The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup (CWC) will be held in the United States starting from June 15th through to July 13th. The tournament marks the beginning of a new 4-years schedule with 32 teams, including Man City, Chelsea, and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami.
Exciting Fixtures
The star-studded football event is expected to be very entertaining, with all the matches available on betway, together with individual team statistics leading up to the event. The group stages will kick off on Sunday, 15th, until Thursday, 26th, in June. European giants Man City have been drawn against Juventus of Italy, Chelsea faces Brazil's Flamengo, and Moroccan side Wydad AC will face Al Ain from the UAE. These are some of the opening matches that will make waves across the football world.
The tournament's fixtures will be just like FIFA's World Cup, but only for clubs. The 32 teams will be pooled into 8 groups, each with 4 teams. The top two teams after the group stages will continue to the knockout stage, round of 16, followed by the quarters, semis, and the finals.
Group Stages
Group A's Al Ahly vs Inter Miami will start off the tournament in Miami's Hard Rock Stadium. Later on the same day, PSG and Atletico Madrid will entertain fans at Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles. Other notable teams playing on the first day of the event include Bayern Munich vs. Auckland City and Palmeiras vs Porto. Betway offers value bets for betting fans on all 32 matches of the tournament.
The knockout stage will start on Saturday, 28th June, with Group A and C winners facing Group B and D runners-up, respectively. Followed by Group B and D winners facing Group A and C runners-up, respectively. This trend will be used to match the subsequent group winners and runners-up at this stage.
The Finals will begin with quarter finals on the 4th of July, followed by the semis on the 8th of July, and finally the finals on Sunday 13th of July. CWC will not have a third-place playoff for the teams losing in the semis.
Provisional and Player Lists for Clubs
Participating clubs must provide a provisional and final list of their players for the tournament. The provisional list can have 26 to 50 players, including at least 4 goalkeepers. The final list will only allow 26 to 35 players with at least 3 goalkeepers. Both lists have to be signed and submitted to FIFA before the specified deadlines.
The players must be eligible and registered to participate in the games, with each side allowed to use a maximum of 5 substitutes. The team's kits have to be approved by FIFA and adhere to guidelines on branding and messaging. Display of political, religious, or commercial messages on kits and equipment is prohibited.
Conclusion
The fixtures of the FIFA CWC 2025 already show how exciting the football event will turn out. Expect top and upcoming players to showcase their talents ahead of next year's World Cup. This will be a good scouting opportunity for national team coaches who are looking to beef up their squads for the coming World Football Event in 2026.