Football’s global governing body FIFA has confirmed the 12 stadiums in the United States of America that will stage matches at the expanded FIFA Club World Cup in 2025.
In the new format of the competition, 32 clubs from across the world will play for trophy.
The tournament will kick off on June 15, 2025, and the final on July 13, 2025 at the MetLife Stadium in New York, New Jersey, the same ground that will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.
For the 2025 Club World Cup, the other 11 venues are Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta), Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte), TQL Stadium (Cincinnati), Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles), Hard Rock Stadium (Miami), GEODIS Park (Nashville), Camping World Stadium (Orlando), Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando), Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia), Lumen Field (Seattle), and Audi Field (Washington, D.C.).
With the draw set for December, just two of the 32 teams are yet to be confirmed: one from South America, the other representing the host country.
FIFA said on Sunday morning while unveiling the venues that further information regarding the draw, which will see the 32 best clubs in the world divided into eight exciting groups of four, will be released in due course. The tournament match schedule will be published shortly after the draw.
“Football is the most popular sport on the planet, and in 2025 a new era for club football will kick off when FIFA stages the greatest, most inclusive and merit-based global club competition right here in the United States,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who made the announcement at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York while simultaneously announcing FIFA’s new four-year partnership with Global Citizen to mobilise football fans globally to help end extreme poverty and provide access to education for millions of children.
“This is about opportunity and hope for those who need it most, and also about prestige and true football for those who make our sport shine. My thanks go to all. We never discriminate; we include everyone. This is the true spirit of the brand new FIFA Club World Cup.
“It has been an honour to make this significant tournament announcement before an enormous, energetic crowd at the Global Citizen Festival here in New York. The fans of the 32 competing clubs will create a similar buzz at the FIFA Club World Cup next year when we take it to the world.”
