2025 FIFA Club World Cup#Juventus v Manchester City

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Since its return from hiatus in 2005, the FIFA Club World Cup had been held annually in December and was limited to the winners of continental club competitions.{{cite web |last=Lowy |first=Zach |date=January 30, 2023 |title=Soccer 101: FIFA Club World Cup |url=https://www.stlcitysc.com/news/soccer-101-fifa-club-world-cup |publisher=St. Louis City SC |accessdate=June 23, 2023 |archive-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123182837/https://www.stlcitysc.com/news/soccer-101-fifa-club-world-cup |url-status=live }} As early as late 2016, FIFA president Gianni Infantino suggested expanding the Club World Cup to 32 teams beginning in 2019 and rescheduling it to June/July to be more balanced and more attractive to broadcasters and sponsors.{{cite news |date=November 18, 2016 |title=FIFA boss suggests 32-team Club World Cup in 2019 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifa-infantino-32-team-club-world-cup-2019-1.3857019 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=CBC Sports |access-date=December 14, 2017 |archive-date=October 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015220919/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifa-infantino-32-team-club-world-cup-2019-1.3857019 |url-status=live }} In late 2017, FIFA discussed proposals to expand the competition to 24 teams and have it be played every four years by 2021, replacing the FIFA Confederations Cup.{{cite news |title=FIFA considering 24-team Club World Cup to be played in summer |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-club-world-cup/story/3251358/fifa-considering-24-team-club-world-cup-to-be-played-in-summer |access-date=December 14, 2017 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN |date=October 31, 2017 |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227150603/http://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-club-world-cup/story/3251358/fifa-considering-24-team-club-world-cup-to-be-played-in-summer |url-status=live }} The expanded format and schedule of Club World Cup, to be played in June and July 2021, was confirmed at the March 2019 FIFA Council meeting in Miami.{{cite news |date=March 15, 2019 |title=FIFA Council votes for the introduction of a revamped FIFA Club World Cup |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/news/fifa-council-votes-for-the-introduction-of-a-revamped-fifa-club-world-cup |publisher=FIFA |access-date=March 15, 2019 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716174909/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/news/fifa-council-votes-for-the-introduction-of-a-revamped-fifa-club-world-cup |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47586593 |title=Fifa Club World Cup: Revised tournament approved despite top European clubs saying they will boycott |website=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=March 15, 2019 |access-date=March 16, 2019 |archive-date=March 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315220219/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47586593 |url-status=live }} China was appointed as host in October 2019,{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/news/fifa-council-unanimously-appoints-china-pr-as-hosts-of-new-club-world-cup-in-202 |title=FIFA Council unanimously appoints China PR as hosts of new Club World Cup in 2021 |publisher=FIFA |date=October 24, 2019 |access-date=October 24, 2019 |archive-date=October 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024050039/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/news/fifa-council-unanimously-appoints-china-pr-as-hosts-of-new-club-world-cup-in-202 |url-status=live }} but the 2021 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last=Ames |first=Doha |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Gianni Infantino announces 32-team men's Club World Cup in 2025 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/16/gianni-infantino-announces-32-team-mens-club-world-cup-in-2025 |work=The Guardian |accessdate=December 16, 2022 |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503084158/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/16/gianni-infantino-announces-32-team-mens-club-world-cup-in-2025 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Olley |first1=James |title=FIFA to launch new Club World Cup format with 32 teams in 2025 |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-club-world-cup/story/4832860/fifa-to-launch-new-club-world-cup-with-32-teams-in-2025 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |work=ESPN |date=December 16, 2022 |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202155244/https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-club-world-cup/story/4832860/fifa-to-launch-new-club-world-cup-with-32-teams-in-2025 |url-status=live }}

On June 23, 2023, FIFA confirmed that the United States would host the 2025 tournament as a prelude to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-appoints-united-states-as-host-of-new-and-expanded-fifa-club-world-cup |title=FIFA Council appoints United States as host of new and expanded FIFA Club World Cup |publisher=FIFA |date=June 23, 2023 |access-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-date=September 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916133153/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-appoints-united-states-as-host-of-new-and-expanded-fifa-club-world-cup |url-status=live }} The host cities for the tournament remained undecided.{{cite news |date=June 23, 2023 |title=United States to host expanded 32-team Club World Cup in 2025 |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37905292/united-states-host-expanded-32-team-club-world-cup-2025 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=June 23, 2023 |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625084714/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37905292/united-states-host-expanded-32-team-club-world-cup-2025 |url-status=live }} The 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams with the top two teams in each group qualifying to the knockout stage.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-club-world-cup-2025-dates-format-and-qualifiers|title=FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Dates, format and qualifiers|publisher=FIFA|access-date=June 25, 2023|archive-date=June 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624213411/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-club-world-cup-2025-dates-format-and-qualifiers|url-status=live}} The format will be the same of that used in the FIFA World Cup between 1998 and 2022, with the exception of a third-place play-off.{{Cite web |title=FIFA Council confirms key details for FIFA Club World Cup 2025 |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/fifa-club-world-cup/articles/fifa-council-confirms-key-details-club-world-cup-2025 |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=www.fifa.com |archive-date=December 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217154938/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/fifa-club-world-cup/articles/fifa-council-confirms-key-details-club-world-cup-2025 |url-status=live }}

