 PM EDT – Al Ahly (Egypt) vs Inter Miami CF (USA)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
One of the standout fixtures in the group stage sees Atletico Madrid take on PSG at the iconic Rose Bowl which hosted the 1994 World Cup final. Pasadena is one of 11 different 2025 Club World Cup host cities, with 12 stadiums being used for the tournament.
FIFA Club World Cup tickets remain quite easy to pick up for most group matches, so anyone hoping to catch some action in the United States shouldn’t struggle to get a seat for most of these games.
12:00 PM EDT – Bayern Munich (Germany) vs Auckland City (New Zealand)
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati
12:00 PM PDT – Paris Saint-Germain (France) vs Atletico Madrid (Spain)
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
6:00 PM EDT – Palmeiras (Brazil) vs Porto (Portugal)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
7:00 PM PDT – Botafogo (Brazil) vs Seattle Sounders FC (USA)
Lumen Field, Seattle
3:00 PM EDT – Chelsea (England) vs TBD
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
6:00 PM EDT – Boca Juniors (Argentina) vs Benfica (Portugal)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
9:00 PM EDT – Flamengo (Brazil) vs Esperance de Tunis (Tunisia)
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
12:00 PM EDT – Fluminense (Brazil) vs Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
12:00 PM PDT – River Plate (Argentina) vs Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)
Lumen Field, Seattle
6:00 PM EDT – Ulsan HD (South Korea) vs Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Inter and Co Stadium, Orlando
6:00 PM PDT – Monterrey (Mexico) vs Inter Milan (Italy)
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Real Madrid have been crowned Club World Cup winners a record five times, and they kick off their campaign for a sixth title in Miami. The opposition comes from a strong Al Hilal side, the 2023/24 winners of the big-spending Saudi Pro League.
12:00 PM EDT – Manchester City (England) vs Wydad AC (Morocco)
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
3:00 PM EDT – Real Madrid (Spain) vs Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
6:00 PM EDT – Pachuca (Mexico) vs Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati
9:00 PM EDT – Al Ain (UAE) vs Juventus (Italy)
Audi Field, Washington, D.C.
12:00 PM EDT – Palmeiras (Brazil) vs Al Ahly (Egypt)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
3:00 PM EDT – Inter Miami CF (USA) vs Porto (Portugal)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
3:00 PM PDT – Seattle Sounders FC (USA) vs Atletico Madrid (Spain)
Lumen Field, Seattle
6:00 PM PDT – Paris Saint-Germain (France) vs Botafogo (Brazil)
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
12:00 PM EDT – Benfica (Portugal) vs Auckland City (New Zealand)
Inter and Co Stadium, Orlando
2:00 PM EDT – Flamengo (Brazil) vs Chelsea (England)
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
5:00 PM CDT – TBD vs Esperance de Tunis (Tunisia)
Geodis Park, Nashville
9:00 PM EDT – Bayern Munich (Germany) vs Boca Juniors (Argentina)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
12:00 PM EDT – Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) vs Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati
12:00 PM PDT – Inter Milan (Italy) vs Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)
Lumen Field, Seattle
6:00 PM EDT – Fluminense (Brazil) vs Ulsan HD (South Korea)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
6:00 PM PDT – River Plate (Argentina) vs Monterrey (Mexico)
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
12:00 PM EDT – Juventus (Italy) vs Wydad AC (Morocco)
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
3:00 PM EDT – Real Madrid (Spain) vs Pachuca (Mexico)
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
6:00 PM EDT – Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) vs Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
Audi Field, Washington, D.C.
9:00 PM EDT – Manchester City (England) vs Al Ain (UAE)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
As in the actual World Cup, the final group games will take place simultaneously. Group B is the first to conclude, and Atleti will be looking to secure safe passage into the round-of-16 when they take on Botafogo of Brazil. Seattle Sounders host PSG in their own stadium in the other game.
