The draw has been made for the inaugural 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as the 32 teams found out their opponents for the very first time in the competition. Hosted at the Telemundo Center in Miami, United States of America, football's finest now have their sights set on the showdown.
English sides Manchester City and Chelsea discovered their fate as they were drawn with Juventus and Flamengo respectively.
Who are the 32 participants
The 32 participants are from six continents around the world - Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Oceania. Each confederation has a set number of clubs with 12 from UEFA, four from CAF, four from AFC, five from CONCACAF (including the host club nation), six from COMEBOL, and one team from OFC. Inter Miami CF was awarded the final spot in the competition after they won the MLS Supporters Shield in 2023.
Here are the teams taking part in the FIFA Club World Cup: Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Porto, Paris Saint Germain, Juventus, RB Salzburg, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund (all Europe).
From Africa, the teams are Al Hilal, Urawa Red Diamonds, Al Ain, Ulsan HD, Al Ahly, Wydad, Esperance de Tunis, and Mamelodi Sundowns.
Monterrey, Seattle Sounders, Leon, Pachuca, and Inter Miami from North America.
Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo, River Plate, Boca Juniors from the South American continent.
Al Ain, Al Hilal, Urawa Red Diamonds, and Ulsan represent the Asian contingent, whilst Auckland City is the only representative from Oceania.
The outcome of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup draw
One of the stand-out matchups includes Real Madrid being drawn against Al Hilal from Suadi Arabia in Group H. The result of the draw was made below:
Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami
Group B: Paris Saint Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders
Group C: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Boca Juniors, Auckland Cty
Group D: Flamengo, Chelsea, Club Leon, Esperance de Tunis
Group E: River Plate, Inter Milan, CF Monterrey, Urawa Red Diamonds
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan HD, Mamelodi Sundowns
Group G: Manchester City, Juventus, Wydad AC, Al Ain
Group H: Real Madrid, FC Salzburg, Al Hilal, CF Pachuca
When and where is the 2025 Club World Cup?
The FIFA Club World Cup is a month-long tournament and will take place in the summer of 2025. It starts on June 15, with the final on July 13 which takes place at the MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey.
The competition takes place in the United States across 12 stadiums:
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte)
TQL Stadium (Cincinnati)
Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles)
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami)
GEODIS Park (Nashville)
Camping World Stadium (Orlando)
Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando)
LincoIn Financial Field (Philadelphia)
Lumen Field (Seattle)
Audi Field (Washington D.C.)
