Club World Cup 2025 fixtures, UK kick-off times, Chelsea, Man City schedule and final date

The expanded FIFA Club World Cup takes place in 2025, featuring Man City and Chelsea - and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami - involved.

The new-look Club World Cup will feature 32 teams and will be played every four years from the summer of 2025. It is an expansion of the previous version of the tournament, which took place every year and involved just seven teams from around the world.

When is the 2025 Club World Cup?

The Club World Cup will take place over 29 days in the summer of 2025.

The tournament starts on June 15, with the final taking place on July 13.

 

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Club World Cup draw in full

Group A: Palmeiras (Brz), Porto (Por), Al Ahly (Egy), Inter Miami (USA)

Group B: Paris Saint-Germain (Fra), Atletico Madrid (Esp), Botafogo (Brz), Seattle Sounders (USA)

Group C: Bayern Munich (Ger), Benfica (Por), Boca Juniors (Arg), Auckland City (Nzl)

Group D: Flamengo (Brz), Chelsea (Eng), Club Leon (Mex), Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tun)

Group E: River Plate (Arg), Inter Milan (Ita), CF Monterrey (Mex), Urawa Red Diamonds (Jpn)

Group F: Fluminense (Brz), Borussia Dortmund (Ger), Ulsan HD (Kor), Mamelodi Sundowns (Rsa)

Group G: Man City (Eng), Juventus (Ita), Wydad AC (Mor), Al Ain (UAE)

Group H: Real Madrid (Esp), FC Salzburg (Aut), Al Hilal (Rsa), CF Pachuca (Mex)

 

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Club World Cup fixtures - full schedule Group stage

Saturday June 14

Group A: Al Ahly vs Inter Miami - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, kick off 1am

Sunday June 15

Group C: Bayern Munich vs Auckland City - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, kick off 5pm
Group B: PSG vs Atletico Madrid - Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, kick off 8pm
Group A: Palmeiras vs Porto - MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, kick off 11pm
Group B: Botafogo vs Seattle Sounders - Lumen Field, Seattle, kick off 3am

Monday June 16

Group D: Chelsea vs Club Leon - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, kick off 8pm
Group C: Boca Juniors vs Benfica - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, kick off 11pm
Group D: Flamengo vs Esperance de Tunis - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, kick off 2am

Tuesday June 17

Group F: Fluminense vs Borussia Dortmund - MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, kick off 5pm
Group E: River Plate vs Urawa Red Diamonds - Lumen Field, Seattle, kick off 8pm
Group F: Ulsan HD vs Mamelodi Sundowns - Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, kick off 11pm
Group E: Monterrey vs Inter Milan - Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, kick off 2am

Wednesday June 18

Group G: Man City vs Wydad AC - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, kick off 5pm
Group H: Real Madrid vs Al Hilal - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, kick off 8pm
Group H: CF Pachuca vs FC Salzburg - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, kick off 11pm
Group G: Al Ain vs Juventus - Audi Field, Washington, D.C., kick off 2am

Thursday June 19

Group A: Palmeiras vs Al Ahly - MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, kick off 5pm
Group A: Inter Miami vs Porto - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, kick off 8pm
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid - Lumen Field, Seattle, kick off 8pm
Group B: PSG vs Botafogo - Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, kick off 11pm

Friday June 20

Group C: Benfica vs Auckland City - Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, kick off 5pm
Group D: Flamengo vs Chelsea - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, kick off 7pm
Group D: Club Leon vs Esperance de Tunis - GEODIS Park, Nashville, kick off 10pm
Group C: Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, kick off 2am

Saturday June 21

Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Bosurissa Dortmund - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, kick off 5pm
Group E: Inter Milan vs Urawa Red Diamonds - Lumen Field, Seattle, kick off 5pm
Group F: Fluminense vs Ulsan HD - MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, kick off 11pm
Group E: River Plate vs Monterrey - Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, kick off 11pm

 

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Sunday, 22 June

Group G: Juventus vs Wydad AC - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, kick off 5pm
Group H: Real Madrid vs CF Pachuca - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, kick off 8pm
Group H: FC Salzburg vs Al Hilal - Audi Field, Washington, D.C., kick off 11pm
Group G: Man City vs Al Ain - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, kick off 2am

Monday, 23 June

Group B: Seattle Sounders vs PSG - Lumen Field, Seattle, kick off 5pm
Group B: Atletico Madrid vs Botafogo - Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, kick off 5pm
Group A: Inter Miami vs Palmeiras - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, kick off 2am
Group A: Porto vs Al Ahly - MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, kick off 2am

Tuesday, 24 June

Group C: Auckland City vs Boca Juniors - GEODIS Park, Nashville, kick off 7pm
Group C: Benfica vs Bayern Munich - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, kick off 8pm
Group D: Club Leon vs Flamengo - Camping World Stadium, Orlando, kick off 2am
Group D: Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, kick off 2am

Wednesday, 25 June

Group F: Borussia Dortmund vs Ulsan HD - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati,kick off 8pm
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Fluminense - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, kick off 8pm
Group E: Inter Milan vs River Plate - Lumen Field, Seattle, kick off 11pm
Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs Monterrey - Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, kick off 11pm

Thursday, 26 June

Group G: Juventus vs Man City - Camping World Stadium, Orlando, kick off 8pm
Group G: Wydad AC vs Al Ain - Audi Field, Washington, D.C., kick off 8pm
Group H: Al Hilal vs CF Pachuca - GEODIS Park, Nashville, kick off 1am
Group H: FC Salzberg vs Real Madrid - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, kick off 2am

Knockout stage - round of 16

Saturday, 28 June

Match 49: Group A winners vs Group B runners-up - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, kick off 5pm
Match 50: Group C winners vs Group D runners-up - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, kick off 9pm

Sunday, 29 June

Match 51: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, kick off 5pm
Match 52: Group D winners vs Group C runners-up - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, kick off 9pm

Monday, 30 June

Match 53: Group E winners vs Group F runners-up - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, Kick off 8pm
Match 54: Group G winners vs Group H runners-up - Camping World Stadium, Orlando, kick off 2am

Tuesday, 1 July

Match 55: Group H winners vs Group G runners-up - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Kick off 8pm
Match 56: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, kick off 2am

Quarter-final fixtures

Friday, 4 July

Match 57: Winner match 53 vs Winner match 54 - Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Kick off 8pm
Match 58: Winner match 49 vs Winner match 50 - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, kick off 2am

Saturday, 5 July

Match 59: Winner match 51 vs Winner match 52 - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, kick off 5pm
Match 60: Winner match 55 vs Winner match 56 - MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, kick off 9pm

Semi-final fixtures

Tuesday, 8 July

Match 61: Winner match 57 vs Winner match 58 - MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, kick off 8pm

Wednesday, 9 July

Match 62: Winner match 59 vs Winner match 60 - MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, kick off 8pm

FIFA Club World Cup Final

Sunday, 13 July

Match 63: Winner match 61 vs Winner match 62 - MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey, kick off 8pm