In January 2024, it was reported that the tournament would mainly take place on the East Coast to be closer to European broadcasters and viewers while also avoiding conflicts with the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which will also take place primarily in the United States around the same time but mainly on the West Coast.{{Cite news |last=Sheldon |first=Felipe Cardenas and Dan |title=Club World Cup set for U.S. east coast, Gold Cup on west |url=https://theathletic.com/5208543/2024/01/18/club-world-cup-2025-us-gold-cup-location/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}

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On February 14, 2023, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation for the 2025 tournament based on a "set of objective metrics and criteria". UEFA was awarded the most slots with twelve, while CONMEBOL was given the second most with six. The AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF were all given four slots, while the OFC and the host association were given one slot each.{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-highlights-record-breaking-revenue-in-football |title=FIFA Council highlights record breaking revenue in football |publisher=FIFA |date=February 14, 2023 |access-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214163245/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-highlights-record-breaking-revenue-in-football |url-status=live }} On March 14, 2023, the FIFA Council approved the key principles of the access list for the tournament.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-approves-international-match-calendars |title=FIFA Council approves international match calendars |publisher=FIFA |date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314155521/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-approves-international-match-calendars |url-status=live }} The principles are as follows, considering competitions completed during a four-year period from 2021 to 2024:{{Cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ Confederations ranking |url=https://inside.fifa.com/fifa-rankings/fifa-club-world-cup |access-date=June 13, 2024 |publisher=FIFA |language=en |archive-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621032232/https://inside.fifa.com/fifa-rankings/fifa-club-world-cup |url-status=live }}

• CONMEBOL and UEFA (more than four slots): access for the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2021 and 2024, with additional teams to be determined by a club ranking of the four-year period.
• AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF (four slots each): access for the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2021 and 2024.{{refn|group=note|name=AFC slot|As the AFC Champions League was shifted from an intra-year schedule to an inter-year schedule starting from 2023–24, only three seasons of the AFC Champions League were completed within the 2021 to 2024 timeframe, resulting in the remaining slot allocated using the 4-year club ranking.}}
• OFC (one slot): access for the highest-ranked club among the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2021 and 2024.{{refn|group=note|name=OFC|As the 2021 OFC Champions League was canceled, the slot was awarded to the best club in the OFC's 4-year ranking that won the competition between 2022 and 2024.{{Cite web |title=City confirmed for expanded 2025 Club World Cup |url=http://www.aucklandcityfc.com/news/2164/12/City-confirmed-for-expanded-2025-Club-World-Cup/ |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=Auckland City FC |language=EN |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829100158/http://www.aucklandcityfc.com/news/2164/12/City-confirmed-for-expanded-2025-Club-World-Cup/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=friendsoffootballnz_irqgpj |date=December 18, 2023 |title=Auckland City qualify for revamped FIFA Club World Cup to be held in 2025 |url=https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2023/12/18/auckland-city-qualify-for-revamped-fifa-club-world-cup-to-be-held-in-2025/ |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=Friends of Football |language=en-NZ}}}}
• Host country (one slot): this was determined at a later stage.

If a club wins two or more seasons of its confederation's top club competition, additional teams will be determined by a club ranking over the four-year period. Furthermore, a restriction of two clubs per association will be applied, with the exception of champion clubs if more than two clubs from the same association win their confederation's top club competition. The calculation method for the four-year club rankings within each confederation was based on the teams' performance in their respective continental tournaments during seasons completed between 2021 and 2024.{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup 2025: How teams qualify |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/club-world-cup/usa-2025/articles/how-teams-qualify |publisher=FIFA |access-date=October 7, 2024 |date=August 19, 2024 |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007104244/https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/club-world-cup/usa-2025/articles/how-teams-qualify |url-status=live }}

For confederations other than UEFA, the method was as follows:

• 3 points for a win
• 1 point for a draw
• 3 points for successful progression to each new stage of the competition

In the case of UEFA, due to the existence of the well-established UEFA club coefficient system, the method used by UEFA to calculate the club coefficient was "exceptionally applied" to rank the European teams.{{refn|group=note|name=UEFA coefficient|However, the system was only applied over the four years, instead of the usual five, to the Champions League exclusively.}}

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The following teams qualified for the tournament:{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/all-six-fifa-member-confederations-assured-places-at-expanded-2025-fifa-club |title=All six continents assured places at expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup |publisher=FIFA |date=March 15, 2023 |access-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325002808/https://www.fifa.com/news/all-six-fifa-member-confederations-assured-places-at-expanded-2025-fifa-club |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-confirms-key-details-for-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-tm |title=FIFA Council confirms key details for FIFA Club World Cup 2025 |publisher=FIFA |date=December 17, 2023 |access-date=December 17, 2023 |archive-date=December 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220042615/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-confirms-key-details-for-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-tm |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=December 21, 2023 |title=Club World Cup 2025: How qualification works & list of qualified teams India |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/club-world-cup-2025-how-qualification-works-list-qualified-teams/bltac42bd2227f80540 |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Goal.com |archive-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407011324/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/club-world-cup-2025-how-qualification-works-list-qualified-teams/bltac42bd2227f80540 |url-status=live }}

