When is the FIFA Club World Cup? Dates, times, schedule for 2025 tournament

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Many of the world's best professional soccer clubs are about to face one another on American soil, and these won't be the standard exhibition matches fans in the United States have had to settle for in the past when the top teams come to play here.

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is set to begin in full next month at stadiums throughout the USA for the first time, with 64 matches on the docket to decide the tournament winner. There is an expanded field of 32 club teams representing 20 different countries this year. Some of the sport's biggest stars and tradition-rich clubs are slated to participate, including Real Madrid, Inter Milan, and Lionel Messi and Inter Miami.

The action officially gets underway on Saturday, May 31 when LAFC of Major League Soccer faces Club América of Mexico in a play-in game to determine the final team in the field. There's also the added intrigue of Cristiano Ronaldo potentially switching clubs in time for the start of the tournament.

The event has existed in various forms since 2000, but the format now resembles what will be used in 2026 when the World Cup returns stateside for the first time in 30 years. Club teams have been placed into eight groups of four and will play three round-robin games, with the top two teams in each group then advancing to the knockout stage featuring the round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals. The bracket concludes with the FIFA Club World Cup finals at MetLife Stadium outside New York on July 13.

The new 2025 group stage and bracket has 12 clubs from Europe, six from South America, four from Asia, four from Africa, four from North America, four from Central America and the Caribbean, one from Oceania and two from the United States. The Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami of Major League Soccer each qualified for this year's tournament.

Here's more information on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, including the groups for round-robin play and a complete event schedule:

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When is the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup?

Group Stage: June 14-June 26
Round of 16: June 28-July 1
Quarterfinals: July 4-5
Semifinals: July 8-9
Finals: July 13

What teams are in FIFA Club World Cup?

There are 32 teams in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup that have been separated into eight groups of four for the round-robin group stage in June. Here's how the field breaks down

Group A

Al Ahly FC (Egypt)
FC Porto (Portugal)
SE Palmeiras (Brazil)
Inter Miami (United States)

Group B

Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Atlético de Madrid (Spain)
Botafogo (Brazil)
Seattle Sounders FC (United States)

Group C

FC Bayern München (Germany)
Auckland City FC (New Zealand)
CA Boca Juniors (Argentina)
SL Benfica (Portugal)

Group D

Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
CR Flamengo (Brazil)
Chelsea FC (England)
LAFC (United States)/Club América (Mexico)

Group E

CA River Plate (Argentina)
Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)
CF Monterrey (Mexico)
Inter Milan (Italy)

Group F

Fluminense FC (Brazil)
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Ulsan HD (South Korea)
Mamelodi Sundowns FC (South Africa)

Group G

Manchester City (England)
Wydad AC (Morocco)
Al Ain FC (United Arab Emirates)
Juventus FC (Italy)

Group H

Real Madrid (Spain)
Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
CF Pachuca (Mexico)
FC Salzburg (Austria)

How to watch FIFA World Cup 2025: TV, streaming options

Every match during the 2025 FIFA World Cup will be live streamed for free on DAZN.com, which is the exclusive global broadcaster of the event.

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match schedule

PLAY IN GAME

Saturday, May 31

Group D: LAFC vs. Club America, 10:30 p.m. ET (Los Angeles)

GROUP STAGE

Saturday, June 14

Group A: Al Ahly vs. Inter Miami, 8 p.m. ET (Miami)

Sunday, June 15

Group C: Bayern Munich vs. Auckland City, 12 p.m. ET (Cincinnati)
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atlético Madrid, 3 p.m. ET (Pasadena, California)
Group A: SE Palmeiras vs. FC Porto, 6 p.m. ET (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Group B: Botafogo vs. Seattle Sounders, 10 p.m. ET (Seattle)

Monday, June 16

Group D: Chelsea vs. LAFC/Club América, 3 p.m. ET (Atlanta)
Group C: Boca Juniors vs. Benfica, 6 p.m. ET (Miami)
Group D: Flamengo vs. Espérance de Tunis, 9 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)

Tuesday, June 17

Group F: Fluminense vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Group E: River Plate vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET (Seattle)
Group F: Ulsan HD vs. Mamelodi Sundowns, 6 p.m. ET (Orlando, Florida)
Group E: Monterrey vs. Inter Milan, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena, California)

Wednesday, June 18

Group G: Manchester City vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)
Group H: Real Madrid vs. Al Hilal, 3 p.m. ET (Miami)
Group H: Pachuca vs. FC Salzburg, 6 p.m. ET (Cincinnati)
Group G: Al Ain vs. Juventus, 9 p.m. (Washington, D.C.)