12:00 PM PDT – Seattle Sounders FC (USA) vs Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Lumen Field, Seattle
12:00 PM PDT – Atletico Madrid (Spain) vs Botafogo (Brazil)
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
9:00 PM EDT – Inter Miami CF (USA) vs Palmeiras (Brazil)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
9:00 PM EDT – Porto (Portugal) vs Al Ahly (Egypt)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
2:00 PM CDT – Auckland City (New Zealand) vs Boca Juniors (Argentina)
Geodis Park, Nashville
3:00 PM EDT – Benfica (Portugal) vs Bayern Munich (Germany)
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
9:00 PM EDT – TBD vs Flamengo (Brazil)
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
9:00 PM EDT – Esperance de Tunis (Tunisia) vs Chelsea (England)
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
3:00 PM EDT – Borussia Dortmund (Germany) vs Ulsan HD (South Korea)
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati
3:00 PM EDT – Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) vs Fluminense (Brazil)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
6:00 PM PDT – Inter Milan (Italy) vs River Plate (Argentina)
Lumen Field, Seattle
6:00 PM PDT – Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) vs Monterrey (Mexico)
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Juventus meet Manchester City in another of the standout fixtures in the group stage on Thursday June 26th. The group action concludes later that evening, with Real Madrid hoping to secure top spot in Group H when they take on RB Salzburg in Philadelphia.
3:00 PM EDT – Juventus (Italy) vs Manchester City (England)
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
3:00 PM EDT – Wydad AC (Morocco) vs Al Ain (UAE)
Audi Field, Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM CDT – Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) vs Pachuca (Mexico)
Geodis Park, Nashville
9:00 PM EDT – Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) vs Real Madrid (Spain)
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
There’s just one rest day, before the knockout stage action commences on the weekend of June 28th/29th. We’ll have two games per day at this point and should they advance as runners-up in Group B, Atletico Madrid would play in the first round-of-16 game against the winners of Group A at Lincoln Financial Field. Win their group, and they’d be in action in Atlanta the following day.
The round-of-16 will conclude on Tuesday July 1st, with Real Madrid hoping to extend their schedule by winning their group and then taking on the runners-up in Group G, likely to be Man City or Juventus, in Miami on that day.
June 28, 2025
12:00 PM EDT – Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
June 28, 2025
4:00 PM EDT – Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group D
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
June 29, 2025
12:00 PM EDT – Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group A
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
June 29, 2025
4:00 PM EDT – Winner Group D vs Runner-up Group C
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
June 30, 2025
3:00 PM EDT – Winner Group E vs Runner-up Group F
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
June 30, 2025
9:00 PM EDT – Winner Group G vs Runner-up Group H
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
July 1, 2025
3:00 PM EDT – Winner Group H vs Runner-up Group G
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
July 1, 2025
9:00 PM EDT – Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group E
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
The tournament pauses for two days, before the quarter-finals kick off on Independence Day in the USA. If Real Madrid win their group and their round-of-16 tie, they’d be able to set up base in New Jersey for the remainder of the tournament, given all of their remaining games would be at MetLife Stadium, including the last of the quarter-finals on July 5th.
On the other side of the draw, potential quarter-final opponents for Atletico Madrid include the likes of Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Flamengo, Boca Juniors and Benfica.
July 4, 2025
3:00 PM EDT – Winner of Group E/F match vs Winner of Group G/H match
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
July 4, 2025
9:00 PM EDT – Winner of Group A/B match vs Winner of Group C/D match
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
July 5, 2025
12:00 PM EDT – Winner of Group B/A match vs Winner of Group D/C match
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
July 5, 2025
4:00 PM EDT – Winner of Group H/G match vs Winner of Group F/E match
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
The semi-final stage is where we see the first real deviation from the regular World Cup format, in that both of the last-four matches, as well as the final will all take place at MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets in the NFL.
This is the first point at which we could potentially get a Madrid derby. Real and Atletico, who also met in this season’s Champions League, could face off in the first semi-final were they to both finish as runners-up in their groups, or the second semi-final were they to both win their groups and continue to progress through the competition.
July 8, 2025
3:00 PM EDT – Winner of first quarter-final vs Winner of second quarter-final
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
July 9, 2025
3:00 PM EDT – Winner of third quarter-final vs Winner of fourth quarter-final
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
The 2025 Club World Cup winners will be crowned on Sunday July 13th when by far the longest ever edition of this tournament concludes.
Most things point towards a European winner, but there are some strong South American sides in the tournament too, including four Brazilian clubs and the big two from Buenos Aires – Boca and River.
Al Hilal are likely to be the strongest contenders from the other regions, while Inter Miami will be hoping that home advantage and the Messi factor can help propel them into the latter stages of the tournament.
July 13, 2025
3:00 PM EDT – Winner of first semi-final vs Winner of second semi-final
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
