FIFA Club World Cup Schedule: Dates, Fixtures and What You Need to Know

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.

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

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

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)