FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Set to Kick Off in the USA with Expanded 32-Team Format

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is scheduled to begin on June 14 in the United States since the competition is going to increase enormously to 32 teams from across the globe. The new format converts the tournament into a month-long football festival with the final being held on July 13 at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium.

The tournament features the top clubs on every continent, from European heavy-hitters Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Chelsea to South American giants Flamengo, River Plate, and Boca Juniors and high-profile African, Asian, North American, and Oceania teams. In particular, Inter Miami, the hometown representative, will face Egypt's Al Ahly in the first match of the tournament at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium.

The matches are to be played in 11 American cities including Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Philadelphia, providing the country's supporters with an opportunity to watch top-class football. The group stage will run until June 26, when the knockout stage commences on June 28.

FIFA has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) for the current year, following PIF's growing interest in global sport. The tournament has a substantial purse with the winner expected to rake in almost $100 million.

All 63 matches will be live and for free on DAZN, with additional coverage on Channel 5 in the UK. The 2025 Club World Cup will be a landmark tournament, taking club football to unprecedented levels of global prominence.