SP. FIFA Club World Cup 2025 groups confirmed with Man City set to face Juventus

The draw for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 has now taken place, with multiple mouth-watering ties now confirmed for the tournament. The revamped international club competition has been expanded to 32 teams to mirror the current format of the FIFA World Cup.

The clubs have been split into eight groups of four. The winner and runner-up in each group then progresses to a knockout round. Unlike the World Cup, however, the Club World Cup does not have a third-place playoff.

The Club World Cup draw included a number of high-profile European clubs, with qualification for teams within the UEFA Confederation based on Champions League performances over the last four seasons – although only two clubs from each country were allowed. There are also teams from the five other footballing confederations, which have each been allotted smaller quotas. A final spot is given to a team from the host nation. FIFA invited Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami to the tournament as an award for winning the MLS Supporters’ Shield, the prize for winning the regular season.

Quotas Per Confederation:

• UEFA (Europe) – 12
• COMMEBOL (South America) – 6
• AFC (Asia) – 4
• CAF (Africa) – 4
• CONCACAF (North and Central America) – 4
• OFC (Oceana) – 1

Draw Rules

The 32 teams have been split into four pots, based on the ranking factors that allowed them to qualify for the tournament.

• Pot 1 – The four highest-ranking teams from Europe and South America
• Pot 2 – The remaining eight teams from Europe
• Pot 3 – Two highest-ranking teams from Asia, Africa, North and Central America, and South America’s two remaining clubs
• Pot 4 – Two remaining teams from Asia, Africa, North and Central America, Oceana’s representative and the team from the host nation invited by FIFA (Inter Miami)

Draw Constraints

• No group can feature more than one team from the same confederation, except for UEFA. Two European clubs are allowed in four of the eight groups.
• Clubs from the same country cannot be in the same group.
• All clubs from Pot 1 will be allocated to the first position of the group in which they are drawn
• Both USA clubs (Inter Miami and Seattle Sounders) will be allocated to fourth position in Group A and Group B for scheduling purposes.

Draw Pots

Live Draw

The Live Draw started at 6pm UK-time. Following the draw’s conclusion, the full match schedule including stadiums and kickoff times will be released. You can check out the draw in full in the video below.

Confirmed Groups

Although supporters will have to wait months until the competition formally kicks off, they can expect to see some incredible fixtures thanks to the draw. Atletico Madrid have been drawn in the same group as PSG, while Manchester City have a tough tie against Italian giants Juventus to look forward to. Pep Guardiola’s side will also play against Wydad AC and Al Ain.

Elsewhere, Chelsea will face Brazilian side Flamengo, as well as Club Leon and Esperance Sportive de Tunisie. And Neymar will also have the opportunity to face Real Madrid and his old PSG teammate, Kylian Mbappe, with Al-Hilal drawn in Group H alongside Los Blancos. You can check out every group below.