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FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Full match schedule, qualified teams, start times

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The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is hosted by the United States and kicks off on June 14, with the tournament opener between Inter Miami and Egyptian club Al Ahly at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida.

The tournament culminates with the final on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Eleven cities across the US have been chosen as venues – Atlanta, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York/New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

A total of 32 teams are taking part in the tournament, with 63 matches in total.

The group stage will run until June 26, with the 16-team knockout stage scheduled to begin on Saturday, June 28. To qualify for the knockouts, teams must finish in the top two in their group.

Manchester City are the defending champions after winning the last tournament in December 2023.

Here are the details on the teams, groups, match fixtures, kickoff times and venues for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025:

The 32 teams heading to the #FIFACWC πŸ”œ

β€” FIFA Club World Cup (@FIFACWC) June 1, 2025

Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami
Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders
: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica
Flamengo, ES Tunis, Chelsea, Los Angeles FC
River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan
Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan HD FC, Mamelodi Sundowns
Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus
Real Madrid, Al-Hilal, Pachuca, FC Salzburg

The 32 participating teams will be divided into eight groups, consisting of four teams each, playing a round-robin group stage. After that, the top two clubs from each group will qualify for the knockout stages, which begin with the round of 16.

Winners of the last 16 will proceed to the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals and the final.

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time (two periods of 15 minutes each) will be played. If still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout.

Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe in action.
Real Madrid’s star forward duo of Vinicius Jr, left, and Kylian Mbappe play their first FIFA Club World Cup group match against Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal on June 18 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida [File: Guillermo Martinez/Getty Images]


Group A: (Miami, Hard Rock Stadium – 8:00 pm EDT/00:00 GMT)


Group C: (Cincinnati, TQL Stadium – 12:00 PM EDT/16:00 GMT)
Group B: (Pasadena, Rose Bowl Stadium – 12:00 PM PDT/19:00 GMT)
Group A: (East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium – 6:00 PM EDT/22:00 GMT)
Group B: (Seattle, Lumen Field – 7:00 PM PDT/02:00 GMT)


Group C: (Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)
Group D: (Miami, Hard Rock Stadium – 6:00 PM EDT/22:00 GMT)
Group C: (Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)


Group F: (East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium – 12:00 PM EDT/16:00 GMT)
Group E: (Seattle, Lumen Field – 12:00 PM PDT/19:00 GMT)
Group F: (Orlando, Inter&Co Stadium – 6:00 PM EDT/22:00 GMT)
Group E: (Pasadena, Rose Bowl Stadium – 6:00 PM PDT/01:00 GMT)


Group G: (Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field – 12:00 PM EDT/16:00 GMT)
Group H: (Miami, Hard Rock Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)
Group H: (Cincinnati, TQL Stadium – 6:00 PM EDT/22:00 GMT)
Group G: (Washington DC, Audi Field – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)


Group A: (East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium – 12:00 PM EDT/16:00 GMT)
Group A: (Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)
Group B: (Seattle, Lumen Field – 3:00 PM PDT/22:00 GMT)
Group B: (Pasadena, Rose Bowl Stadium – 6:00 PM PDT/01:00 GMT)


Group C: (Orlando, Inter&Co Stadium – 12:00 PM EDT/16:00 GMT)
Group D: (Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field – 2:00 PM EDT/18:00 GMT)
Group D: (Nashville, GEODIS Park – 5:00 PM CDT/22:00 GMT)
Group C: (Miami, Hard Rock Stadium – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)


Group F: (Cincinnati, TQL Stadium – 12:00 PM EDT/16:00 GMT)
Group E: (Seattle, Lumen Field – 12:00 PM PDT/19:00 GMT)
Group F: (East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium – 6:00 PM – EDT/22:00 GMT)
Group E: (Pasadena, Rose Bowl Stadium – 6:00 PM – PDT/01:00 GMT)


Group G: (Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field – 12:00 PM EDT/16:00 GMT)
Group H: (Charlotte, Bank of America Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)
Group H: (Washington DC, Audi Field – 6:00 PM EDT/22:00 GMT)
Group G: (Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)


Group B: (Pasadena, Rose Bowl Stadium – 12:00 PM PDT/19:00 GMT)
Group B: (Seattle, Lumen Field – 12:00 PM PDT/19:00 GMT)
Group A: (Miami, Hard Rock Stadium – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)
Group A: (East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)


Group C: (Charlotte, Bank of America Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)
Group C: (Nashville, GEODIS Park – 2:00 PM CDT/19:00 GMT)
Group D: (Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)
Group D: (Orlando, Camping World Stadium – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)


Group E: (Seattle, Lumen Field – 6:00 PM PDT/01:00 GMT)
Group E: (Pasadena, Rose Bowl Stadium – 6:00 PM PDT/01:00 GMT)
Group F: (Cincinnati, TQL Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)
Group F: (Miami, Hard Rock Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)


Group G: (Washington DC, Audi Field β€“ 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)
Group G: (Orlando, Camping World Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)
Group H: (Nashville, GEODIS Park – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)
Group H: (Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)

Rest day on June 27.

General view of the 12 stadiums set to host the 2025 Club World Cup Mar 18, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; A general overall aerial view of Lumen Field. The stadium is the home of the Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Seahawks. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Seattle’s Lumen Field, the home stadium of MLS team Seattle Sounders, will host several group matches during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 [Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters]

(Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field – 12:00 PM EDT/16:00 GMT)
(Charlotte, Bank of America Stadium – 4:00 PM EDT/20:00 GMT)


(Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium – 12:00 PM EDT/16:00 GMT)
(Miami, Hard Rock Stadium – 4:00 PM EDT/20:00 GMT)


(Charlotte, Bank of America Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)
(Orlando, Camping World Stadium – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)


(Miami, Hard Rock Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)
(Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)

Rest days on July 2, 3 and 4.


(Orlando, Camping World Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)
(Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field – 9:00 PM EDT/01:00 GMT)


(Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium – 12:00 PM EDT/16:00 GMT)
Quarterfinal 4 (East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium – 4:00 PM EDT/20:00 GMT)

Rest days on July 6 and 7.

Tuesday, July 8
Semifinal 1 (East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium- 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)

Wednesday, July 9
Semifinal 2 (East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)

Rest days on July 10, 11 and 12.

Sunday, July 13

Winners of Semifinal 1 vs Winners of Semifinal 2 (East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium – 3:00 PM EDT/19:00 GMT)

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ
New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, known as the shared home of the New York Giants and New York Jets NFL teams, will host the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 final on July 13 [Seth Wenig/AP]

You can follow the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 at Al Jazeera Sport, including live text commentary of select games throughout the tournament.

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