With less than a year until the tournament kicks off, FIFA revealed the 12 stadiums in the United States that will host the revamped Club World Cup 2025. The best 32 soccer teams in the world will take part in the competition, starting on July 13th, 2025.
“The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will feature 12 fantastic stadiums where a new chapter in soccer’s global history will be written by great players from the 32 best clubs in the world,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York.
“Soccer is the most popular sport on the planet, and in 2025 a new era for club soccer will kick off when FIFA stages the greatest, most inclusive and merit-based global club competition right here in the United States,” he concluded.
With the draw set for December, just two of the 32 teams are yet to be confirmed: one from South America (CONMEBOL), and other from the United States. Fans are eager to see Lionel Messi‘s Inter Miami attend the competition.
Fireworks erupt over Metlife Stadium, host for FIFA Club World Cup 2025, ahead of Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos on February 2, 2014 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The 12 stadiums for FIFA CWC 2025
- Miami, Florida — Hard Rock Stadium
- Seattle, Washington — Lumen Field
- Los Angeles, California – Rose Bowl Stadium
- Orlando, Florida — Camping World Stadium
- Orlando, Florida — Inter & Co. Stadium
- Atlanta, Georgia — Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- Nashville, Tennessee — Geodis Park
- Charlotte, North Carolina — Bank of America Stadium
- Cincinnati, Ohio — TQL Stadium
- Washington D.C. — Audi Field
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Lincoln Financial Field
- East Rutherford, New Jersey — MetLife Stadium (hosting final)
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What teams will participate in the Club World Cup
With only two vacancies left in the competition, there are 30 teams that already earned their ticket to the United States. There will be 12 teams from Europe (UEFA), 6 from South America (CONMEBOL, with one to be determined), 4 from North America (CONCACAF), 4 from Asia (AFC), 4 from Africa (CAF), 1 from Oceania (OFC), and 1 from the host nation (TBD).
Teams confirmed so far:
- UEFA: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Porto, and FC Salzburg.
- CONMEBOL: Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense, River Plate, and Boca Juniors.
- CONCACAF: Monterrey, Club Leon, Pachuca, and Seattle Sounders.
- AFC: Al-Hilal, Urawa Red Diamonds, Al Ain, and Ulsan Hyundai.
- CAF: Al Ahly, Wydad Casablanca, Esperance de Tunis, and Mamelodi Sundowns.
- OFC: Auckland City.
