City are currently Champions of the World having beaten Urawa Red Diamonds and Fluminense in Saudi Arabia in December 2023.
However, 2025 will see the tournament expanded into a new edition from just the winners of the each continent’s leading club competition to a 32-team month-long festival of football.
City’s success in the 2022/23 Champions League not only earned us our place in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, it also ensured we are one of UEFA’s representatives for this new edition as teams go head-to-head in the race to become the first club to win the competition.
Below we explain everything that is currently known about the new competition, with this page to be updated as it approaches...
WHO WILL CITY PLAY?
In December 2024, City were drawn in Group G of the competition.
And when the draw took place in Miami, Pep Guardiola‘s side were pitted against Italian giants Juventus, Moroccan outfit Wydad AC and United Arab Emirates side Al Ain FC.
Confirmation of when we will play our three opponents and where will be confirmed in due course. Keep across mancity.com and the Official Man City App for more information.
Full draw
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, ES Tunis, Chelsea, Club Leon
Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, CF Monterrey, Inter
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan HD, Mamelodi Sundowns
Group G: Manchester City, Wydad AC, Al Ain FC, Juventus
Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, CF Pachuca, RB Salzburg
Format explained
The format will follow the model of recent FIFA World Cup for international sides, with 32 teams split into eight groups of four.
The top two teams in each group will progress to a Round of 16 where single-match knockout ties will be played all the way to the final.
Should the knockout matches be tied, extra time and penalties will be used to decide who advances to the next stage.
There will be no third-place play off played.
Where will it be played?
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will be played in the USA with 12 stadiums hosting 63 matches over 29 days. The venues will be:
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta
TQL Stadium – Cincinnati
Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte
Rose Bowl Stadium – Los Angeles
Hard Rock Stadium – Miami
GEODIS Park – Nashville
MetLife Stadium – New York
Camping World Stadium – Orlando
Inter&Co Stadium – Orlando
Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia
Lumen Field – Seattle
Audi Field – Washington
The final will be played at the MetLife Stadium.
When will it be played?
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will take place from 15 June to 13 July 2025.
This means it falls between the 2024/25 and 2025/26 domestic and European season.
Dates for each stage of the competition will be confirmed by FIFA in due course.
Trophy
With a 24-carat gold-plated finish, the trophy has multiple laser-engraved inscriptions all over, telling the story of football’s history, 13 languages, Braille and a world map, highlighting the spread and inclusivity of the global game.
