Full list of 2025 FIFA Club World Cup venues in the United States – Firstpost

The final of next year’s expanded Club World Cup will be held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced on Saturday. The stadium, home to the NFL’s New York Giants and New York Jets, had already been chosen to host the 2026 World Cup.

The first edition of the tournament expanded to 32 clubs will begin on June 15 and end at MetLife on July 13. A total of 12 venues will be used for the tournament, with only two on the West Coast: the Rose Bowl in Pasadena near Los Angeles and Lumen Field in Seattle.

Explanation | FIFA extends Club World Cup from 2025 – here’s how it will work

The tournament takes place at the same time as the regional CONCACAF Gold Cup which will take place mainly on the West Coast.

Other venues that will host the games are: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta), Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte), TQL Stadium (Cincinnati), Hard Rock Stadium (Miami), GEODIS Park (Nashville), Camping World stadium (Orlando). , Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando), Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia) and Audi Field (Washington, DC).

The draw for the tournament will take place in December: 30 of the 32 places have already been obtained through the qualification procedure.

FIFA Club World Cup | Full list of qualified teams and revamped tournament format

The Club World Cup will bring together champion teams from each of FIFA’s continental confederations.

Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich are among the 12 European teams qualified for the tournament while Argentina’s River Plate and Boca Juniors and Brazil’s Flamengo are among the six South American teams.

“This new FIFA competition is the only true example in global club football of real solidarity and inclusiveness, allowing the best clubs from Africa, Asia, Central and North America and Oceania to take on the powers of Europe and South America in an incredible new World Cup. which will have a huge impact on the growth of club football and talent globally,” said Infantino.

The FIFA President announced the festival locations on the stage of the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York. FIFA also announced a four-year partnership with Global Citizen to support their anti-poverty initiatives. As part of the deal, Global Citizen will produce the halftime show for the 2026 World Cup final.

Key test

The tournament will be seen as a key test ahead of the 2026 World Cup itself and the focus will be on security issues after crowd problems at Copa America matches in July at stadiums in Charlotte and Miami . FIFA has yet to announce a broadcast deal or sponsorship deal for the tournament and the competition has faced some opposition within the game.

FIFpro and the European leagues body have filed a joint complaint with the European Commission against FIFA over the introduction of the tournament into the international match calendar. Opponents of the new tournament said it would add even more congestion to an already busy schedule and increase the workload on players.

The last edition of the Club World Cup brought together seven teams in a knockout format and was won by Manchester City who beat Brazilian Fluminense in the final in Saudi Arabia. FIFA plans to hold the expanded tournament every four years, although a host has not yet been chosen for the 2029 edition.