The draw for the 2025 Club World Cup will take place on December 5 in Miami, the International Football Federation (FIFA) announced on Monday.
Scheduled from 1:00 p.m. local time (6:00 p.m. GMT), the draw will determine the eight groups of four teams who will compete in the first phase of the tournament, the first edition of which will take place from June 15 to July 13, 2025 in twelve American stadiums.
The 16 clubs finishing in the first two places in each group will qualify for the knockout phase, from the round of 16 to the final, without a match for third place.
All qualifiers for this quadrennial tournament will be known by then. All that is missing for now is the winner of the Copa Libertadores, whose 100% Brazilian final will pit Atletico Mineiro against Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas on November 30.
Clubs participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup:
Chelsea (England): winner of the 2021 UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid (Spain): winner of the 2022 UEFA Champions League
Manchester City (England): winner of the 2023 UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich (Germany): UEFA ranking path
Paris Saint-Germain (France): path to UEFA ranking
Inter Milan (Italy): UEFA ranking path
Juventus Turin (Italy): path to the UEFA ranking
Porto (Portugal): UEFA ranking path
Benfica (Portugal): path to the UEFA ranking
Borussia Dortmund (Germany): path to the UEFA ranking
Atlético de Madrid (Spain): path to the UEFA ranking
FC Salzburg (Austria): UEFA ranking path
Al Ahly (Egypt): winner of the 2021 and 2023 CAF Champions League
Wydad Casablanca (Morocco): winner of the 2022 CAF Champions League
ES Tunis (Tunisia): CAF ranking path
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa): path to the CAF ranking
Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia): winner of the 2021 AFC Champions League
Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan): winner of the 2022 AFC Champions League
Al Ain (United Arab Emirates): AFC Champions League 2024
Ulsan HD FC (Korea): Path to AFC ranking
Palmeiras (Brazil): winner of the Copa Libertadores of the CONMEBOL 2021
Flamengo (Brazil): winner of the Copa Libertadores of the CONMEBOL 2022
Fluminense (Brazil): winner of the Copa Libertadores of the CONMEBOL 2023
River Plate (Argentina): CONMEBOL ranking path
Boca Juniors (Argentina): path to the CONMEBOL ranking
Monterrey (Mexico): winner of the 2021 Concacaf Champions Cup
Seattle Sounders (United States): winner of the 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup
Club León (Mexico): winner of the 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup
CF Pachuca (Mexico): 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup
Inter Miami (United States): representative of the host country
Auckland City (New Zealand): ranking path
