Club World Cup 2025: Full schedule, fixtures, dates and venues for Chelsea and Man City
Pep Guardiola's side are the defending champions, having claimed victory in 2023 with goals from Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden in a comfortable 4-0 final win against Fluminense.
Lionel Messi will feature for Inter Miami with the MLS side kicking things off against Al Ahly, with the opener and every other game available to watch live on DAZN.
While City and Real Madrid enter the revamped 32-team tournament as joint-favourites, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Inter Milan and PSG are among the most-fancied sides this summer.
Here's everything you need to know about the Club World Cup and the full schedule and fixtures:
Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders
Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica
Group D: Flamengo, Esperance Sportive de Tunisie, Chelsea, Club Leon
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
GROUP STAGE
Saturday, June 14
Group A: Al Ahly Egypt vs. Inter Miami, 8 p.m. ET (1 a.m. BST) (Miami)
Sunday, June 15
Group C: Bayern Munich vs. Auckland City, 12 pm ET (5 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati)
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atlético Madrid, 3 pm ET (8 p.m. BST) (Pasadena)
Group A: Palmeiras vs. Porto, 6 pm ET (11 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford)
Group B: Botafogo vs. Seattle Sounders, 10 p.m. ET (3 a.m. BST) (Seattle)
Monday, June 16
Group C: Chelsea vs. León, 3 pm ET (8 p.m. BST) (Atlanta)
Group D: Boca Juniors vs. Benfica, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Miami)
Group C: Flamengo vs. Espérance de Tunis, 9 p.m. ET (2 a.m. BST) (Philadelphia)
Tuesday, June 17
Group F: Fluminense vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET (5 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford)
Group E River Plate vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. BST) (Seattle)
Group F: Ulsan HD vs. Mamelodi Sundowns, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Orlando)
Group E: Monterrey vs. Inter Milan, 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. BST) (Pasadena)
Wednesday, June 18
Group G: Manchester City vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET (5 p.m. BST) (Philadelphia)
Group H: Real Madrid vs. Al Hilal, 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. BST) (Miami)
Group H: Pachuca vs. FC Salzburg, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati)
Group G: Al Ain vs. Juventus, 9 p.m. (2 a.m. BST) (Washington)
Thursday, June 19
Group A: Palmeiras vs. Al Ahly, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford)
Group A: Inter Miami vs. Porto, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Atlanta)
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Atlético Madrid, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Seattle)
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Botafogo, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m . BST)(Pasadena)
Friday, June 20
Group C: Benfica vs. Auckland City, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (Orlando)
Group D: Flamengo vs. Chelsea, 2 p.m. ET, (7 p.m. BST) (Philadelphia)
Group D: León vs. Espérance de Tunis, 6 p.m. ET, (11 p.m. BST) (Nashville)
Group C: Bayern Munich vs. Boca Juniors , 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Miami)
Saturday, June 21
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati)
Group E: Inter Milan vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Seattle)
Group F: Fluminense vs. Ulsan HD, 6 p.m. ET, (11 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford)
Group E: River Plate vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Pasadena)
Sunday, June 22
Group G: Juventus vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (Philadelphia)
Group H: Real Madrid vs. Pachuca, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Charlotte)
Group H: FC Salzburg vs. Al Hilal, 6 p.m. ET, (11 p.m. BST) (Washington)
Group G: Manchester City vs. Al Ain, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Atlanta)
Monday, June 23
Group B: Atlético Madrid vs. Botafogo, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Pasadena)
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Seattle)
Group A: Inter Miami vs. Palmeiras, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Miami Gardens)
Group A: Porto vs. Al Ahly, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (East Rutherford)
Tuesday, June 24
Group C: Benfica vs. Bayern Munich, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Charlotte)
Group C: Auckland City vs. Boca Juniors, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Nashville)
Group D: Espérance de Tunis vs. Chelsea, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Philadelphia)
Group D: León vs. Flamengo, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Orlando)
Wednesday, June 25
