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The draw for the newly revamped and expanded Club World Cup will take place this week ahead of next year’s competition.
The 2025 edition of FIFA’s prestigious club competition has been revamped to fit even more matches into a congested football calendar.
This year’s tournament will consist of 32 teams, a stark contrast compared to the previous format that only included seven teams from FIFA’s six confederations.
As a result of the expanded group of teams, instead of seven games being played in 11 days, the event will feature 63 games spread over 28 days.
Next year’s competition will be held in the United States, but first the draw must take place, which is just around the corner.
Here you will find everything you need to know about the 2025 Club World Cup draw, including the date, start time, where to watch and new procedures ahead of the new format.
The draw for the newly revamped and expanded Club World Cup will take place this week ahead of next year’s competition.
This year’s tournament will consist of 32 teams, a stark contrast compared to the previous format, which only included seven teams from FIFA’s six confederations.
When is the Club World Cup draw?
The draw for the 2025 edition of the Club World Cup will be held on Thursday, December 5.
It will be held in Miami and will start around 1pm local time (6pm UK time).
Where to look?
This year’s draw will be available to watch live via FIFA.com FIFA+ and support channels.
How many teams will play in the Club World Cup?
As mentioned, 32 teams will participate in the 2025 edition of the competition.
That includes two Premier League teams, Manchester City and Chelsea.
Other high-profile teams that will also have their name in the draw hype are Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Inter Miami.
As reported by sky sportsThe clubs will have to bring their strongest squads to the tournament and present their strongest teams.
Despite the tight and hectic schedule facing players this season, FIFA will not allow any star to miss the tournament unless due to injury, despite the competition taking place in the off-season.
Manchester City, current champion, will be one of the 32 clubs that will participate in the United States.
Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea are the only other Premier League team involved in the tournament
How will the giveaway work?
The 32 teams qualified for the renewed Club World Cup will be divided into four pots of eight teams each.
To ensure competitive balance and geographical diversity, FIFA has used the respective confederation rankings that were used as part of the qualification process to determine which pot each team is placed in.
Pot 1 will feature the four highest-ranked clubs in Europe, as well as the four highest-ranked teams in South America.
Pot 2 will be made up of the remaining eight teams in Europe, which include Chelsea and Inter Milan.
Pot 3 will be made up of the two highest-ranked teams from Asia, Africa and the North, Central America and Caribbean region, as well as the bottom two teams from South America.
Finally, Pot 4 will include the bottom two teams from Asia, Africa and the North, Central America and Caribbean region.
As well as the representative of Oceania and the team chosen by the host country, which is Inter Miami CF.
Pot 1 will feature the four highest-ranked clubs in Europe, as well as the four highest-ranked teams in South America, including Man City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
Pot 2 will be made up of the eight remaining teams in Europe, including Chelsea and Inter Milan.
Raffle rules
FIFA has implemented several rules to ensure there is fairness and variety in each group.
The first restriction that FIFA will add to the draw is that no group can include more than one team from the same confederation. This will be implemented in all confederations except UEFA (Europe), as they have 12 teams present in the tournament.
That means four of the eight groups will include two European teams.
Another rule that will come into effect this year is that clubs from the same member association will not be grouped together.
In addition, all teams in Pot 1 will be assigned the first position of the group in which they are drawn.
Due to the schedule, the two teams representing the USA will be placed in fourth place in Groups A and B.
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will play the opening match of the tournament to be held at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins, and Seattle Sounders FC will begin its tournament at Lumen Field in Seattle.
Further limitations will mean that clubs from the same member association cannot be grouped and all clubs in pot 1 will be assigned to the first position of the group in which they are drawn.
The rest of the match schedule will be finalized and published once the draw has been made.
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will play the opening match of the tournament
The opening game will take place at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins.
When is the 2025 Club World Cup?
The next edition of the Club World Cup will be held in 2025 from Sunday, June 15 to Sunday, July 13.
The United States will host the tournament, with Miami’s Hard Rock Café hosting the first match, while New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium will host the final.