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Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Full Schedule, Date and Time, Groups, Venues, Key Fixtures and Everything you need to know
The FIFA Club World Cup 2025, set to commence on June 14, has marked changes in comparison to the previous editions. The tournament will expand to include 32 teams competing in a World Cup-style format across 12 venues in 11 cities in the United States. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where the tournament will conclude on July 13. The revised model is in contrast to the previous format, which involved seven teams representing the six FIFA confederations and the host nation's league champion. These teams played in a knockout tournament over 11 days at a single host location. When is the FIFA Club World Cup? The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is set to commence on June 14, as Al-Ahly take on Lionel Messi's Inter Miami. Matches will be held in various US cities, including Miami, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Atlanta, with the final taking place in New Jersey. The tournament is set to end on July 13. IPL 2025 Winner Prediction: What Greenstone Lobo's Astrology says The stadiums that will host the tournament are as follows: Metlife Stadium (New Jersey) Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte) TQL Stadium (Cincinnati) Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles) Hard Rock Stadium (Miami) GEODIS Park (Nashville) Camping World Stadium (Orlando) Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando) Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia) Lumen Field (Seattle) Audi Field (Washington DC) Key dates for the Club World Cup Group Stage: June 14 – June 26 Round of 16: June 28 – July 1 Quarterfinals: July 4 – July 5 Semifinals: July 8 – July 9 Final: July 13 at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey What teams will compete in FIFA Club World Cup? The tournament will see participation from major European clubs including Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan, Juventus, Benfica, Porto, Borussia Dortmund, Atlético Madrid, and Red Bull Salzburg. Poll Which team do you think will win the FIFA Club World Cup 2025? Real Madrid Bayern Munich Manchester City Flamengo South American representation includes Flamengo, Palmeiras, Fluminense, Botafogo, River Plate, and Boca Juniors. North and Central American teams include Monterrey, Pachuca, Seattle Sounders, Los Angeles FC, and Inter Miami, with the latter qualifying as the host nation's representative. Asian teams Al Hilal, Urawa Red Diamonds, Al Ain, and Ulsan HD will compete alongside African representatives Al Ahly, Espérance de Tunis, Wydad AC, and Mamelodi Sundowns. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Auckland City will represent Oceania. The group-wise list of 32 teams for the FIFA Club World Cup are as follows: Group A Palmeiras (Brazil) FC Porto (Portugal) Al Ahly (Egypt) Inter Miami CF (USA) Group B Paris Saint-Germain (France) Atlético Madrid (Spain) Botafogo (Brazil) Seattle Sounders FC (USA) Group C Bayern Munich (Germany) Benfica (Portugal) Boca Juniors (Argentina) Auckland City (New Zealand) Group D Flamengo (Brazil) Chelsea (England) Espérance de Tunis (Tunisia) Club León (Mexico) Group E River Plate (Argentina) Inter Milan (Italy) CF Monterrey (Mexico) Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) Group F Fluminense (Brazil) Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Ulsan HD (South Korea) Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) Group G Manchester City (England) Juventus (Italy) Wydad AC (Morocco) Al Ain (United Arab Emirates) Group H Real Madrid (Spain) Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) CF Pachuca (Mexico) How to watch FIFA Club World Cup 2025 online for free Every match of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will be streamed live and globally accessible via the tournament's official broadcasting partner. Fans worldwide can access all 63 matches through DAZN's free live streaming service, available in multiple languages. The official partner for the FIFA Club World Cup live streaming in India is yet to be announced.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
One Knoxville SC sets league attendance record at home opener
