FIFA has confirmed the 12 stadiums in the United States that will stage matches at the new FIFA Club World Cup 2025 when the 32 best clubs in the world compete to be FIFA Club World Champions.
12 venues that will host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup matches. The format of the Club World Cup has been revamped and competition has now been expanded to 32 teams. The tournament will be held from June 13 to July 15.
The other venues, mostly a mix of NFL and Major League Soccer stadiums, are in Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, Philadelphia, Seattle, Washington and two in Orlando.
The tournament kicks off on Sunday, 15 June 2025, with all roads leading to the MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey on Sunday, 13 July 2025 where the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 final will be played, just over a year before the venue stages the FIFA World Cup 2026 final.
This venue is joined by 11 more – Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta), Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte), TQL Stadium (Cincinnati), Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles), Hard Rock Stadium (Miami), GEODIS Park (Nashville), Camping World Stadium (Orlando), Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando), Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia), Lumen Field (Seattle), and Audi Field (Washington, D.C.).
The Club World Cup will have eight groups of four with the top two teams from each group advancing to the single-match knockout stage from the round of 16 to the final.
FIFPRO’s European member unions have started legal action against FIFA over the Club World Cup due to concerns over the impact of a crammed calendar on players’ health and performance.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York while simultaneously announcing FIFA’s new four-year partnership with Global Citizen to mobilize football fans globally to help end extreme poverty and provide access to education for millions of children.
FIFA did not include the newer SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, where eight World Cup games are scheduled for 2026.
FIFA is not using any 14 venues picked for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which runs from June 14 to July 6, and will not play on the East Coast.
FIFA announced on June 23, 2023, that the Club World Cup will be played in the U.S. and there will be eight four-team groups—the top two teams in each group advance to the knockout rounds.
Global Citizen will produce the 2026 World Cup final halftime show.
FIFPRO, the international players’ union, in December, criticized FIFA for scheduling an event that “will undercut the rest and recovery time of these players at the end of the 2024-25 season.” It said FIFA’s decision “demonstrates a lack of consideration for the mental and physical health of participating players, as well as a disregard for their personal and family lives.”
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