The draw was held on December 5, 2024, 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EST, at the headquarters of television broadcaster Telemundo in the Miami suburb of Doral, Florida.{{cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Michelle |date=December 5, 2024 |title=Messi, Inter Miami to open Club World Cup vs. Al Ahly of Egypt. Here is draw, fan guide |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/inter-miami/article296591639.html |work=Miami Herald |accessdate=December 5, 2024}}{{Cite web |date=11 November 2024 |title=FIFA Club World Cup 2025 draw set for 5 December in Miami |url=https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/news/fifa-club-world-cup-2025-draw-set-for-5-december-in-miami |publisher=FIFA |access-date=November 11, 2024 |archive-date=November 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111171119/https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/news/fifa-club-world-cup-2025-draw-set-for-5-december-in-miami |url-status=live }} The ceremony was led by Alessandro Del Piero at the Telemundo headquarters and included a video message from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.{{cite news |date=February 5, 2024 |title=Eyes of the football world turn to Miami for FIFA Club World Cup 2025 draw |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/club-world-cup/usa-2025/articles/draw-details |publisher=FIFA |accessdate=December 5, 2024}} FIFA announced the draw procedure and seeding pots two days prior to the draw,{{cite web |url=https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/news/procedures-confirmed-ahead-of-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-draw-in-miami |title=Procedures confirmed ahead of FIFA Club World Cup 2025 draw in Miami |publisher=FIFA |date=December 3, 2024 |access-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203192643/https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/news/procedures-confirmed-ahead-of-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-draw-in-miami |url-status=live }} taking into consideration sporting and geographical factors as far as possible.

FIFA compiled the draw pots as follows, with teams ranked within each confederation based on FIFA's club ranking system:

• Pot 1: The four top-ranked teams from both UEFA and CONMEBOL
• Pot 2: The remaining eight teams from UEFA
• Pot 3: The two top-ranked teams from each of AFC, CAF and CONCACAF, and the remaining two teams from CONMEBOL
• Pot 4: The remaining teams from AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, OFC and host country

In the draw, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group except for UEFA teams, for which there was at least one and no more than two per group. Additionally, no two UEFA teams from the same national association could be drawn into the same group.

To maintain competitive balance, two separate pathways of four groups were established for the knockout stage. They were composed as follows:

• Pathway 1: Winners of Groups A, C, E and G, paired with the runners-up of Groups B, D, F and H
• Pathway 2: Winners of Groups B, D, F and H, paired with the runners-up of Groups A, C, E and G

Given these pathways, UEFA and CONMEBOL teams faced the following constraints in the draw:

• UEFA teams ranked 1–2 and CONMEBOL teams ranked 1–2 were allocated to separate pathways, prevented from meeting until the semi-finals should they win their groups
• UEFA teams ranked 3–4 and CONMEBOL teams ranked 3–4 were allocated to separate pathways, prevented from meeting until the semi-finals should they win their groups
• UEFA teams ranked 1–4 were drawn into groups that will prevent them meeting until the semi-finals should they win their groups
• CONMEBOL teams ranked 1–4 were drawn into groups that will prevent them meeting until the semi-finals should they win their groups
• UEFA teams ranked 5–8 were drawn into groups with CONMEBOL teams ranked 1–4
• UEFA teams ranked 9–12 were drawn into groups with UEFA teams ranked 1–4

As teams from the host country and for scheduling purposes, Inter Miami CF and Seattle Sounders FC were drawn into position 4 of Groups A and B, respectively. Consequently, teams drawn into Groups A and B were allocated to the position corresponding to their draw pot.

The draw started with Pot 1 and ended with Pot 4, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically, based on the draw constraints. For Groups C to H, the position for the team within the group was then drawn (for the purpose of the match schedule), with the Pot 1 teams automatically drawn into position 1 of each group.

The draw pots were as follows:{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/41ecaf295251d7c8/original/Draw-Procedures-for-the-FIFA-Club-World-Cup-2025.pdf |title=Draw Procedures for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 |publisher=FIFA |date=December 3, 2024 |access-date=December 3, 2024}}

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On September 28, 2024, FIFA announced the selection of twelve venues in eleven cities for the tournament: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Audi Field in Washington D.C.; Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington; the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California; TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio; Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina; Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia; Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, which will host the opening match involving Inter Miami; Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee; Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida; and MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which will host the final.{{Cite news |last=Cardenas |first=Felipe |title=FIFA announces 2025 Club World Cup stadiums and cities |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5798811/2024/09/28/club-world-cup-2025-venues/ |access-date=September 28, 2024 |work=The Athletic |archive-date=September 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929001157/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5798811/2024/09/28/club-world-cup-2025-venues/ |url-status=live }} Lumen Field will host all three group stage matches for the Seattle Sounders.{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=September 28, 2024 |title=FIFA announces Lumen Field as Club World Cup 2025 venue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/fifa-announces-lumen-field-as-club-world-cup-2025-venue/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 28, 2024 |archive-date=September 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929003635/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/fifa-announces-lumen-field-as-club-world-cup-2025-venue/ |url-status=live }} Of these selected stadiums, five will be used in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news |last=Jones |first=J. Sam |date=June 16, 2022 |title=Your guide to 2026 World Cup stadiums and locations in the US, Mexico and Canada |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/your-guide-to-the-2026-world-cup-stadiums-and-locations-in-the-us-mexico-and-can |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107072054/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/your-guide-to-the-2026-world-cup-stadiums-and-locations-in-the-us-mexico-and-can |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |work=MLSsoccer.com}} Contrary to other FIFA tournaments, including the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, all venues will keep their original naming rights.{{Cite web |title=FIFA names 12 stadiums set to stage historic FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ |url=https://inside.fifa.com/organisation/media-releases/fifa-names-12-stadiums-set-to-stage-historic-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-tm |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250318061722/https://inside.fifa.com/organisation/media-releases/fifa-names-12-stadiums-set-to-stage-historic-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-tm |archive-date=2025-03-18 |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=inside.fifa.com |language=en}}