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — One Knoxville SC's homecoming at the all-new Covenant Health Park was a success both and off the field. The team registered a shootout win and broke a league attendance record in the process. After spending the first six weeks of the season on the road, Knoxville hosted their first match at the downtown multiuse stadium on Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd of 6,378. It marked the highest attended match ever hosted by a USL League One team, surpassing the previous high of 6,000 held by Richmond Kickers. Fans cheer on One Knox at first home opener in Covenant Health Park The match kicked off Knoxville's 2025 campaign in the USL Cup, an in-season World Cup-style tournament. After the inaugural 2024 edition exclusively featured from the third-division USL League One, this year's competition added all 24 teams from the second-division USL Championship. Knoxville welcomed Division II side FC Tulsa and found themselves down early after conceding a second-minute goal. The home team took the lead in the 72nd minute on a penalty by Kempes Tekiela but a last-gasp FC Tulsa goal sent the match to penalty kicks. One Knox won the shootout to secure two points in the USL Cup group standings. LIST: Tennessee football players picked, signed during 2025 NFL Draft After eight matches across all competitions, Knoxville has yet to lose in regulation. Their lone loss came after extra time in the third round of the US Open Cup. They'll begin May on the road against Portland Hearts of Pine before returning to Covenant Health Park for their first home USL League One match of the season against Forward Madison FC on May 9. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
One Knoxville SC enters home opener as league's last unbeaten team
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — One Knoxville SC is headed home for their first-ever match at Covenant Health Park following a six-week road trip to kick off the 2025 season. The team is off to its best start to a season since moving up to the professional ranks in 2023. It's been an impressive start to life under first-year head coach Ian Fuller, who will enter Saturday's home opener as the reigning USL League One Coach of the Week. After drawing their opening match against Spokane Velocity FC, Knoxville has strung together three straight league wins without conceding a single goal. 'To have that professional path where a young girl is able to strive' One Knoxville SC introduces pre-professional women's team The four-match unbeaten run makes them the only team that has yet to lose a USL League One match. However, Knoxville won't be putting their league unbeaten streak on the line when they host FC Tulsa at Covenant Health Park on April 26. The match will kick of Knoxville's 2025 campaign in the USL Cup, a in-season World Cup-style tournament. After the inaugural 2024 edition only featured teams from the third-division USL League One, this year's tournament will also feature all 24 USL Championship teams. The 38-team field is divided into six groups based on geographic proximity. How Covenant Health Park's field will accommodate baseball and soccer Knoxville will take on two USL Championship sides during USL Cup group play: FC Tulsa and Indy Eleven. A win against either would be the first in One Knoxville history against a team from a higher division. Saturday's match will kick off at 7 p.m. Knoxville is aiming to break a USL League One record for the most-attended home opener, a mark of 6,000 currently held by Richmond Kickers. The team has reported that 5,000 tickets have been sold as of Tuesday. ▶ See more top stories on The team played at Regal Soccer Stadium on the University of Tennessee campus for the past two seasons before the completion of the multiuse downtown stadium that is also the home of Knoxville Smokies minor league baseball. They will play their first USL League One match at Covenant Health Park on Friday, May 9 when they host Forward Madison FC. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
27-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
ITF and Pique's company settle Davis Cup dispute
The International Tennis Federation has settled its dispute with Gerard Pique's investment company after their multi-billion dollar deal to organise the Davis Cup ended abruptly in 2023. Kosmos, founded by the former Barcelona defender, and the ITF announced a 25-year, $3bn (£2.25bn) partnership in 2018 in a bid to revamp the men's national team tournament. The ITF said at the time of the deal that it would safeguard the historic Davis Cup and provide an extra $25m a year for the global development of the partnership with the 2010 World Cup winner's company also saw the format of the 123-year-old tournament change to an end-of-season 'World Cup-style' event, a change that proved controversial among the partnership was terminated in 2023 when Kosmos sought to renegotiate the deal, with the ITF saying it had "ensured financial contingencies are in place" for the competition which began in 1900. Kosmos then filed a lawsuit at the Court of Arbitration for Sport accusing the ITF of an 'unjustified termination' of the contract and claiming damages. However, resolution has been achieved, with the ITF stating: "Kosmos and the ITF have reached an amicable resolution regarding their previous contractual disagreements related to the organisation of the Davis Cup."Both organisations wish each other success in their future projects."
