FIFA Club World Cup 2025 was the 21st edition of the competition and the first under its newly expanded 32-team format. Organized by FIFA, the tournament is taking place in the United States from June 14 to July 13, 2025. This expansion follows FIFA’s plan to elevate the tournament’s prestige and global reach by incorporating a broader representation of top clubs from around the world. Previously contested by just seven teams, the six continental champions and the host nation—the new format sees participation increase significantly. Under the new structure, clubs that won their respective continental competitions between 2021 and 2024 have qualified, with five of FIFA’s six confederations each sending four champions. For Oceania (OFC), which typically lacks a high volume of elite-level competition, the highest-ranked club across the 2021–2024 period has been selected. The remaining slots are filled based on FIFA’s four-year club ranking system, allowing additional high-performing clubs to join the competition.
Manchester City, winners of the final edition under the old format in 2023, enters this edition as the defending champion. The 2025 tournament is expected to serve as a major showcase event for global club football and a critical test run for the United States ahead of co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Champions: 
Chelsea (2nd title)
Runner-up: 
Paris Saint-Germain
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Awards
Award Player Club
Golden Ball Cole Palmer Chelsea
Silver Ball 
Vitinha PSG
Bronze Ball 
Moisés Caicedo Chelsea
Top Goal Scorer 
Gonzalo García Real Madrid
Golden Glove Robert Sánchez Chelsea
FIFA Young Player Award Désiré Doué PSG
FIFA Fair Play Trophy N/A 
Bayern Munich
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 point table | standings
Group A
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Qualification
1 
Palmeiras3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2 
Inter Miami CF3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
3 Porto3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
4 
Al Ahly3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Group B
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Qualification
1 PSG3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Botafogo3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
3 Atlético Madrid3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
4 Seattle Sounders FC3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Group C
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Qualification
1 Benfica3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Bayern Munich3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 6 Advance to knockout stage
3 
Boca Juniors3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4 
Auckland City3 0 1 2 1 17 −16 1
Group D
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Qualification
1 Flamengo3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Chelsea3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
3 
Espérance de Tunis3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3
4 Los Angeles FC3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Group E
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Qualification
1 
Inter Milan3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 
Monterrey3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
3 River Plate3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 
Urawa Red Diamonds3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Group F
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Qualification
1 Borussia Dortmund3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Fluminense3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
3 
Mamelodi Sundowns3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 
Ulsan HD3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Group G
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Qualification
1 Manchester City3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Juventus3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
3 
Al Ain3 1 0 2 2 12 −10 3
4 
Wydad AC3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Group H
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Qualification
1 Real Madrid3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 
Al-Hilal3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
3 
Red Bull Salzburg3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4 Pachuca3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Round of 16 matches
Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Venue
June 28, 2025 Palmeiras1-0 (a.e.t) BotafogoLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
June 28, 2025 Benfica1-4 (a.e.t) ChelseaBank of America Stadium, Charlotte
June 29, 2025 PSG4-0 Inter Miami CFMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
June 29, 2025 Flamengo2-4 Bayern MunichHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
June 30, 2025 Inter Milan0-2 FluminenseBank of America Stadium, Charlotte
June 30, 2025 Manchester City3-4 (a.e.t) Al-HilalCamping World Stadium, Orlando
July 1, 2025 Real Madrid1-0 JuventusHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
July 1, 2025 Borussia Dortmund2-1 MonterreyMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarter final matches
Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Venue
July 4, 2025 Fluminense2-1 Al-HilalCamping World Stadium, Orlando
July 4, 2025 Palmeiras1-2 ChelseaLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
July 5, 2025 PSG2-0 Bayern MunichMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
July 5, 2025 Real Madrid3-2 Borussia DortmundMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 semi final matches
July 8, 2025 3:00 pm EDT, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
| Fluminense |
0-2 | Chelsea |
João Pedro  18′, 56′ |
July 9, 2025 3:00 pm EDT, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
| PSG |
4-0 | Real Madrid |
| Fabián Ruiz 6′, 24′ O. Dembélé 9′G. Ramos 87′ |
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 final match
July 13, 2025 3:00 pm EDT, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
| Chelsea |
3-0 | PSG |
| Palmer 22′, 30′ João Pedro 43′ |
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 top goal scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Gonzalo García Real Madrid4
2 
Serhou Guirassy Borussia Dortmund4
3 Marcos Leonardo Al-Hilal4
4 Ángel Di María Benfica4
5 Cole Palmer Chelsea3
FIFA compiled the draw pots as follows, with teams ranked within each confederation based on FIFA’s club ranking system:
Pot 1: The four top-ranked teams from both UEFA and CONMEBOL
Pot 2: The remaining eight teams from UEFA
Pot 3: The two top-ranked teams from each of AFC, CAF and CONCACAF, and the remaining two teams from CONMEBOL
Pot 4: The remaining teams from AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, OFC and host country
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Background and format
Since its return from hiatus in 2005, the FIFA Club World Cup had been held annually in December and featured a limited pool of participants—primarily the winners of each continental club competition. However, starting in late 2016, FIFA president Gianni Infantino began pushing for an expanded and restructured tournament. He initially proposed a 32-team format beginning in 2019, aiming to move the competition to June or July to increase its appeal to broadcasters and commercial partners. By late 2017, discussions within FIFA had evolved into a more concrete proposal: a 24-team Club World Cup to be held every four years starting in 2021, taking the place of the now-defunct FIFA Confederations Cup. This expanded format and the shift in scheduling were officially confirmed at the FIFA Council meeting in Miami in March 2019. China was chosen as the host for the inaugural expanded edition, but the 2021 tournament was ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
FIFA eventually announced on June 23, 2023, that the United States would host the first expanded edition of the Club World Cup in 2025, serving as a key lead-in to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will also be hosted in the U.S., along with Canada and Mexico. The revamped format features 32 teams, divided into eight groups of four. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage, mirroring the format used in the FIFA World Cup from 1998 through 2022 except there will be no third-place playoff in this tournament.
In January 2024, it was reported that the majority of matches would be played on the U.S. East Coast. This decision was made to accommodate European broadcasters and audiences, given the high concentration of participating clubs from Europe, and to minimize scheduling conflicts with the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which is also set to take place in the U.S. but will primarily be staged in the western part of the country.
