Group stage dates, time and TV

It took until the 115th minute of a play-in game created on the fly ahead of the Club World Cup, but the group stage is finally set for this 2005 international soccer event that’s attempting to blend the format of the World Cup with a global field of professional teams reminiscent of the Champions League.

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup officially began on Saturday, May 31 when an extra-time goal by Denis Bouanga gave LAFC of Major League Soccer the final spot in the 32-team tournament taking place in venues around the United States for the first time beginning June 14.

There are 64 matches on the docket to decide the tournament winner, with the champion crowned after the finals at MetLife Stadium outside New York on July 13. Some of the sport’s biggest stars and tradition-rich clubs are slated to participate, including Real Madrid, Paris-St. Germain, Manchester City, Inter Milan, and Lionel Messi and Inter Miami. There’s potential for some dream matchups on American soil.

The new 2025 group stage and bracket has 12 clubs from Europe, seven from South America, four from Africa, three from the United States, two from Mexico, two from the Middle East, two from Asia and one from Oceania. The Seattle Sounders of MLS also qualified for this year’s tournament.

Here’s more information on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, including the teams participating, a full tournament schedule for the group stage, and the favorites to win this reformatted international soccer event:

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)

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)

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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. TNT will also air 24 matches in the United States.

FIFA Club World Cup odds: Favorites to win

Real Madrid is currently a slight favorite over Paris-St. Germain and Manchester City to win the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. BetMGM odds are as of 11 a.m. ET on Monday, June 9.

Real Madrid (+400)
Paris-St. Germain (+450)
Manchester City (+500)
Bayern Munich (+700)
Chelsea (+1000)
Inter Milan (+1400)
Atletico Madrid (+1600)

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match schedule

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, 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 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 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)

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