Club World Cup 2025: All You Need to Know...

A new FIFA Club World Cup format launches next summer, with two Premier League teams - and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami - set to learn their fate when the draw for the tournament takes place on Thursday. The new-look Club World Cup will feature 32 teams and will be played every four years from the summer of 2025. It is an expansion of the previous version of the tournament, which took place every year and involved just seven teams from around the world.

What is the Club World Cup? Before its revamp for the 2025 tournament, the Club World Cup took place every year in December and was contested by the winners of continental club competitions from around the world. For example, the winners of the UEFA Champions League would take part in the tournament every year and face off against continental counterparts from South America (CONMEBOL), Asia (AFC), Africa (CAF), North America (CONCACAF) and Oceania (OFC). But then FIFA announced in December that the competition would be expanded to 32 club teams and would take place every four years. To replace the annual competition, an Intercontinental Cup will be played annually and have the Champions League winner playing in the final against a team that comes through intercontinental play-offs.

When is the 2025 Club World Cup? The next Club World Cup will take place over 29 days in the summer of 2025. The tournament starts on June 15, with the final taking place on July 13.

List of qualified teams for 2025 Club World Cup
Europe
Manchester City
Real Madrid
Chelsea
Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain
Inter Milan
Porto
Benfica
Borussia Dortmund
Juventus
Red Ball Salzburg
Atletico Madrid