The world’s top clubs have gathered for the highly anticipated draw for the 2024/25 FIFA Club World Cup, signalling the beginning of an electrifying tournament that brings together the crème de la crème of club football.
This year’s edition promises to be an unforgettable spectacle, featuring UEFA Champions League winners, Copa Libertadores champions, and other continental titleholders. This is also the first edition of the new format which will see 32 teams participate in the competition which will be played a the end of this season (2024/25).
FIFA had released the draw pots for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup 2025, scheduled for this Thursday. A total of 32 clubs will participate, divided into eight groups of four. Notable teams include Manchester City, Real Madrid, River Plate, Flamengo, and Inter Miami, represented by Lionel Messi, who will compete as the host nation’s representative, the United States.
The new FIFA Club World Cup is about to reach one of its most exciting milestones as the balls are drawn and the path to unprecedented global glory is revealed. The draw set the stage for a thrilling competition, as these football powerhouses clash in a battle for supremacy.
The 32 clubs were placed in four different Pots which means teams from the Sane Pot can not face each other. The different Pots are as follows;
Pot 1: Manchester City (ENG), Real Madrid C. F. (ESP), FC Bayern München (GER), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), CR Flamengo (BRA), SE Palmeiras (BRA), CA River Plate (ARG), Fluminense FC (BRA)
Pot 2: Chelsea FC (ENG), Borussia Dortmund (GER), FC Internazionale Milano (ITA), FC Porto (POR), Atlético de Madrid (ESP), SL Benfica (POR), Juventus FC (ITA), FC Salzburg (AUT)
Pot 3: Al Hilal (KSA), Ulsan HD (KOR), Al Ahly FC (EGY), Wydad AC (MAR), CF Monterrey (MEX), Club León (MEX), CA Boca Juniors (ARG), Botafogo (BRA)
Pot 4: Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN), Al Ain FC (UAE), Espérance Sportive de Tunisie (TUN), Mamelodi Sundowns FC (RSA), CF Pachuca (MEX), Seattle Sounders FC (USA), Auckland City FC (NZL), Inter Miami CF (USA)
Here is the group for the Club World Cup?
Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Al Ahly,
Group B: PSG, Atlético Madrid, Botafogo,
Group C: Bayern, Benfica, Boca Juniors,
Group D: Flamengo, Chelsea, Club León,
Group E: River Plate, Inter, Monterrey,
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan HD,
Group G: Manchester City, Juventus, Wydad
Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, RB Salzburg
When is the FIFA Club World Cup?
The first edition of FIFA’s new club competition will be played in the USA from 15 June – 13 July 2025. The tournament will be played across 12 world-class venues in 11 cities. The final of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will take place at the iconic MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey
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