Group F: Borussia Dortmund vs. Ulsan HD, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati)
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Fluminense, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Miami)
Group E: Inter Milan vs. River Plate, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Seattle)
Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Pasadena)
Thursday, June 26
Group G: Wydad AC vs. Al Ain, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Washington)
Group G: Juventus vs. Manchester City, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Orlando)
Group H: Al Hilal vs. Mexico Pachuca, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Nashville)
Group H: FC Salzburg vs. Real Madrid, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Philadelphia)
ROUND OF 16
Saturday, June 28
Match 49: Winners of Group A vs. Runners of Group B (Philadelphia)
Match 50: Winners of Group C vs. Runners of Group D (Charlotte)
Sunday, June 29
Match 51: Winners of Group B vs. Runners of Group A (Atlanta)
Match 52: Winners of Group D vs. Runners of Group C (Miami)
Monday, June 30
Match 53: Winners of Group E vs. Runners of Group F (Charlotte)
Match 54: Winners of Group G vs. Runners of Group H (Orlando)
Tuesday, July 1
Match 55: Winners of Group F vs. Runners of Group E (Atlanta)
Match 56: Winners of Group H vs. Runners of Group G (Miami)
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, July 4
Match 57: Winners of Match 49 vs. Winners of Match 50 (Philadelphia)
Match 58: Winners of Match 53 vs. Winners of Match 54 (Orlando)
Saturday, July 5
Match 59: Winners of Match 51 vs. Winners of Match 52 (Atlanta)
Match 60: Winners of Match 55 vs. Winners of Match 56 (East Rutherford)
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, July 8
Match 61: Winners of Match 57 vs. Winners of Match 58 (East Rutherford)
Wednesday, July 9
Match 62: Winners of Match 59 vs. Winners of Match 60 (East Rutherford)
FINAL
Sunday, July 13
Match 63: Winners of Match 61 vs. Winners of Match 62 (East Rutherford)
The 32 entrants are listed below, as well as how they earned qualification:
Al Ahly (EGY) – 2020/21, 2022/23 and 2023/24 CAF Champions League
Wydad (MAR) – 2021/22 CAF Champions League
ES Tunis (TUN) - CAF ranking pathway
Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) - CAF ranking pathway
Al Hilal (KSA) – 2021 AFC Champions League
Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) – 2022 AFC Champions League
Al Ain (UAE) - 2023/24 AFC Champions League
Ulsan HD FC (KOR) - AFC ranking pathway
Chelsea (ENG) – 2020/21 UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid (ESP) – 2021/22 and 2023/24 UEFA Champions League
Manchester City (ENG) – 2022/23 UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich (GER) – UEFA ranking pathway
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) – UEFA ranking pathway
Inter Milan (ITA) – UEFA ranking pathway
Porto (POR) - UEFA ranking pathway
Benfica (POR) – UEFA ranking pathway
Borussia Dortmund (GER) - UEFA ranking pathway
Juventus (ITA) - UEFA ranking pathway
Atletico Madrid (ESP) - UEFA ranking pathway
FC Salzburg (AUT) - UEFA ranking pathway
Monterrey (MEX) – 2021 Concacaf Champions Cup
Seattle Sounders (USA) – 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup
Club Leon (MEX) – 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup
Pachuca (MEX) - 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup
Auckland City (NZL) – OFC ranking pathway
Palmeiras (BRA) – 2021 CONMEBOL Libertadores
Flamengo (BRA) – 2022 CONMEBOL Libertadores
Fluminense (BRA) – 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores
Botafogo(BRA) - 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores
River Plate (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway
Boca Juniors (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway
Inter Miami (USA) - Host nation slot
Manchester City 4/1
Real Madrid 9/2
Bayern Munich 7/1
Chelsea 8/1
Inter Milan 11/1
PSG 12/1
Atletico Madrid 14/1
Botafogo 20/1
Borussia Dortmund 25/1
Juventus 25/1
Palmeiras 25/1
The 2025 Club World Cup takes place in the United States and begins on 15 June with the final on 13 July. The venues are as follows, with Miami hosting the opening match and the final held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia
TQL Stadium – Cincinnati, Ohio
Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, North Carolina
Rose Bowl Stadium – Los Angeles, California
Hard Rock Stadium – Miami, Florida
GEODIS Park – Nashville, Tennessee
MetLife Stadium – New Jersey
Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Florida
Inter&Co Stadium – Orlando, Florida
Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lumen Field – Seattle, Washington
Audi Field – Washington, DC.
The top two teams in each group progress to the knockout stage, which begins with a last 16 stage, before quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. There is no third-placed play-off.
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