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Take it to the World Tournament details Host country United States Dates June 14 – July 13 Teams 32 (from 6 confederations) Venue(s) 12 (in 11 host cities) ← 2023 FIFA Club World Cup \ ← 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup2029 → The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, also marketed as FIFA Club World Cup 25,[1][2] is the planned 21st edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, an international club soccer competition organized by FIFA. The tournament is scheduled to be played in the United States from June 14 to July 13, 2025. It is planned to be the first under an expanded format with 32 teams,[3] including the winners of the four previous continental championships.[4][5] Manchester City enters the tournament as the defending champion, having won its first title in the last tournament under the old format in 2023.[6]

The expanded tournament format was announced in March 2019 and originally scheduled to be hosted by China in 2021 until a postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. FIFA approved the allocation of slots between confederations in February 2023 and announced the United States as the host country four months later. The FIFA Intercontinental Cup was established as an annual tournament using a very similar version of the old format.

The expansion of the tournament was met with criticism by players' union FIFPRO and the World Leagues Forum due to the impact it is expected to have on fixture congestion and player welfare.

Background and format

The new FIFA Club World Cup trophy displayed at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Tunis, Tunisia. Since its return from hiatus in 2005, the FIFA Club World Cup had been held annually in December and was limited to the winners of continental club competitions.[7] As early as late 2016, FIFA president Gianni Infantino suggested expanding the Club World Cup to 32 teams beginning in 2019 and rescheduling it to June/July to be more balanced and attractive to broadcasters and sponsors.[8] In late 2017, FIFA discussed proposals to expand the competition to 24 teams and have it be played every four years starting in 2021, replacing the FIFA Confederations Cup.[9] The expanded format and schedule of Club World Cup, to be played in June and July 2021, was confirmed at the March 2019 FIFA Council meeting in Miami.[10][11] China was appointed as host in October 2019,[12] but the 2021 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13][14]

On June 23, 2023, FIFA confirmed that the United States would host the 2025 tournament as a prelude to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[15] The 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams with the top two teams in each group qualifying to the knockout stage.[16] The format will be the same of that used in the FIFA World Cup between 1998 and 2022, with the exception of a third-place play-off.[17]

In January 2024, it was reported that the tournament would mainly take place on the East Coast to be closer to European broadcasters and viewers while also avoiding conflicts with the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which will also take place primarily in the United States around the same time, but mainly in the Western part of the country.[18]

Slot allocation Al-HilalUrawa Red DiamondsUlsan HDAl AinAl AhlyWydadEspérance de TunisMamelodi SundownsMonterreySeattle Sounders FCPachucaLos Angeles FCPalmeirasBuenos AiresRio de JaneiroAuckland CityEuropeInter Miami CFBuenos Aires teams Boca Juniors River PlateRio de Janeiro teams Botafogo Flamengo Fluminense class=notpageimage| Location of the non-UEFA teams participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup SalzburgChelseaManchester CityParis Saint-GermainBayern MunichBorussia DortmundInter MilanJuventusPortoBenficaMadridMadrid teams Atlético Madrid Real Madrid class=notpageimage| Location of the UEFA teams participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup On February 14, 2023, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation for the 2025 tournament based on a "set of objective metrics and criteria". UEFA was awarded the most slots with twelve, while CONMEBOL was given the second most with six. The AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF were all given four slots, while the OFC and the host association were given one slot each.[19] On March 14, 2023, the FIFA Council approved the key principles of the access list for the tournament.[20] The principles are as follows, considering competitions completed during a four-year period from 2021 to 2024:[21]

CONMEBOL and UEFA (more than four slots): access for the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2021 and 2024, with additional teams to be determined by a club ranking of the four-year period.[21] AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF (four slots each): access for the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2021 and 2024.[21][note 1] OFC (one slot): access for the highest-ranked club among the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2021 and 2024.[21][note 2] Host country (one slot): this was determined at a later stage. If a club wins two or more seasons of its confederation's top club competition, additional teams will be determined by a club ranking over the four-year period. Furthermore, a restriction of two clubs per association will be applied, with the exception of champion clubs if more than two clubs from the same association win their confederation's top club competition. The calculation method for the four-year club rankings within each confederation was based on the teams' performance in their respective continental tournaments during seasons completed between 2021 and 2024.[24]

For confederations other than UEFA, the method was as follows:[24]

3 points for a win 1 point for a draw 3 points for successful progression to each new stage of the competition In the case of UEFA, due to the existence of the well-established UEFA club coefficient system, the method used by UEFA to calculate the club coefficient was "exceptionally applied" to rank the European teams.[24][note 3]