FIFA Club World Cup 2025 tournament dates confirmed

32 teams will feature in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025

Gianni Infantino, the chairman of world football’s governing organisation, announced on Sunday that a new Intercontinental Cup will be held annually starting next year. FIFA’s redesigned Club World Cup, scheduled for 2025 and featuring 32 teams, will take place from June 15 to July 13.

FIFA unanimously decided to designate the United States as the event’s host nation when they unveiled a bigger Club World Cup early this year.

The Council convened in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to approve the FIFA Club World Cup schedules and to verify that the eventual champion of the UEFA Champions League will face a squad that advances through the intercontinental playoffs in the Intercontinental Cup the following year.

“The tournament will feature all current confederation premier club competition champions,” Infantino said.

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“[It] concludes with a final at a neutral venue between the UEFA Champions League winners and the winners of an intercontinental play-off between clubs from the other confederations.”

“For a top player playing at a top club, the calendar is very demanding,” Carvajal told a news conference in November.

“With the new Club World Cup, we won’t ever get a summer off. I agree with [coach Carlo Ancelotti] and other people who’ve said there are too many games. So many injuries isn’t a coincidence.

Additionally, the Council determined that Poland would host the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in 2026 and Chile was selected to host the Under-20 World Cup in 2025.

Professional men’s tennis players have voiced concerns about the new competition. Dani Carvajal, a defender for Real Madrid, stated that athletes would accept a wage decrease in exchange for less effort.

Defending Champions League victorious Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Chelsea have all earned a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

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