Club World Cup 2025: Full fixture schedule, results, kick-off times and format as revamped FIFA competition begins

Chelsea and Manchester City are among the clubs eyeing glory in the USA this summer, with the Club World Cup underway.

FIFA have revamped their annual tournament, expanding it to 32 teams and now scheduling it to be held every four years instead. 

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It means teams from continents all over the world are now competing in a longer-format tournament and looking to become the first-ever champions of the new event.

Lionel Messi is involved with Inter Miami while Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane are featuring too, along with Man City, Chelsea, PSG and others. 

An incredible amount of prize money has been put on the line, with the winner set to receive almost $100million.

Club World Cup 2025: Start date and times

The tournament began on Sunday, June 15, and it will run for just under a month until the final takes place on Sunday, July 13.

The event is being held across the United States, with games being played in 12 different cities and stadiums.

Kick-off times during the group stage vary on each day between 5pm UK time until 2am.

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Club World Cup 2025: Format

The Club World Cup begins with a group stage composed of eight groups with four teams.

It is being played in a single-game round-robin format. 

The top two teams from each group will reach the Round of 16. 

And from then on, it is knockout football with the winner of each game progressing. 

There will be a semi-final and final, but no third-place play-off is scheduled. 

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Club World Cup 2025: How to watch

FIFA have announced a partnership with DAZN for them to stream the entire tournament for FREE.

That means all 63 matches will be available to billions of football fans worldwide, making it potentially one of the most-watched sporting events of 2025.

If you are already subscribed to DAZN, you won’t need to do anything and can watch all the action on your membership.

If you are not subscribed, you can sign up for a free DAZN account with no hidden costs or fees. More details can be found here.

Fans can also watch the action on terrestrial TV in the UK, with Channel 5 showing 23 games during the Club World Cup.

Club World Cup: Teams 

There are a total of 32 teams playing in the brand-new tournament, with them being split between all of the international football confederations. 

Four teams from Africa, four teams from Asia and four teams from North and Central America make up 12 of the sides involved. 

Another six come from South America, one team come from Oceania, and one team will also come from the host country, which is the USA.

The biggest chunk of teams will come from Europe, with 12 taking part. 

Mexican side Club Leon were removed from the tournament due to breaching multi-club ownership rules, and LAFC beat Club America in a play-off to replace them.

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Club World Cup: Groups

Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami

Group B: Paris St-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders

Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica

Group D: Flamengo, Esperance Sportive de Tunisie, Chelsea, LAFC

Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan

Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns

Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus

Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg

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Club World Cup: Stadiums

The tournament will be played across 12 stadiums in the USA. 

63 matches are set to be hosted at the venues, with the final being played at the MetLife Stadium in New York, New Jersey. 

Here are all the host venues at the Club World Cup: 

• Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
• TDL Stadium – Cincinnati 
• Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte 
• Rose Bowl Stadium – LA
• Hard Rock Stadium – Miami
• GEODIS Park – Nashville
• MetLife Stadium – New York 
• Camping World Stadium – Orlando 
• Inter&Co Stadium – Orlando 
• Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia 
• Lumen Field – Seattle 
• Audi Field – Washington D.C

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Club World Cup fixtures – full schedule and results

Group stage

Saturday June 14

Group A: Al Ahly 0-0 Inter Miami

Sunday June 15

Group C: Bayern Munich vs Auckland City – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; kick off 5pm
Group B: PSG vs Atletico Madrid – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 8pm
Group A: Palmeiras vs Porto – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 11pm
Group B: Botafogo vs Seattle Sounders – Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 3am

Monday June 16

Group D: Chelsea vs LAFC – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 8pm
Group C: Boca Juniors vs Benfica – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 11pm
Group D: Flamengo vs Esperance de Tunis – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 2am

Tuesday June 17

Group F: Fluminense vs Borussia Dortmund – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 5pm
Group E: River Plate vs Urawa Red Diamonds – Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 8pm
Group F: Ulsan HD vs Mamelodi Sundowns – Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando; kick off 11pm
Group E: Monterrey vs Inter Milan – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 2am

