The 2025 Club World Cup will mark the beginning of a new era in international soccer, as it will be the first edition with 32 teams from the six confederations of the world. It will be held from June 14 to July 13 in the United States, with a revamped format similar to that of the national team World Cup. This ambitious expansion aims to transform the tournament into an elite event, bringing together the most important clubs on the planet. With great figures such as Lionel Messi, historic clubs such as Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Boca Juniors and River Plate, and a prize pool that could reach $125 million for the champion, this edition seeks to become an unprecedented soccer spectacle. Cam Ward gets clowned by teammate as the rookie shows a scary side of him The opening match will be played on June 14 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, pitting Al Ahly (Egypt) against Inter Miami (USA). The tournament will last one month and will consist of 63 matches in total, distributed as follows: Group stage: June 14-26 Round of 16: June 28 to July 1 Quarter-finals: July 4 and 5 Semifinals: July 8-9 (MetLife Stadium, New Jersey) Final: Sunday, July 13, also at MetLife Stadium There will be no third-place play-off. All knockout matches will be single-leg ties. https://twitter.com/USER_ID/status/1929046689073058213 Where to watch the 2025 Club World Cup in Mexico The tournament can be followed live and free of charge on the DAZN platform, which signed a global agreement with FIFA to broadcast all 63 matches of the tournament. In Mexico, the matches will be available in Spanish and free of charge, you will only need to register on the platform to access the live or on-demand content. In addition, DAZN could sublicense rights to other media outlets, so it is not ruled out that channels such as Vix, Disney+ or some Mexican open television station could broadcast selected matches, especially those of Monterrey or Pachuca. The matches will be played in 12 stadiums located in 11 cities in the United States. The venues were selected for their capacity, infrastructure and relevance to the 2026 World Cup. Some of the most notable are: MetLife Stadium (New Jersey) - 82,500 spectators - Venue for the final and semi-finals Hard Rock Stadium (Miami) - 65,000 spectators-Opening match Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) - 88,500 capacity-Largest stadium in the tournament Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte) GEODIS Park (Nashville) Lumen Field (Seattle) Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia) Audi Field (Washington D.C.) TQL Stadium (Cincinnati) Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando) The teams have been divided into eight groups of four clubs. Here is how they are formed: Group A: Palmeiras (Brazil) FC Porto (Portugal) Al Ahly (Egypt) Inter Miami (USA) Group B: Paris Saint-Germain (France) Atletico Madrid (Spain) Botafogo (Brazil) Seattle Sounders (USA) Group C: Bayern Munich (Germany) Benfica (Portugal) Boca Juniors (Argentina) Auckland City (New Zealand) Group D: Chelsea (England) Flamengo (Brazil) Esperance de Tunis (Tunisia) Los Angeles FC (USA) Group E: River Plate (Argentina) Inter Milan (Italy) Monterrey (Mexico) Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) Group F: Fluminense (Brazil) Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Ulsan Hyundai (South Korea) Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) Group G: Manchester City (England) Juventus (Italy) Al Ain FC (United Arab Emirates) Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) Group H: Real Madrid Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) Pachuca (Mexico) Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) https://twitter.com/USER_ID/status/1929511119741186082 Which Mexican teams will participate in the Club World Cup? Mexico will be represented by two teams: Monterrey Ranked as the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League winner They will participate in Group E Rivals: River Plate, Inter Milan and Urawa Red Diamonds Schedule: June 17 vs. Inter Milan (Rose Bowl, Los Angeles) / June 21 vs. River Plate (Rose Bowl) / June 25 vs. Urawa Red Diamonds Pachuca Ranked as the 2024 Concachampions champion Group H Rivals: Real Madrid, Al Hilal and Red Bull Salzburg Schedule: June 18 vs. Red Bull Salzburg (TQL Stadium, Cincinnati) / June 22 vs. Real Madrid (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte) / June 26 vs. Al Hilal (GEODIS Park, Nashville) And Leon? Although Leon had earned their place by winning the 2023 Concacaf Champions League, they were disqualified due to the multi-ownership policy, as they belong to the same business group as Pachuca. Their place was taken by Los Angeles FC, who beat Club America in a playoff match organized by FIFA and Concacaf.
