FIFA Club World Cup 2025: All You Need to Know

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is a 32-team tournament featuring top professional clubs from around the world. This article provides an overview of the tournament, including the schedule, teams, stadiums, format, favorites, and more.

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is set to begin on June 14, 2025, in the United States. The tournament will feature 32 teams from around the world, including 12 teams from Europe, 6 teams from South America, 4 teams from Asia, 4 teams from Africa, 1 team from Oceania, and 1 team from the host nation. The 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group will advance to the Round of 16, where single-elimination games will determine the champion. The tournament will be played at 12 stadiums across the United States, including Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, GEODIS Park in Nashville, MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, and Lumen Field in Seattle. The favorites to win the tournament include Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Inter Milan, and PSG. However, with so many talented teams in the field, upsets are possible. The tournament is sure to be a thrilling spectacle, with the best clubs from around the world competing for the title of FIFA Club World Cup champion. Fans can look forward to an exciting month of soccer, as the world's best clubs battle it out for the ultimate prize.

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