Wednesday June 18

Group G: Man City vs Wydad AC – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 5pm
Group H: Real Madrid vs Al Hilal – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 8pm
Group H: CF Pachuca vs FC Salzburg – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; kick off 11pm
Group G: Al Ain vs Juventus – Audi Field, Washington, D.C; kick off 2am

Thursday June 19

Group A: Palmeiras vs Al Ahly – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 5pm
Group A: Inter Miami vs Porto – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 8pm
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid – Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 8pm
Group B: PSG vs Botafogo – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 11pm

Friday June 20

Group C: Benfica vs Auckland City – Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando; kick off 5pm
Group D: Flamengo vs Chelsea – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 7pm
Group D: LAFC vs Esperance de Tunis – GEODIS Park, Nashville; kick off 10pm
Group C: Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 2am

Saturday June 21

Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Bosurissa Dortmund – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; kick off 5pm
Group E: Inter Milan vs Urawa Red Diamonds – Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 5pm
Group F: Fluminense vs Ulsan HD – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 11pm
Group E: River Plate vs Monterrey – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 11pm

Sunday, 22 June

Group G: Juventus vs Wydad AC – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 5pm
Group H: Real Madrid vs CF Pachuca – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; kick off 8pm
Group H: FC Salzburg vs Al Hilal – Audi Field, Washington, D.C; kick off 11pm
Group G: Man City vs Al Ain – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 2am

Monday, 23 June

Group B: Seattle Sounders vs PSG – Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 5pm
Group B: Atletico Madrid vs Botafogo – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 5pm
Group A: Inter Miami vs Palmeiras – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 2am
Group A: Porto vs Al Ahly – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 2am

Tuesday, 24 June

Group C: Auckland City vs Boca Juniors – GEODIS Park, Nashville; kick off 7pm
Group C: Benfica vs Bayern Munich – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; kick off 8pm
Group D: LAFC vs Flamengo – Camping World Stadium, Orlando; kick off 2am
Group D: Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 2am

Wednesday, 25 June

Group F: Borussia Dortmund vs Ulsan HD – TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; kick off 8pm
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Fluminense – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 8pm
Group E: Inter Milan vs River Plate – Lumen Field, Seattle; kick off 11pm
Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs Monterrey – Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; kick off 11pm

Thursday, 26 June

Group G: Juventus vs Man City – Camping World Stadium, Orlando; kick off 8pm
Group G: Wydad AC vs Al Ain – Audi Field, Washington, D.C; kick off 8pm
Group H: Al Hilal vs CF Pachuca – GEODIS Park, Nashville; kick off 1am
Group H: FC Salzburg vs Real Madrid – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 2am

Knockout stage – round of 16

Saturday, 28 June

Match 49: Group A winners vs Group B runners-up – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia;kick off 5pm
Match 50: Group C winners vs Group D runners-up – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; kick off 9pm

Sunday, 29 June

Match 51: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 5pm
Match 52: Group D winners vs Group C runners-up – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 9pm

Monday, 30 June

Match 53: Group E winners vs Group F runners-up – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; kick off 8pm
Match 54: Group G winners vs Group H runners-up – Camping World Stadium, Orlando; kick off 2am

Tuesday, 1 July

Match 55: Group H winners vs Group G runners-up – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; kick off 8pm
Match 56: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 2am

Quarter-final fixtures

Friday, 4 July

Match 57: Winner match 53 vs Winner match 54 – Camping World Stadium, Orlando; kick off 8pm
Match 58: Winner match 49 vs Winner match 50 – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; kick off 2am

Saturday, 5 July

Match 59: Winner match 51 vs Winner match 52 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; kick off 5pm
Match 60: Winner match 55 vs Winner match 56 – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 9pm

Semi-final fixtures

Tuesday, 8 July

Match 61: Winner match 57 vs Winner match 58 – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 8pm

Wednesday, 9 July

Match 62: Winner match 59 vs Winner match 60 – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 8pm

FIFA Club World Cup Final

Sunday, 13 July

Match 63: Winner match 61 vs Winner match 62 – MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey; kick off 8pm

Club World Cup: talkSPORT BET Odds

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• Real Madrid – 5/1
• Bayern Munich – 6/1
• PSG – 8/1
• Inter Milan – 10/1
• Chelsea – 10/1
• Atletico Madrid – 16/1

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