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FIFA Club World Cup 2025 venues
June 14, 2025 - July 13, 2025 - The United States hosts the inaugural edition of the expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup. Host team Inter Miami will open the tournament with a clash against Al Ahly of Egypt at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on June 14. Twelve stadia will stage 63 matches over four weeks, at: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York New Jersey, Orlando (two stadia), Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington.
Reigning UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid kick off their campaign against Saudi Arabian outfit Al Hilal in Group H, while a fiercely competitive Group B includes Bayern Munich, Boca Juniors and Benfica. Other continental champions include Al Ain of United Arab Emirates, Auckland City from New Zealand, Mexican team Pachuca and three Brazilian winners of the Copa Libertadores, Flamengo, Fluminense and Botafogo, while European teams are also heavily represented.
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 draw:
Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami
Group B: Paris St-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders
Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica
Group D: Flamengo, Esperance Sportive de Tunisie, Chelsea, Club Leon
Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns
Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus
Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg
A total of 32 teams will compete in the tournament, with places distributed as follows between the international football confederations
Africa: 4 CAF teams.
Asia: 4 AFC teams.
Europe: 12 UEFA teams.
North and Central America, Caribbean: 4 Concacaf teams (plus Inter Miami as hosts)
Oceania: 1 OFC team. Via ranking pathway.
South America: 6 CONMEBOL teams
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