2025 FIFA Club World Cup: Schedule, Teams, and Stadiums in the United States
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is set to take place in various stadiums across the United States this month, with three of them located in Florida. Serving as a precursor to the 2026 World Cup, this tournament will feature 32 teams, most of which have secured their men's club soccer championship. Matches are scheduled to be played from June 14 to July 13, with 14 of them split between Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and Inter&Co Stadium and Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Teams like Lionel Messi's Inter Miami, LAFC, and the Seattle Sounders will represent the MLS, facing tough competition from European powerhouses such as Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Juventus.
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will kick off on June 14 and run until July 13, 2025, across 12 stadiums in the United States. The opening match will see Lionel Messi and Inter Miami take on Egyptian club Al-Ahly at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on June 14 at 8 p.m. The tournament's final match is scheduled to be held on July 13 at 3 p.m. at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The tournament will progress through various stages, including the group stage, round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final.
The schedule for the tournament is as follows:
- Group stage: June 14-26
- Round of 16: June 28-July 1
- Quarterfinals: July 4-5
- Semifinals: July 8-9
- Final: July 13
Matches at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens include:
- Saturday, June 14: Al-Ahly vs. Inter Miami at 8 p.m.
- Monday, June 16: Boca Juniors vs. Benfica at 6 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 18: Real Madrid vs. Al-Hilal at 3 p.m.
- Friday, June 20: Bayern Munich vs. Boca Juniors at 9 p.m.
- Monday, June 23: Inter Miami vs. Palmeiras at 9 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 25: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Fluminense at 3 p.m.
- Sunday, June 29: Round of 16 match
Matches at Inter&Co Stadium and Camping World Stadium in Orlando include:
- Tuesday, June 17: Ulsan HD vs. Mamelodi Sundowns at 6 p.m. (Inter&Co Stadium)
- Friday, June 20: Benfica vs. Auckland City at Noon (Inter&Co Stadium)
- Tuesday, June 24: LAFC vs. Flamengo at 9 p.m. (Camping World Stadium)
- Thursday, June 26: Juventus vs. Manchester City at 3 p.m. (Camping World Stadium)
- Monday, June 30: Round of 16 match
- Friday, July 4: Quarterfinal match
All 63 matches of the Club World Cup will be available for streaming on DAZN, with select matches airing on TNT. Univision, TUDN, and ViX will broadcast games in Spanish in the U.S. The tournament features 32 teams divided into eight groups for the group stage matches in June, with each group consisting of four teams. The teams will compete in a round-robin format to advance to the knockout stages and ultimately vie for the championship title.