FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Bracket, Schedule of Dates, Format, Venues for Tournament

The draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is in the books, giving fans a full slate of matchups they can start preparing for when the event begins on June 14.

This marks the first time the event will be held in the United States. It will also be the first Club World Cup to feature 32 clubs from AFC, CAF, Concacaf, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA. The U.S. also received one slot as the host country.

The clubs were drawn into eight groups of four, with the top two finishers in each group advancing to the knockout round.

Here is the full schedule of dates, games and host cities for the entire tournament.

Group Stage

Saturday, June 14

Group A: Al Ahly Egypt vs. Inter Miami, 8 p.m. ET (Miami)

Sunday, June 15

Group C: Bayern Munich vs. Auckland City, 12 pm ET (Cincinnati)

Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atlético Madrid, 3 pm ET (Pasadena)

Group A: Palmeiras vs. Porto, 6 pm ET (East Rutherford)

Group B: Botafogo vs. Seattle Sounders, 10 p.m. ET (Seattle)

Monday, June 16

Group C: Chelsea vs. León, 3 pm ET (Atlanta)

Group D: Boca Juniors vs. Benfica, 6 p.m. ET (Miami)

Group C: Flamengo vs. Espérance de Tunis, 9 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)

Tuesday, June 17

Group F: Fluminense vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET (East Rutherford)

Group E River Plate vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET (Seattle)

Group F: Ulsan HD vs. Mamelodi Sundowns, 6 p.m. ET (Orlando)

Group E: Monterrey vs. Inter Milan, 3 p.m. ET (Pasadena)

Wednesday, June 18

Group G: Manchester City vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)

Group H: Real Madrid vs. Al Hilal, 3 p.m. ET (Miami)

Group H: Pachuca vs. FC Salzburg, 6 p.m. ET (Cincinnati)

Group G: Al Ain vs. Juventus, 9 p.m. (Washington)

Thursday, June 19

Group A: Palmeiras vs. Al Ahly, 12 p.m. ET (East Rutherford)

Group A: Inter Miami vs. Porto, 3 p.m. ET (Atlanta)

Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Atlético Madrid, 6 p.m. ET (Seattle)

Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Botafogo, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena)

Friday, June 20

Group C: Benfica vs. Auckland City, 12 p.m. ET (Orlando)

Group D: Flamengo vs. Chelsea, 2 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)

Group D: León vs. Espérance de Tunis, 6 p.m. ET (Nashville)

Group C: Bayern Munich vs. Boca Juniors, 9 p.m. ET (Miami)

Saturday, June 21

Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET (Cincinnati)

Group E: Inter Milan vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET (Seattle)

Group F: Fluminense vs. Ulsan HD, 6 p.m. ET (East Rutherford)

Group E: River Plate vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena)

Sunday, June 22

Group G: Juventus vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)

Group H: Real Madrid vs. Pachuca, 3 p.m. ET (Charlotte)

Group H: FC Salzburg vs. Al Hilal, 6 p.m. ET (Washington)

Group G: Manchester City vs. Al Ain, 9 p.m. ET (Atlanta)

Monday, June 23

Group B: Atlético Madrid vs. Botafogo, 3 p.m. ET (Pasadena)

Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. ET (Seattle)

Group A: Inter Miami vs. Palmeiras, 9 p.m. ET (Miami Gardens)

Group A: Porto vs. Al Ahly, 9 p.m. ET, (East Rutherford)

Tuesday, June 24

Group C: Benfica vs. Bayern Munich, 3 p.m. ET, (Charlotte)

Group C: Auckland City vs. Boca Juniors, 3 p.m. ET, (Nashville)

Group D: Espérance de Tunis vs. Chelsea, 9 p.m. ET, (Philadelphia)

Group D: León vs. Flamengo, 9 p.m. ET, (Orlando)

Wednesday, June 25

Group F: Borussia Dortmund vs. Ulsan HD, 3 p.m. ET, (Cincinnati)

Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Fluminense, 3 p.m. ET, (Miami)

Group E: Inter Milan vs. River Plate, 9 p.m. ET, (Seattle)

Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET, (Pasadena)

Thursday, June 26

Group G: Wydad AC vs. Al Ain, 3 p.m. ET, (Washington)

Group G: Juventus vs. Manchester City, 3 p.m. ET, (Orlando)

Group H: Al Hilal vs. Mexico Pachuca, 9 p.m. ET, (Nashville)

Group H: FC Salzburg vs. Real Madrid, 9 p.m. ET, (Philadelphia)

Round of 16

Saturday, June 28

Match 49: Winners of Group A vs. Runners of Group B (Philadelphia)

Match 50: Winners of Group C vs. Runners of Group D (Charlotte)

Sunday, June 29

Match 51: Winners of Group B vs. Runners of Group A (Atlanta)

Match 52: Winners of Group D vs. Runners of Group C (Miami)

Monday, June 30

Match 53: Winners of Group E vs. Runners of Group F (Charlotte)

Match 54: Winners of Group G vs. Runners of Group H (Orlando)

Tuesday, July 1

Match 55: Winners of Group F vs. Runners of Group E (Atlanta)Match 56: Winners of Group H vs. Runners of Group G (Miami)

Quarterfinals

Friday, July 4

Match 57: Winners of Match 49 vs. Winners of Match 50 (Philadelphia)

Match 58: Winners of Match 53 vs. Winners of Match 54 (Orlando)

Saturday, July 5

Match 59: Winners of Match 51 vs. Winners of Match 52 (Atlanta)

Match 60: Winners of Match 55 vs. Winners of Match 56 (East Rutherford)

Semifinals

Tuesday, July 8

Match 61: Winners of Match 57 vs. Winners of Match 58 (East Rutherford)

Wednesday, July 9

Match 62: Winners of Match 59 vs. Winners of Match 60 (East Rutherford)

Final

Sunday, July 13

Match 63: Winners of Match 61 vs. Winners of Match 62 (East Rutherford)

The plan to expand the Club World Cup with 24 teams was originally supposed to happen in 2021, but those plans were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been played in each of the past three years with seven clubs.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said during the draw held in Miami that the goal of the expanded Club World Cup is to help make the sport even bigger around the globe:

"Any club from anywhere in the world can dream [about] playing in the FIFA Club World Cup. And any player from anywhere in the world can dream [about] playing for one of these clubs because these are the best clubs in the world.

"The 32 best teams of the world—12 European, six South American, four from the other continents, one from Oceania, [two] from North America—will play to determine, for the first time in history which will be, really, the best club in the world. You cannot be the best if you don't play against clubs from everywhere—the best clubs from everywhere."

Manchester City will enter the 2025 Club World Cup as the defending champion, having defeated Fluminense 4-0 in the 2023 final, but that tournament only consisted of seven games across 10 days.

The 32-team tournament will follow the exact same format as the traditional World Cup, which has been played with 32 teams since 1998.

The Club World Cup will also serve as a test run for the United States as its prepares to host the 2026 World Cup. The semifinals and finals of the Club World Cup will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

MetLife Stadium will also be the host site for the 2026 World Cup final.