32 clubs from 6 continents learn group stage opponents
Posted By joeerazer
December 5, 2024
8:20 pm
The draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup has been made, making the new version of the competition feel a little bit more real ahead of the summer.
The reformatted Club World Cup hasn’t been without controversy – it was originally supposed to debut in China in 2021 until the Covid-19 pandemic pushed it back several years – while many big clubs are missing from a so-called global celebration of football, with some odd qualifiers too.
European teams have been given 12 places, while South America has six. Most expect the eventual winner to come from either of these continents. There are also four each from Asia, Africa and North America, with just one representative from Oceania. No clubs from the same confederation could be drawn into the game group, except for Europe – so half the groups will have two Europeans sides.
Qualification criteria ranged from winning continental titles within the last four years, to high-ranked clubs within each confederation – but a maximum of two per country, and one ‘host’: Inter Miami.
Club
Qualifying route
Palmeiras (BRA)
2021 Copa Libertadores winners
Porto (POR)
UEFA ranking
Al Ahly (EGY)
2020/21, 2022/23, 2023/24 CAF Champions League winners
Inter Miami (USA)
2024 MLS Supporters’ Shield winners
Club
Qualifying route
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
UEFA ranking
Atletico Madrid (ESP)
UEFA ranking
Botafogo (BRA)
2024 Copa Libertadores winners
Seattle Sounders (USA)
2022 CONCACAF Champions League winners
Club
Qualifying route
Bayern Munich (GER)
UEFA ranking
Auckland City (NZL)
OFC ranking
Boca Juniors (ARG)
CONMEBOL ranking
Benfica (POR)
UEFA ranking
Club
Qualifying route
Flamengo (BRA)
2022 Copa Libertadores winners
Esperance de Tunis (TUN)
CAF ranking
Chelsea (ENG)
2020/21 UEFA Champions League winners
Leon (MEX)
2023 CONCACAF Champions League winners
Club
Qualifying route
River Plate (ARG)
CONMEBOL ranking
Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
2022 AFC Champions League winners
Monterrey (MEX)
2021 CONCACAF Champions League winners
Inter (ITA)
UEFA ranking
Club
Qualifying route
Fluminense (BRA)
2023 Copa Libertadores winners
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
UEFA ranking
Ulsan HD (KOR)
AFC ranking
Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA)
CAF ranking
Club
Qualifying route
Manchester City (ENG)
2022/23 UEFA Champions League winners
Wydad (MAR)
2021/22 CAF Champions League winners
Al Ain (UAE)
2023/24 AFC Champions League winners
Juventus (ITA)
UEFA ranking
Club
Qualifying route
Real Madrid (ESP)
2021/22 & 2023/24 UEFA Champions League winners
Al Hilal (KSA)
2021 AFC Champions League winners
Pachuca (MEX)
2024 CONCACAF Champions League winners
Red Bull Salzburg (AUT)
UEFA ranking
The tournament will last just under a full month, between 15 June 2025 and 13 July 2025.
The United States will stage the inaugural new version of the competition, with 12 stadiums in 11 cities chosen to host the 63 games that will be played.
The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, site of the 1994 World Cup final between Brazil and Italy, and the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey are the two premier venues listed. Charlotte, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Seattle, Miami, Orlando, Nashville, Cincinnati and Washington D.C. will also take hosting duties.
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