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According to a report from The Athletic, FIFA has designated sites in host cities for team training bases with priority given to clubs that have more matches in the area. Clubs were permitted to independently negotiate with other facility owners and operators, including several college athletic programs, to secure their own base. Several facilities are also designated by FIFA for use later in the tournament by qualified teams in the knockout rounds.{{cite news |last=Crafton |first=Adam |date=March 12, 2025 |title=FIFA, the Club World Cup and the scrap for US training bases among major clubs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6195796/2025/03/12/fifa-club-world-cup-training-bases-usa-clubs/ |work=The Athletic |url-access=subscription |accessdate=March 12, 2025}}

On April 14, 2025, FIFA confirmed that 117 match officials from 41 member associations would be selected for the tournament. This included 35 referees, 58 assistant referees, and 24 video match officials.{{cite web |url=https://inside.fifa.com/refereeing/news/match-officials-appointed-landmark-club-world-cup-2025 |title=Match officials appointed for landmark FIFA Club World Cup 2025 |publisher=FIFA |date=April 14, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025 }}{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7f4d476ed23d02df/original/FIFA-Club-World-Cup-2025-List-of-appointed-FIFA-Match-Officials.pdf |title=FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – List of Appointed FIFA Match Officials |publisher=FIFA |date=April 14, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025 }}

On December 17, 2023, FIFA announced the tournament would take place from June 15 to July 13, 2025. Prior to the draw, only the date and venue of the opening match (involving Inter Miami CF) and final was confirmed, along with the venue for the group stage matches of Seattle Sounders FC. The full match schedule with venues and kick-off times was finalized and published on December 7, 2024, following the draw.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/club-world-cup/usa-2025/articles/match-schedule-announced|title=FIFA Club World Cup 2025™: Match schedule released|publisher=FIFA|access-date=December 7, 2024|archive-date=December 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207091505/https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/club-world-cup/usa-2025/articles/match-schedule-announced|url-status=live}} The start date of the tournament was altered, with the tournament beginning one day earlier on June 14. The schedule was created taking into account factors such as "sporting and player-centric criteria, local and traveling fans and global broadcast considerations".

In the group stage, teams were divided into eight groups of four (groups A to H). Teams in each group will play one another in a round-robin, from which the top two teams will advance to the knockout stage.

{{2025 FIFA Club World Cup group tables|Group A|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

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{{2025 FIFA Club World Cup group tables|Group B|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

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{{2025 FIFA Club World Cup group tables|Group C|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

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{{2025 FIFA Club World Cup group tables|Group D|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

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{{Football box

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{{2025 FIFA Club World Cup group tables|Group E|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

{{Football box

|id = River Plate v Urawa Red Diamonds

|date = {{Start date|2025|6|17}}

|time = 12:00 pm PDT

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|score = Match 10

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{{Football box

|id = Monterrey v Inter Milan

|date = {{Start date|2025|6|17}}

|time = 6:00 pm PDT

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|score = Match 12

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|id = Inter Milan v Urawa Red Diamonds

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{{Football box

|id = River Plate v Monterrey

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{{Football box

|id = Inter Milan v River Plate

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|time = 6:00 pm PDT

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{{2025 FIFA Club World Cup group tables|Group F|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

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|id = Fluminense v Borussia Dortmund

|date = {{Start date|2025|6|17}}

|time = 12:00 pm EDT

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|score = Match 9

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|id = Ulsan HD v Mamelodi Sundowns

|date = {{Start date|2025|6|17}}

|time = 6:00 pm EDT

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|score = Match 11

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|id = Mamelodi Sundowns v Borussia Dortmund

|date = {{Start date|2025|6|21}}

|time = 12:00 pm EDT

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|score = Match 25

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|stadium = TQL Stadium, Cincinnati

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|id = Fluminense v Ulsan HD

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|score = Match 27

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In the knockout stage, if the scores are equal when normal playing time expires, extra time will be played for two periods of 15 minutes each. This will be followed, if required, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

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{{main|2025 FIFA Club World Cup final}}

