FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is going to write a new page in the history of football. For the first time, 32 club teams will participate in this tournament – which belong to 6 different continents. This Mahakumbh will be played in 12 cities of America from 15 June to 13 July.
🔴 What is special this time?
- For the first time a 32 team format like World Cup
- A tournament to be held once in 4 years (like FIFA World Cup)
- Superstars like Messi, Mbappe, Bellingham and many big names will be a part of the tournament
🏆 Teams and Groups – Who Where?
Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami
Group B: PSG, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders
Group C: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Boca Juniors, Auckland City
Group D: Flamengo, Chelsea, Esperance de Tunis, TBC
Group E: River Plate, Inter Milan, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan HD, Mamelodi Sundowns
Group G: Manchester City, Juventus, Wydad AC, Al Ain
Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, CF Pachuca, FC Salzburg
📝 Note: Club León (Mexico) has been removed from the tournament as it does not fall under FIFA’s multi-club ownership rules. A new team will be announced in their place soon.
🏟️ Where will the matches be? – Stadiums List
FIFA has selected stadiums for the tournament whose infrastructure is considered world-class:
- MetLife Stadium (New Jersey)
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
- Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte)
- TQL Stadium (Cincinnati)
- Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles)
- Hard Rock Stadium (Miami)
- GEODIS Park (Nashville)
- Camping World Stadium (Orlando)
- Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando)
- Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)
- Lumen Field (Seattle)
- Audi Field (Washington, DC)
📅 Important Matches – From Beginning to End
Opening Day – 15 June 2025
- Al Ahly vs Inter Miami – Miami
- Bayern Munich vs Auckland City – Cincinnati
- PSG vs Atletico Madrid – Los Angeles
- Palmeiras vs Porto – New Jersey
- Botafogo vs Seattle Sounders – Seattle
Final Match – 13 July 2025
- Venue: MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
- Time: 8:00 PM (US Time) / 5:30 AM IST (14 July)
💡 Full schedule includes 63 matches, from group stage to final. Many blockbuster matches will be played every day.
📺 Live Streaming: Where to watch all the matches?
- USA: YouTube TV, TNT Sports, TelevisaUnivision, FIFA+
- Global: DAZN App, FIFA official website
- India: Official broadcaster has not been announced yet
Soon information about streaming rights for India will also come. You can follow FIFA’s official channels for the latest updates.
🔚 In the end
This time’s FIFA Club World Cup is going to be a historic event in which the world’s top football clubs and their superstars will be seen on the same stage. If you are a football fan, then you should not miss this tournament.
🗓️ Save the schedule, follow the teams, and wait for the streaming updates – the real fun of football will be found in this Mahakumbh!
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