MetLife Stadium, home of the NFL’s New York Giants and Jets, will be the site of the 2026 Club World Cup Final in July 2025, FIFA announced on Saturday.
FIFA also revealed the other 11 stadiums that will be used for the 32-team tournament.
The Club World Cup, which begins on June 15, 2025, will see matches played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles, the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and GEODIS Park in Nashville. , Camping World Stadium in Orlando and Inter&Co Stadium, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Lumen Field in Seattle and Audi Field in Washington DC before the final on July 13, 2025.
Five of the stadiums (MetLife Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, Lumen Field and Hard Rock Stadium) will also host games during the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The 2025 Club World Cup will feature a new 32-team format that will feature 12 teams from Europe, six from South America, four from Asia, four from Africa, four from North America, Central America and the Caribbean, one from Oceania and one. host country team, USA
There are still two more teams, one from the United States and one from South America, to qualify.
Eight groups of four will be drawn and each team will play three games during the group stage. The two best teams in each group will advance to the knockout phase of the tournament.
The draw will be held in December.
The 2025 Club World Cup schedule has drawn criticism, with FIFPRO, the international players’ union, saying in December that the event “will reduce the rest and recovery time of these players at the end of the 2024-25 season” and That FIFA’s decision “demonstrates a lack of consideration for the physical and mental health of the participating players, as well as a disregard for their personal and family lives.”
Qualified teams
Europe: Atlético de Madrid, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Real Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg
South America: Boca Juniors, Flamengo, Fluminense, Palmeiras, River Plate
North, Central America and the Caribbean: León, Monterrey, Pachuca, Seattle Sounders
Africa: Al Ahly, Espérance, Mamelodi Sundowns, Waydad
Asia: Al-Hilal, Al Ain, Ulsan, Urawa
Oceania: Auckland City