{{#lst:2025 FIFA Club World Cup final|Final}}

On July 15, 2024, media rights tender for FIFA's new top club competition open for the Americas, Asia, and Middle East & North Africa for 2025 editions.{{Cite web |last=McCaskill |first=Steve |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Fifa invites bids for regional rights to expanded Club World Cup |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/fifa-club-world-cup-tv-deal-apple/ |access-date=August 9, 2024 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716191457/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/fifa-club-world-cup-tv-deal-apple/ |url-status=live }} FIFA published an "invitation to tender in the Americas, Asia, and Middle East & North Africa" weeks after talks with tech giant Apple over an exclusive $1 billion global rights deal for the tournament, which was said to be a quarter of FIFA's broadcasting target value for the tournament reportedly stalled.{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2024 |title=FIFA asks for Club World Cup broadcast bids just 11 months before 32-team event launches in US |url=https://apnews.com/article/club-world-cup-tv-rights-c093027faf888abd407d2dc39dbec8ae |access-date=August 9, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809170259/https://apnews.com/article/club-world-cup-tv-rights-c093027faf888abd407d2dc39dbec8ae |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Crafton |first=Adam |date=July 15, 2024 |title=FIFA opens up bidding for Club World Cup media rights |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5639471/2024/07/15/fifa-club-world-cup-media-rights/ |access-date=August 9, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809170259/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5639471/2024/07/15/fifa-club-world-cup-media-rights/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Low financial incentives and lack of broadcast partner plaguing FIFA Club World Cup |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/06/21/fifa-club-world-cup-issues |access-date=August 19, 2024 |website=Sports Business Journal|archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819164023/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/06/21/fifa-club-world-cup-issues |url-status=live }} On September 19, 2024, FIFA called an emergency meeting to discuss broadcasting rights as a deal was still not reached.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5779549/2024/09/19/fifa-club-world-cup-broadcast-rights/|title=Infantino calls emergency meeting with broadcasters over lack of FIFA Club World Cup deal|first=Adam|last=Crafton|date=September 19, 2024|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 20, 2024|archive-date=September 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920183423/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5779549/2024/09/19/fifa-club-world-cup-broadcast-rights/|url-status=live}}

On December 4, 2024, DAZN acquired global rights to the tournament for €1 billion; streaming all games for free as well as sublicensing rights to certain local broadcasters.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-04 |title=DAZN signs landmark free-to-view deal with FIFA to exclusively broadcast FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ globally |url=https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/commercial/media-releases/dazn-signs-landmark-free-to-view-deal-exclusively-broadcast-club-world-cup-2025-globally |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=FIFA Official website |quote=The landmark agreement will see all 63 matches at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, which involves 32 of the best clubs worldwide, live-streamed, free to view on DAZN worldwide, with the possibility of sublicensing to local free-to-air linear broadcast networks. |archive-date=December 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204154113/https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/commercial/media-releases/dazn-signs-landmark-free-to-view-deal-exclusively-broadcast-club-world-cup-2025-globally |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Fifa Club World Cup 2025: DAZN secures exclusive broadcast rights |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/crl387gr18ro |website=BBC Sport |access-date=December 4, 2024 |date=December 4, 2024}}

The following is the list of sub-licensing partners:

On September 4, 2024, FIFA released the official emblem and audio signature of the tournament. The emblem takes inspiration from the ball, football history and culture, with the initials of the tournament abstracted into a circular icon.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/club-world-cup/usa-2025/articles/emblem-audio-signature-revealed|title=FIFA unveils emblem and audio signature for new FIFA Club World Cup|publisher=FIFA|date=September 4, 2024}} The official audio will feature Italian singer Gala's song "Freed from Desire".{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2024 |title=FIFA unveil Club World Cup logo and official audio with help from DJ Khaled |url=https://en.as.com/soccer/fifa-unveil-club-world-cup-logo-and-official-audio-with-help-from-dj-khaled-n/ |access-date=September 6, 2024 |website=as.com |language=en |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910085250/https://en.as.com/soccer/fifa-unveil-club-world-cup-logo-and-official-audio-with-help-from-dj-khaled-n/ |url-status=live }} On November 14, FIFA unveiled the new Club World Cup trophy.{{cite web |last1=Robson |first1=James |title=FIFA unveils NASA-inspired golden Club World Cup trophy created with Tiffany & Co. |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/fifa-unveils-nasa-inspired-golden-191102956.html |website=Yahoo Sports |access-date=November 15, 2024 |language=en |date=November 14, 2024 |archive-date=December 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202231448/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/fifa-unveils-nasa-inspired-golden-191102956.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Innovative FIFA Club World Cup Trophy unveiled ahead of new tournament in 2025 |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/club-world-cup/usa-2025/articles/innovative-trophy-unveiled |website=FIFA |access-date=November 15, 2024 |date=November 14, 2024 |archive-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114223329/https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/club-world-cup/usa-2025/articles/innovative-trophy-unveiled |url-status=live }} On January 29, 2025, it was announced that Robbie Williams would perform at the tournament, including a new song.{{Cite web|url=https://inside.fifa.com/organisation/news/robbie-williams-music-ambassador-club-world-cup-2025-song|title=Pop superstar Robbie Williams to collaborate with FIFA on various music projects as FIFA Music Ambassador}}

On January 31, 2025, the official match ball was revealed by Adidas. The design features jagged-edged block patterns and deconstructed stars and stripes in red, white, and blue, the colors of the flag of the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://inside.fifa.com/organisation/news/club-world-cup-2025-adidas-official-match-ball-unveiled|title=FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ Official Match Ball unveiled by adidas|website=inside.fifa.com}}

