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The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, also marketed as FIFA Club World Cup 25, was the 21st edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, an international club soccer competition organized by FIFA. This was also the first edition under the new expanded format. The tournament was held in the United States from June 14 to July 13, 2025, and featured 32 teams. Chelsea won the tournament, defeating Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 in the final.

Quick Facts

Team size: Up to 11 players per team

Lore & Background

The expanded format was first announced in March 2019, originally selecting China to host the inaugural edition in 2021, later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2023, FIFA confirmed the allocation of qualification slots among confederations, and four months later announced the United States as the new host nation. The revised structure was modeled more closely on the FIFA World Cup as a quadrennial world championship, replacing the annual seven-team format used between 2000 and 2023. FIFA also introduced the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual tournament based on the previous Club World Cup format.

Reader's Guide

The 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four teams, with the top two teams in each group qualifying to the knockout stage. The only difference from the format used in the FIFA World Cup between 1998 and 2022 was that there was no third place playoff. The draw was held on December 5, 2024, at the headquarters of television broadcaster Telemundo in the Miami suburb of Doral, Florida. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group except for UEFA teams, for which there was at least one and no more than two per group.

Did You Know?

It was the first major FIFA tournament since the 1978 FIFA World Cup not to feature a penalty shootout.
A total of $1 billion in prize money was distributed among the 32 clubs.
The trophy was designed by Tiffany & Co., made from pure 24-karat gold, and valued between €200,000 or US$230,000.
The original trophy was kept by United States president Donald Trump in the Oval Office, while an identical replica was awarded to Chelsea.