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Club World Cup 2025: Full schedule, fixtures, dates and venues for Chelsea and Man City
The Fifa Club World Cup 2025 is now just days away with Chelsea and Manchester City ready to battle the likes of Real Madrid, Copa Libertadores champions Botafogo and the winner of the Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain or Inter Milan. Pep Guardiola's side are the defending champions, having claimed victory in 2023 with goals from Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden in a comfortable 4-0 final win against Fluminense. Lionel Messi will feature for Inter Miami with the MLS side kicking things off against Al Ahly, with the opener and every other game available to watch live on DAZN. While City and Real Madrid enter the revamped 32-team tournament as joint-favourites, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Inter Milan and PSG are among the most-fancied sides this summer. Here's everything you need to know about the Club World Cup and the full schedule and fixtures: 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 Sportive de Tunisie, Chelsea, Club Leon Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg GROUP STAGE Saturday, June 14 Group A: Al Ahly Egypt vs. Inter Miami, 8 p.m. ET (1 a.m. BST) (Miami) Sunday, June 15 Group C: Bayern Munich vs. Auckland City, 12 pm ET (5 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati) Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atlético Madrid, 3 pm ET (8 p.m. BST) (Pasadena) Group A: Palmeiras vs. Porto, 6 pm ET (11 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Group B: Botafogo vs. Seattle Sounders, 10 p.m. ET (3 a.m. BST) (Seattle) Monday, June 16 Group C: Chelsea vs. León, 3 pm ET (8 p.m. BST) (Atlanta) Group D: Boca Juniors vs. Benfica, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Miami) Group C: Flamengo vs. Espérance de Tunis, 9 p.m. ET (2 a.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Tuesday, June 17 Group F: Fluminense vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET (5 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Group E River Plate vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. BST) (Seattle) Group F: Ulsan HD vs. Mamelodi Sundowns, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Orlando) Group E: Monterrey vs. Inter Milan, 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. BST) (Pasadena) Wednesday, June 18 Group G: Manchester City vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET (5 p.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Group H: Real Madrid vs. Al Hilal, 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. BST) (Miami) Group H: Pachuca vs. FC Salzburg, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati) Group G: Al Ain vs. Juventus, 9 p.m. (2 a.m. BST) (Washington) Thursday, June 19 Group A: Palmeiras vs. Al Ahly, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Group A: Inter Miami vs. Porto, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Atlanta) Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Atlético Madrid, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Seattle) Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Botafogo, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m . BST)(Pasadena) Friday, June 20 Group C: Benfica vs. Auckland City, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (Orlando) Group D: Flamengo vs. Chelsea, 2 p.m. ET, (7 p.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Group D: León vs. Espérance de Tunis, 6 p.m. ET, (11 p.m. BST) (Nashville) Group C: Bayern Munich vs. Boca Juniors , 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Miami) Saturday, June 21 Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati) Group E: Inter Milan vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Seattle) Group F: Fluminense vs. Ulsan HD, 6 p.m. ET, (11 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Group E: River Plate vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Pasadena) Sunday, June 22 Group G: Juventus vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Group H: Real Madrid vs. Pachuca, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Charlotte) Group H: FC Salzburg vs. Al Hilal, 6 p.m. ET, (11 p.m. BST) (Washington) Group G: Manchester City vs. Al Ain, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Atlanta) Monday, June 23 Group B: Atlético Madrid vs. Botafogo, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Pasadena) Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Seattle) Group A: Inter Miami vs. Palmeiras, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Miami Gardens) Group A: Porto vs. Al Ahly, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Tuesday, June 24 Group C: Benfica vs. Bayern Munich, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Charlotte) Group C: Auckland City vs. Boca Juniors, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Nashville) Group D: Espérance de Tunis vs. Chelsea, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Group D: León vs. Flamengo, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Orlando) Wednesday, June 25 Group F: Borussia Dortmund vs. Ulsan HD, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati) Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Fluminense, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Miami) Group E: Inter Milan vs. River Plate, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Seattle) Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Pasadena) Thursday, June 26 Group G: Wydad AC vs. Al