The proposed expansion was criticized by FIFPRO, a global union of professional players, as well as the World Leagues Forum, which represents professional leagues; both organizations raised concerns about player welfare due to the added fixtures in an already congested playing calendar.{{cite news |last=Grohmann |first=Karolos |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Club World Cup to feature 32 teams in 2025, says FIFA president Infantino |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/club-world-cup-feature-32-teams-2025-says-fifa-president-infantino-2022-12-16/ |work=Reuters |accessdate=December 18, 2022 |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321202429/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/club-world-cup-feature-32-teams-2025-says-fifa-president-infantino-2022-12-16/ |url-status=live }} The Spanish top division league, La Liga, also criticized the plan and said in a statement that it would consider legal action to block the expansion.{{cite news |date=December 17, 2022 |title=Spanish league attacks FIFA's plan for bigger Club World Cup |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/spanish-league-attacks-fifas-plan-for-bigger-club-world-cup/2022/12/17/592fe95e-7e26-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=December 18, 2022}} Many clubs and national associations have opposed its scheduling, accusing FIFA of prioritizing money over the health of the players.{{cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/fifa-accused-of-prioritising-own-interests-after-revealing-club-world-cup-plans-38740610|title=FIFA accused of prioritising own interests after revealing Club World Cup plans|publisher=One Football.com|language=EN|date=December 17, 2023|access-date=December 19, 2023}}

The addition of the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup tournament was also criticized for creating an overload of competitions that would further put the health of the players at risk.{{cite news |last=MacInnes |first=Paul |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Fifa must postpone Club World Cup or face legal action, warns players' union |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/09/fifa-must-postpone-club-world-cup-or-face-legal-action-warns-players-union |work=The Guardian |accessdate=May 11, 2024}} In May 2024, FIFPRO and the World Leagues Forum published a letter they sent to FIFA that calls on a rescheduling of the tournament as well as a reform to the FIFA International Match Calendar to give players more time to rest between major competitions, which have also seen expansions. The organizations also stated in the letter that they would advise member clubs to seek legal action or other options in the event that schedule congestion is not addressed.{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Club World Cup: Why FIFA is facing pushback over US-staged tournament |url=https://apnews.com/article/fifa-club-world-cup-1a8a852dd1c3892737a757fd40fd7f8b |access-date=August 19, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819162230/https://apnews.com/article/fifa-club-world-cup-1a8a852dd1c3892737a757fd40fd7f8b |url-status=live }} On June 13, 2024, FIFPRO announced that England's Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) and France's Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNPF) submitted a legal claim with the Business Court in Brussels to protest the tournament.{{cite web |agency=PA Media |title=Footballers' union starts legal action against Fifa over Club World Cup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/13/footballers-union-fifpro-legal-action-fifa-club-world-cup |website=The Guardian |access-date=June 14, 2024 |date=June 13, 2024}} FIFPRO has warned throughout 2024 that if a compromise is not reached about the Club World Cup, their players may organize a strike.{{cite news | url=https://apnews.com/article/club-world-cup-player-strike-17f5f3644dfddbec0132445a54bc72eb | title=Club World Cup pushback sees the possibility of player strike action raised again | date=November 21, 2024 | work=Associated Press }} On January 30, 2025, Infantino and FIFPRO met to discuss fixture congestion.{{cite web |title=Fifpro meet with Fifa over fixture congestion concerns |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c20kgrz4k30o |website=BBC Sport |access-date=February 9, 2025 |date=January 30, 2025 |archive-date=February 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204003459/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c20kgrz4k30o |url-status=live }}

In a written response to criticism of the added fixtures stated in the letter sent by the FIFPRO and World Leagues Forum, FIFA stated that the accusations stated in the letter were "not supported by facts" and that the schedule for the Club World Cup was aligned with the FIFA International Match Calendar to assure enough time between the tournament final and the start of domestic leagues to ensure player welfare.{{Cite news |last=Crafton |first=Adam |date=June 7, 2024 |title=One year until the Club World Cup in the United States - what's going on? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5544103/2024/06/07/club-world-cup-united-states-soccer/ |access-date=August 19, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817134236/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5544103/2024/06/07/club-world-cup-united-states-soccer/ |url-status=live }}

The potential impact of transfers on the tournament was questioned, as the summer transfer window will be open in many leagues during the tournament, and thus players in the tournament could potentially be moved to a different club during the tournament, including to other teams playing. In addition, many player contracts in Europe expire on June 30, which could affect the participation of some players.