Thursday, June 19

Group A: Palmeiras vs. Al Ahly, 12 p.m. ET, (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Group A: Inter Miami vs. Porto, 3 p.m. ET, (Atlanta)
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Atlético Madrid, 6 p.m. ET (Seattle)
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Botafogo, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena, California)

Friday, June 20

Group C: Benfica vs. Auckland City, 12 p.m. ET (Orlando, Florida)
Group D: Flamengo vs. Chelsea, 2 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)
Group D: LAFC/Club América vs. Espérance de Tunis, 6 p.m. ET (Nashville, Tennessee)
Group C: Bayern Munich vs. Boca Juniors, 9 p.m. ET (Miami)

Saturday, June 21

Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET (Cincinnati)
Group E: Inter Milan vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET (Seattle)
Group F: Fluminense vs. Ulsan HD, 6 p.m. ET (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Group E: River Plate vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena, California)

Sunday, June 22

Group G: Juventus vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)
Group H: Real Madrid vs. Pachuca, 3 p.m. ET (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Group H: FC Salzburg vs. Al Hilal, 6 p.m. ET (Washington, D.C.)
Group G: Manchester City vs. Al Ain, 9 p.m. ET (Atlanta)

Monday, June 23

Group B: Atlético Madrid vs. Botafogo, 3 p.m. ET (Pasadena, California)
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. ET (Seattle)
Group A: Inter Miami vs. Palmeiras, 9 p.m. ET (Miami)
Group A: Porto vs. Al Ahly, 9 p.m. ET (East Rutherford, New Jersey)

Tuesday, June 24

Group C: Benfica vs. Bayern Munich, 3 p.m. ET (Charlotte)
Group C: Auckland City vs. Boca Juniors, 3 p.m. ET (Nashville)
Group D: Espérance de Tunis vs. Chelsea, 9 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)
Group D: LAFC/Club América vs. Flamengo, 9 p.m. ET (Orlando)

Wednesday, June 25

Group F: Borussia Dortmund vs. Ulsan HD, 3 p.m. ET (Cincinnati)
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Fluminense, 3 p.m. ET (Miami)
Group E: Inter Milan vs. River Plate, 9 p.m. ET (Seattle)
Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena)

Thursday, June 26

Group G: Wydad AC vs. Al Ain, 3 p.m. ET (Washington)
Group G: Juventus vs. Manchester City, 3 p.m. ET (Orlando)
Group H: Al Hilal vs. Pachuca, 9 p.m. ET (Nashville)
Group H: FC Salzburg vs. Real Madrid, 9 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)

FIFA Club World Cup Round of 16

Saturday, June 28

Match 49: Winners of Group A vs. Group B runner-up (Philadelphia)
Match 50: Winners of Group C vs. Group D runner-up (Charlotte)

Sunday, June 29

Match 51: Winners of Group B vs. Group A runner-up (Atlanta)
Match 52: Winners of Group D vs. Group C runner-up (Miami)

Monday, June 30

Match 53: Winners of Group E vs. Group F runner-up (Charlotte)
Match 54: Winners of Group G vs. Group H runner-up (Orlando)

Tuesday, July 1

Match 55: Winners of Group F vs. Group E runner-up (Atlanta)
Match 56: Winners of Group H vs. Group G runner-up (Miami)

FIFA Club World Cup 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)

FIFA Club World Cup 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)

FIFA Club World Cup Final

Sunday, July 13

Match 63: Winners of Match 61 vs. Winners of Match 62 (East Rutherford)

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