To be held within the United States between June 15 to July 13, 2025, the revamped continental soccer membership competitors, FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will see 32 golf equipment from world wide compete to be topped world champions. The draw occurred in Miami on Thursday, that includes a plethora of continental and home champions from each continent, as per the Olympics.com. Among the massive groups competing are UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid of Spain, Brazil’s Botafogo who received the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores and Al Ahly of Egypt, who’ve claimed three of the final 4 CAF Champions League titles.
For the primary time within the event’s 24-year historical past, 32 golf equipment will participate within the Club World Cup in the identical format used within the World Cup, which is contested by nations.
Typically, the Club World Cup has been contested with six to eight groups, however the brand new format will see essentially the most groups within the competitors’s historical past.
Qualified groups have been decided by the winners of the continental membership competitions, such because the Champions League, and the confederation’s four-year rankings.
Of the 32 groups, Europe (whose confederation is UEFA) has essentially the most illustration with 12 groups, adopted by South America (CONMEBOL) with six groups.
There are then 4 groups every from Asia (AFC), Africa (AFC) & North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
Finally, Oceania (OFC) has one crew current, whereas the ultimate slot was allotted to the host nation’s home champions, which was Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami.
The groups will likely be divided into eight teams of 4, enjoying a round-robin group stage with the highest two advancing to the knockout levels, as per Olympics.com.
Although the event format is confirmed, the complete schedule is but to be introduced. The opening match will happen on the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on 15 June 2025, whereas the ultimate will likely be on 13 July 2025 at MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey.
Groups of FIFA Club World Cup 2025:
Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Al Ahly and Inter Miami CF
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo and Seattle Sounders FC.
Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors and Benfica.
Group D: Flamengo, Esperance de Tunis, Chelsea andLeon.
Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey and Internazionale.
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan HD and Mamelodi Sundowns.
Group G: Manchester City, Wydad AC, Al Ain and Juventus.
Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca and RB Salzburg.
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