On October 3, 2024, FIFA announced that an optional transfer window from June 1–10 will be allowed for the member associations whose clubs have qualified for the tournament. Should this window be implemented, it would be available for all clubs from the concerned associations and not only to those participating in the Club World Cup. To address the contract issue, FIFA stated that there would be a "restricted in-competition period" from June 27 to July 3 "within a set limit and according to specific limitations" when the clubs may replace players whose contracts are slated to expire.{{cite web |title=FIFA Council takes key decisions on FIFA Member Associations and upcoming FIFA competitions |url=https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-takes-key-decisions-member-associations-upcoming-competitions |website=Inside FIFA |publisher=FIFA |access-date=October 4, 2024 |date=October 3, 2024 |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003231247/https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-takes-key-decisions-member-associations-upcoming-competitions |url-status=live }}

In an issue not unique to the Club World Cup, some teams in the tournament are owned by multi-club ownership groups, including tournament qualifiers Pachuca and León, which are both owned by Grupo Pachuca, and which may raise conflict of interest concerns. In response to this concern, FIFA has stated in the tournament regulations that clubs in the competition cannot own shares, be members of other clubs, or influence their performance. Similarly, individuals cannot simultaneously manage or influence multiple clubs. "Influence" in this context is defined as holding a majority of voting rights, having the right to appoint or remove majority board members, controlling a majority of voting rights through agreements, or exercising a decisive influence in the club's decision-making. Should two or more clubs fail to meet the criteria, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee shall review the cases to determine admission status, and the FIFA general secretariat shall allow only one of any conflicted clubs to participate while also selecting the replacement for the prohibited club in the competition.

In November 2024, Costa Rican club Alajuelense announced it had requested FIFA to enforce its multi-club ownership rule to disqualify either Pachuca or León and would pursue legal action if necessary.{{cite news |date=November 20, 2024 |title=Costa Rica's Alajuelense threatens legal action over Club World Cup spot |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/42509544/alajuelense-threatens-legal-action-club-world-cup-spot |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=November 20, 2024 |archive-date=November 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120213944/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/42509544/alajuelense-threatens-legal-action-club-world-cup-spot |url-status=live }} Alajuelense would have been the first team eligible to qualify via CONCACAF's ranking pathway, given the restriction of two clubs per association. However, this assumes the host slot is counted toward the association restriction; otherwise American club Philadelphia Union would be the first eligible team via the ranking pathway. FIFA subsequently ruled that Alajuelense could not be involved in any proceedings.{{Cite web |last=Lawton |first=Matt |date=December 2, 2024 |title=Fifa closes door on Costa Rican side challenging Club World Cup rules |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/fifa-hits-back-at-accusations-of-breaking-own-club-world-cup-rules-2ktwtdpm2 |access-date=March 23, 2025 |website=The Times |url-access=subscription |archive-date=January 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115213802/https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/fifa-hits-back-at-accusations-of-breaking-own-club-world-cup-rules-2ktwtdpm2 |url-status=live }} On February 4, 2025, Alajuelense filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA, Pachuca, and León.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/club-world-cup-fifa-court-arbitration-sport-alajuelense-3ng9p6kk3|title=Costa Rican club takes Fifa to court over 'breaking' Club World Cup rules|first=Matt|last=Lawton|date=February 3, 2025|website=The Times|url-access=subscription|access-date=February 4, 2025|archive-date=February 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209210506/https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/club-world-cup-fifa-court-arbitration-sport-alajuelense-3ng9p6kk3|url-status=live}} Ultimately the case against Grupo Pachuca was successful and León was removed from the tournament on March 21, 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://inside.fifa.com/legal/judicial-bodies/media-releases/fifa-appeal-committee-decision-on-cf-pachuca-and-club-leon|title=FIFA Appeal Committee decision on CF Pachuca and Club León|website=FIFA Inside|date=March 21, 2025|access-date=March 21, 2025}} According to The Guardian and confirmed by FIFA, the likely replacement will come in a one-game playoff ahead of the tournament between 2023 CONCACAF Champions League runner-up Los Angeles FC and the highest-ranked by coefficient Mexican club not already in the tournament, Club América, should Leon's expulsion be confirmed.{{cite web |title=Club World Cup: LAFC and Club America could meet in play-off to qualify |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/czrvgdd4xjro |website=BBC Sport |access-date=17 April 2025 |date=31 March 2025}} Notably, this excludes both Alajuelense and Philadelphia Union.{{Cite news |last=Abnos |first=Alexander |date=2025-03-31 |title=Fifa considering LAFC v Club América playoff to replace León at Club World Cup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/mar/31/fifa-considering-lafc-v-club-america-playoff-to-replace-leon-at-club-world-cup |access-date=2025-04-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Currently, there is an expedited appeal hearing regarding Leon's expulsion scheduled for the week of May 5, 2025. Separately, and subject to the confirmation of Leon's potential removal, Alajuelense's case is scheduled to be heard on April 23, 2025 in Madrid.{{cite web |title=Club León Pachuca file v Fifa to overturn León’s Club World Cup ouster |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/04/club-leon-pachuca-get-hearing-date-in-appeal-over-club-world-cup-ouster |website=The Guardian |access-date=17 April 2025 |date=4 April 2025}}

