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Everything you need to know about the FIFA Club World Cup 2025: teams, groups, fixtures, venues, dates, and kickoff times.
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup kicks off on June 14 in the United States, with hosts Inter Miami taking on Egypt’s Al Ahly in the opening match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. The month-long tournament will conclude with the final on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
A total of 32 teams will compete across 63 matches in 11 cities across the U.S.: Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York/New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.
The group stage runs until June 26, followed by the knockout stage beginning June 28. To advance, teams must finish in the top two of their respective groups.
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Manchester City enters the tournament as the defending champions, having won the previous edition in December 2023.
Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders
Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica
Group D: Flamengo, Esperance de Tunis, Chelsea, Los Angeles FC
Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan HD FC, Mamelodi Sundowns
Group G: Manchester City, Wydad AC, Al Ain, Juventus
Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, FC Salzburg
Each group consists of four teams, playing in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group move on to the round of 16. From there, the tournament follows a single-elimination format: round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final.
In knockout matches, if the score is tied at the end of regular time, two 15-minute halves of extra time will be played. If still tied, the match will be decided by penalties.
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Saturday, June 14
Group A: Al Ahly vs Inter Miami – 3:00 AM (June 15), Miami (Hard Rock Stadium)
Sunday, June 15
Group C: Bayern Munich vs Auckland City – 7:00 PM, Cincinnati
Group B: PSG vs Atletico Madrid – 10:00 PM, Pasadena
Group A: Palmeiras vs Porto – 1:00 AM (June 16), East Rutherford
Group B: Botafogo vs Seattle Sounders – 5:00 AM (June 16), Seattle
Monday, June 16
Group C: Chelsea vs LAFC – 10:00 PM, Atlanta
Group D: Boca Juniors vs Benfica – 1:00 AM (June 17), Miami
Group D: Flamengo vs Esperance – 4:00 AM (June 17), Philadelphia
Tuesday, June 17
Group F: Fluminense vs Dortmund – 7:00 PM, East Rutherford
Group E: River Plate vs Urawa Reds – 10:00 PM, Seattle
Group F: Ulsan HD vs Sundowns – 1:00 AM (June 18), Orlando
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Group E: Monterrey vs Inter Milan – 4:00 AM (June 18), Pasadena
Wednesday, June 18
Group G: Man City vs Wydad – 7:00 PM, Philadelphia
Group H: Real Madrid vs Al Hilal – 10:00 PM, Miami
Group H: Pachuca vs Salzburg – 1:00 AM (June 19), Cincinnati
Group G: Al Ain vs Juventus – 4:00 AM (June 19), Washington DC
Thursday, June 19
Group A: Palmeiras vs Al Ahly – 7:00 PM, East Rutherford
Group A: Inter Miami vs Porto – 10:00 PM, Atlanta
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs Atletico – 1:00 AM (June 20), Seattle
Group B: PSG vs Botafogo – 4:00 AM (June 20), Pasadena
Friday, June 20
Group C: Benfica vs Auckland City – 7:00 PM, Orlando
Group D: Flamengo vs Chelsea – 9:00 PM, Philadelphia
Group D: LAFC vs Esperance – 12:00 AM (June 21), Nashville
Group C: Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors – 4:00 AM (June 21), Miami
Saturday, June 21
Group F: Sundowns vs Dortmund – 7:00 PM, Cincinnati
Group E: Inter Milan vs Urawa – 10:00 PM, Seattle
Group F: Fluminense vs Ulsan HD – 1:00 AM (June 22), East Rutherford
Group E: River Plate vs Monterrey – 4:00 AM (June 22), Pasadena
Sunday, June 22
Group G: Juventus vs Wydad – 7:00 PM, Philadelphia
Group H: Real Madrid vs Pachuca – 10:00 PM, Charlotte
Group H: Salzburg vs Al Hilal – 1:00 AM (June 23), Washington DC
Group G: Man City vs Al Ain – 4:00 AM (June 23), Atlanta
Monday, June 23
Group B: Atletico vs Botafogo – 10:00 PM, Pasadena
Group B: Seattle vs PSG – 10:00 PM, Seattle
Group A: Inter Miami vs Palmeiras – 4:00 AM (June 24), Miami
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Group A: Porto vs Al Ahly – 4:00 AM (June 24), East Rutherford
Tuesday, June 24
Group C: Benfica vs Bayern – 10:00 PM, Charlotte
Group C: Auckland City vs Boca – 10:00 PM, Nashville
Group D: Esperance vs Chelsea – 4:00 AM (June 25), Philadelphia
Group D: LAFC vs Flamengo – 4:00 AM (June 25), Orlando
Wednesday, June 25
Group E: Inter Milan vs River Plate – 4:00 AM (June 26), Seattle
Group E: Urawa vs Monterrey – 4:00 AM (June 26), Pasadena
Group F: Dortmund vs Ulsan HD – 10:00 PM, Cincinnati
Group F: Sundowns vs Fluminense – 10:00 PM, Miami
Thursday, June 26
Group G: Wydad vs Al Ain – 10:00 PM, Washington DC
Group G: Juventus vs Man City – 10:00 PM, Orlando
Group H: Al Hilal vs Pachuca – 4:00 AM (June 27), Nashville
Group H: Salzburg vs Real Madrid – 4:00 AM (June 27), Philadelphia
Round of 16
June 28 to July 1
Times vary between 7:00 PM to 4:00 AM EAT
Quarterfinals
July 4–5
Matches at 10:00 PM and 4:00 AM EAT
Semifinals
July 8–9
Both matches at 10:00 PM EAT, MetLife Stadium
Final
Sunday, July 13
10:00 PM EAT, MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford)
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