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John Terry with the FIFA Club World Cup trophy.
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A bigger and better version of the FIFA Club World Cup is coming to the United States in summer 2025!
- 📅 Dates: June 15 – July 13
- 🏟️ Location: 12 U.S. cities including Miami, Los Angeles, and New Jersey
This tournament is getting a major upgrade. It used to have just 7 teams and happened every year.
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Now it will take place every four years and feature 32 of the best clubs from around the world!
🌐 Who Gets to Play?
Clubs from 6 continents will take part:
- Europe (12 teams – most spots)
- South America (6 teams)
- Africa, Asia, North & Central America (4 teams each)
- Oceania (1 team)
- USA Host (1 team – Inter Miami)
Famous teams like Manchester City, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, and Flamengo will be there.
🟣 Surprise! Inter Miami (Lionel Messi’s team) will play too — even though they didn’t win the league.
They were picked as the best regular-season team in the U.S. in 2024.
🏆 How Does It Work?
Just like the Men’s World Cup:
- 32 teams → 8 groups of 4
- Each team plays 3 group games
- Top 2 from each group go to the knockout round
- Then it’s win or go home until the final on July 13 (No third-place match!)
💸 Prize Money
- The total prize pool is a HUGE £775 million (over $970 million)!
- 🏆 Winners can earn up to £30 million (about $37 million)
- Clubs also get paid for wins and draws in every round.
🏟️ Where Will Games Be Played?
Matches will take place in major stadiums like:
- Hard Rock Stadium (Miami)
- Rose Bowl (Los Angeles)
- MetLife Stadium (New Jersey – Final)
- Other cities: Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Seattle, and more.
🎥 How to Watch
All 63 games will be shown free on DAZN, a sports streaming platform. Some local TV channels might also show the games.
😬 Why Is It Controversial?
Not everyone is happy about the tournament.
Player unions and managers say:
- Too many games!
- Players need rest
- Only 5 weeks between the final and next season’s start
Liverpool’s Alisson and Man City’s Rodri have both spoken out. City’s coach, Pep Guardiola, wants a delayed start to the Premier League.
⚽ What About the Women’s Euros?
This Club World Cup overlaps with the Women’s Euro 2025 (July 2–27), held in Switzerland.
Some people are worried the men’s tournament might take attention away from the women’s games.
FIFA says there won’t be too many schedule clashes, since the time zones are different.