Initially, prices for matches at the tournament were set very high compared to tournaments such as the World Cup and UEFA Euros with some tickets costing as much as $2,200 for the final due to dynamic pricing. On February 10, 2025, it was reported that FIFA had cut the prices of tickets due to low interest, as the prices for the cheapest tickets for the semi-finals and final had dropped to around $140 and $300, respectively.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/fifas-us-bonanza-begins-with-alarming-club-world-cup-ticket-prices-adaptive-pricing-164042681.html|title=FIFA's U.S. bonanza begins with 'alarming' Club World Cup ticket prices, 'adaptive pricing'|date=December 19, 2024|website=Yahoo Sports}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/02/10/fifa-slashes-club-world-cup-ticket-prices-fans-fail-buy-hype|title=FIFA slashes Club World Cup ticket prices as fans fail to buy the hype|date=February 10, 2025|access-date=February 10, 2025|archive-date=February 12, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212162948/https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/02/10/fifa-slashes-club-world-cup-ticket-prices-fans-fail-buy-hype/|url-status=live}} Despite the prices being lowered, FIFA charged a 10% cancellation fee for those who wanted to exchange their tickets.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/02/13/bayern-fans-irate-fifa-club-world-club-ticket-pricing-cancellation-fees/|title=Bayern fans irate at FIFA Club World Club ticket pricing and cancellation fees|date=February 13, 2025|access-date=February 13, 2025|archive-date=February 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213163521/https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/02/13/bayern-fans-irate-fifa-club-world-club-ticket-pricing-cancellation-fees/|url-status=live}}

As with previous editions of the FIFA Club World Cup, the new format allocated a slot reserved for the host nation. Traditionally, this slot is filled by the defending champion of the host nation. The champion of Major League Soccer is determined by a postseason playoff rather than the regular season record (in the case of the 2024 season, it was the LA Galaxy).{{cite news|last=Bushnell|first=Henry|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/fifa-gives-lionel-messi-inter-miami-a-spot-in-2025-club-world-cup-002919588.html|title=FIFA gives Lionel Messi, Inter Miami a spot in 2025 Club World Cup|work=Yahoo Sports|date=October 19, 2024|access-date=November 11, 2024|archive-date=November 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111062221/https://sports.yahoo.com/fifa-gives-lionel-messi-inter-miami-a-spot-in-2025-club-world-cup-002919588.html|url-status=live}} The exact qualification method had been left undetermined for an extended period of time into the 2024 regular season. At the mid-season MLS All-Star Game, league commissioner Don Garber suggested that the spot could be filled with the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield winner, the MLS Cup 2024 winner, or a possible playoff between them.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-commissioner-don-garber-2024-mls-all-star-game-media-availability-quote-sheet|title=MLS Commissioner Don Garber: 2024 MLS All-Star Game Media Availability Quote Sheet|website=MLSsoccer.com|date=July 25, 2024|access-date=November 11, 2024|archive-date=November 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111200157/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-commissioner-don-garber-2024-mls-all-star-game-media-availability-quote-sheet|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5733735/2024/08/30/martino-mls-supporters-shield-fifa-world-cup/|title=Gerardo Martino targets MLS Supporters' Shield as route into FIFA Club World Cup|last=Cardenas|first=Felipe|work=The Athletic|url-access=subscription|date=August 30, 2024|access-date=November 11, 2024|archive-date=November 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111200520/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5733735/2024/08/30/martino-mls-supporters-shield-fifa-world-cup/|url-status=live}}

On October 19, 2024, FIFA announced that the final slot would be given to Inter Miami CF as winners of the 2024 Supporters' Shield, prior to the beginning of the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs and after Inter Miami CF had already won the Shield. The rationale for this was considered to be because the Club World Cup has traditionally taken the host champions through who won silverware in the "league setting."{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZWYtADvDy8|title=Tom Bogert talks playoffs, Messi vs. Cucho, FIFA’s non-transparent process, Season Best XI|website=Youtube.com|date=October 22, 2024|access-date=April 17, 2025|url-status=live}} FIFA explained that it chose the Supporters' Shield winner because that award reflects a league setting, as opposed to MLS Cup. It also stated that it made the decision prior to Inter Miami's win, but could not announce it until regulations were approved in pre-scheduled conventions.

This decision came under criticism from fans and media pundits for its lack of transparency, lack of qualification by traditional sporting merit, and as an attempt to court sponsors by ensuring that Lionel Messi would feature in the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5856541/2024/10/20/lionel-messi-miami-club-world-cup/|title=Lionel Messi at the Club World Cup makes sense – but how he got there is ridiculous|last=Spiers|first=Tim|work=The Athletic|url-access=subscription|date=October 20, 2024|access-date=November 11, 2024|archive-date=November 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111195227/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5856541/2024/10/20/lionel-messi-miami-club-world-cup/|url-status=live}} On November 10, 2024, Inter Miami CF was eliminated from the MLS Cup playoffs by Atlanta United FC in the first round.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/club-world-cup-slot-softens-blow-miami-defeat-2024-11-11/|title=Club World Cup slot softens the blow of Miami defeat|last=Phillips|first=Mitch|work=Reuters|date=November 11, 2024|access-date=November 11, 2024}} Despite this, then-Inter Miami CF head coach Gerardo Martino defended the selection of the team, arguing that the Supporters' Shield was enough justification for selection.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/41608519/inter-miami-deserves-club-world-cup-invite-martino|title=Inter Miami deserves Club World Cup invite – Martino|last=Becherano|first=Lizzy|website=espn.com|date=October 4, 2024|access-date=November 13, 2024|archive-date=November 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241116151329/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/41608519/inter-miami-deserves-club-world-cup-invite-martino|url-status=live}}

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