FIFA announces 12 US stadiums for 2025 Club World Cup, final at MetLife Stadium-Telangana

The open-air multi-purpose stadium, opened in 2010 and with a capacity of 82,500 seats, will host the final. It was previously the site of the 2016 Copa America Centenario final, where Chile triumphed over Lionel Messi’s Argentina on penalties. In addition to the FIFA Club World Cup final, the venue has also been selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, as well as two knockout matches and five group stage matches.

New York: FIFA, the governing body of world football, has announced that 12 stadiums in the United States will host 63 matches of the new 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, with the final taking place at MetLife Stadium in New York, New York. Jersey.

The tournament will begin on June 15, 2025. MetLife Stadium in New York, New Jersey will host the final on July 13, 2025, just over a year before the FIFA 26 World Cup final.

The open-air multi-purpose stadium for the final, opened in 2010 with a capacity of 82,500, hosted the 2016 Copa America Centenario final, when Chile beat Lionel Messi’s Argentina on penalties. The venue has already been chosen to host the 26 FIFA World Cup final, in addition to two other knockout matches and five group stage matches.

In addition to MetLife Stadium, the other 11 venues are: 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, DC)

“The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will feature 12 fantastic stadiums where a new chapter in global football history will be written by great players from the world’s 32 best clubs,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

“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,” he added.

The Club World Cup will feature eight groups of four teams each playing in a single-match round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advance to the single-match knockout stage, from the round of 16 to the final.

With the draw scheduled for December, only two of the 32 teams have yet to be confirmed: one from South America, the other representing the host country.