Ain, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Washington) Group G: Juventus vs. Manchester City, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Orlando) Group H: Al Hilal vs. Mexico Pachuca, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Nashville) Group H: FC Salzburg vs. Real Madrid, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (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 32 entrants are listed below, as well as how they earned qualification: Al Ahly (EGY) – 2020/21, 2022/23 and 2023/24 CAF Champions League Wydad (MAR) – 2021/22 CAF Champions League ES Tunis (TUN) - CAF ranking pathway Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) - CAF ranking pathway Al Hilal (KSA) – 2021 AFC Champions League Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) – 2022 AFC Champions League Al Ain (UAE) - 2023/24 AFC Champions League Ulsan HD FC (KOR) - AFC ranking pathway Chelsea (ENG) – 2020/21 UEFA Champions League Real Madrid (ESP) – 2021/22 and 2023/24 UEFA Champions League Manchester City (ENG) – 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich (GER) – UEFA ranking pathway Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) – UEFA ranking pathway Inter Milan (ITA) – UEFA ranking pathway Porto (POR) - UEFA ranking pathway Benfica (POR) – UEFA ranking pathway Borussia Dortmund (GER) - UEFA ranking pathway Juventus (ITA) - UEFA ranking pathway Atletico Madrid (ESP) - UEFA ranking pathway FC Salzburg (AUT) - UEFA ranking pathway Monterrey (MEX) – 2021 Concacaf Champions Cup Seattle Sounders (USA) – 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup Club Leon (MEX) – 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup Pachuca (MEX) - 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Auckland City (NZL) – OFC ranking pathway Palmeiras (BRA) – 2021 CONMEBOL Libertadores Flamengo (BRA) – 2022 CONMEBOL Libertadores Fluminense (BRA) – 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores Botafogo(BRA) - 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores River Plate (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway Boca Juniors (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway Inter Miami (USA) - Host nation slot Manchester City 4/1 Real Madrid 9/2 Bayern Munich 7/1 Chelsea 8/1 Inter Milan 11/1 PSG 12/1 Atletico Madrid 14/1 Botafogo 20/1 Borussia Dortmund 25/1 Juventus 25/1 Palmeiras 25/1 The 2025 Club World Cup takes place in the United States and begins on 15 June with the final on 13 July. The venues are as follows, with Miami hosting the opening match and the final held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia TQL Stadium – Cincinnati, Ohio Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, North Carolina Rose Bowl Stadium – Los Angeles, California Hard Rock Stadium – Miami, Florida GEODIS Park – Nashville, Tennessee MetLife Stadium – New Jersey Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Florida Inter&Co Stadium – Orlando, Florida Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lumen Field – Seattle, Washington Audi Field – Washington, DC. The top two teams in each group progress to the knockout stage, which begins with a last 16 stage, before quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. There is no third-placed play-off.
Straits Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Fifa announces special transfer window for Club World Cup teams
The Fifa Club World Cup 2025 winners trophy is displayed in Times Square in New York, ahead of the June/July tournament in the US. PHOTO: REUTERS PARIS - Fifa announced on May 21 the creation of a transfer window running from June 1 to 10 for all teams competing in this summer's revamped Club World Cup. 'All 20 Member Associations whose clubs will participate in Fifa's groundbreaking competition have confirmed the opening of an exceptional registration window from June 1 to 10 for all their affiliated clubs to allow new players signed to compete in the tournament,' football's global governing body said in a statement. Fifa further announced an additional in-competition transfer window, which will be open from June 27 to July 3. 'The objective is to encourage clubs and players whose contracts are expiring to find an appropriate solution to facilitate the players' participation,' added Fifa. 'This will ensure that the best players will be playing, allowing clubs to add new recruits even during the tournament.' The 2025 Club World Cup will feature 32 teams from across the globe and runs from June 14 to July 13 in the United States. AFP Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Khaleej Times
15-04-2025
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
Fifa Club World Cup 2025: UAE referees Omar Al Ali, Mohammed Khadem to officiate in tournament
UAE referees Omar Al Ali and Mohammed Obaid Khadem will officiate in the Fifa Club World Cup 2025 in the United States from June 14 to July 13. The Fifa Referees Committee announced the list of referees assigned to officiate matches in the tournament and Omar Al Ali will be the field referee, while Mohammed Obaid Khadem will be the video assistant referee. They are part of a refereeing team consisting of 117 referees representing 41 national associations, including 35 main referees, 58 assistant referees, and 24 video assistant referees. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The Referees Committee explained that the selection of the referees came after a comprehensive preparation programme, which included study sessions that brought together an elite group of Fifa referees from the six continents. Pierluigi Collina, Chairman of the Fifa Referees Committee, stressed that 'participating in the inaugural edition of the tournament is a source of pride for the selected referees. Participating in the first edition of any tournament is a turning point in the career of any referee, and I am certain that all the referees feel excited and happy.' Collina pointed out that expectations are higher than ever, in light of the outstanding performances of the referees in previous tournaments, stressing that the refereeing team, known as 'Team One,' will play a key role in the success of this historic edition of the tournament. For his part, Massimo Busacca, Director of the Refereeing Department at FIFA, likened the preparation of the refereeing team to that of a football team, stressing the importance of teamwork and adherence to unified standards, while taking into account the differences in football mentalities between different cultures. Body cameras for referees As part of the legal updates, Fifa announced a new amendment aimed at reducing time-wasting by goalkeepers. The amended rule stipulates that a corner kick will be awarded to the opposing team if the goalkeeper retains possession of the ball for more than eight seconds, with a five-second countdown starting with a clear signal from the referee, instead of awarding an indirect free kick after six seconds as is currently the case. The Club World Cup will also witness a new technology trial, including body cameras for referees, in a move aimed at providing exclusive footage from the referee's perspective, broadcast live on DAZN to the tournament's global audience. This is part of a pilot trial to evaluate the technology's effectiveness in future use, as well as its potential role in training referees and improving their refereeing skills. Al Ain begin campaign against Juventus Record UAE Pro League champions Al Ain will begin their campaign against Italian Serie A giants Juventus. The schedule sees Al Ain, 14-time UAE league champions, pencilled in to take on 36-time Serie A winners Juventus in their Group G opener at the Audi Field in Washington at 6pm UAE time on Thursday, June 18. The garden city club will then go up against Premier League champions Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, at 6am UAE time on Monday, June 22.
Daily Tribune
01-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Tribune
Fifa mulling playoff for Club World Cup after Leon ban
Fifa could stage a playoff between Los Angeles FC and Mexico's Club America to determine the final place in this year's Club World Cup following the expulsion of Club Leon, world football's governing body confirmed on Sunday. A Fifa spokesperson said the organisation was considering staging a one-off match between Major League Soccer's LAFC and Club America to fill the vacancy created by Leon's ban. Leon were expelled from the inaugural edition of the 32-team tournament earlier this month after violating rules concerning multi-club ownership. Under Fifa's playoff plan, LAFC, who finished runners-up to Leon in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League, would face Mexican giants America, who were deemed as the 'top-ranked team' in confederation ranking, Fifa said. 'Fifa can confirm it is considering one play-off match between LAFC and Club America for the right to participate in the Fifa Club World Cup 2025, replacing Club Leon following the decision of the Fifa Appeal Committee,' a Fifa spokesperson said. 'The winner of the play-off would qualify unless legal proceedings rule otherwise.' Leon were tossed from the tournament – which is being held across the United States from June 14 to July 13 – because the club is owned by Grupo Pachuca, which also controls Liga MX side Pachuca, who are also taking part in the Club World Cup.
BBC News
31-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
LAFC & Club America may meet for Club World Cup spot
Major League Soccer side LAFC and Mexican team Club America could play a one-off play-off game for the final spot in this summer's Club World Cup. The winner of the play-off game would replace Club Leon, who were removed from the tournament for failing to meet Fifa's multi-club ownership rules because of dual ownership issues with fellow qualifiers were beaten by Club Leon in the 2023 Concacaf Champions League final, while Club America are the highest-ranked team behind Club Leon in confederation ranking that did not qualify for the competition."Fifa can confirm it is considering one play-off match between LAFC and Club America for the right to participate in the Fifa Club World Cup 2025," a Fifa statement Leon were drawn in Group D alongside Chelsea, Flamengo and Esperance Sportive de Leon have taken their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).Costa Rican side Alajuelense, who brought a complaint against Leon in the first place, also have an outstanding appeal. Both will be heard by Cas on 23 who are eighth in the MLS Western Conference, boast former Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud in attack and ex-France captain Hugo Lloris in 32-team tournament, which is being held across the United States, starts on 15 June and runs until the final on 13 July. Fifa Club World Cup 2025 draw in full Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Al-Ahly, Inter B: Paris St-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, D: Flamengo, Esperance Sportive de Tunisie, Chelsea, Club Leon*.Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al-Ain, H: Real Madrid, Al-Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg.*Since removed by Fifa for failing to meet multi-club ownership criteria.
