FIFA 2025 Club World Cup draw: How to stream & what to know

Bringing together the most successful clubs from all six international confederations, the first-ever 32-team FIFA Club World Cup will be hosted across the United States from June 15 to July 13, 2025.

Two MLS teams will feature at the tournament: Seattle qualified via their historic 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup title, while Miami received the host country slot after winning the 2024 Supporters’ Shield.

The 32 qualified teams are allocated into four pots of eight teams each, with confederation rankings and geographical diversity taken into account to ensure a competitive balance throughout the tournament.

Additionally, no group can feature more than one team from the same confederation. The lone exception is UEFA (Europe), which will be represented by 12 teams at the tournament. This means that four of the eight groups will feature two European clubs.

Pot 1: Manchester City (ENG), Real Madrid (ESP), Bayern München (GER), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Flamengo (BRA), Palmeiras (BRA), River Plate (ARG), Fluminense (BRA)

Pot 2: Chelsea (ENG), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Inter Milan (ITA), FC Porto (POR), Atlético de Madrid (ESP), Benfica (POR), Juventus (ITA), FC Salzburg (AUT)

Pot 3: Al Hilal (KSA), Ulsan HD (KOR), Al Ahly (EGY), Wydad AC (MAR), CF Monterrey (MEX), Club León (MEX), Boca Juniors (ARG), Botafogo (BRA)

Pot 4: Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN), Al Ain (UAE), ES Tunis (TUN), Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA), CF Pachuca (MEX), Seattle Sounders FC (USA), Auckland City (NZL), Inter Miami CF (USA)

• Pot 1 consists of the four highest-ranked teams from Europe and the four highest-ranked teams from South America.
• Pot 2 consists of the remaining European teams.
• Pot 3 consists of the two highest-ranked teams from Asia, Africa, and the North, Central America and the Caribbean region, along with South America’s two remaining clubs.
• Pot 4 consists of the remaining teams from Asia, Africa, and the North, Central America and the Caribbean region, along with Oceania’s representative and the team representing the host country, Inter Miami CF.

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