2025 FIFA Club World Cup

[John Arne]

I'm actually looking forward to this, it's always fun on FM... albeit it's another summer that players won't be resting.

FIFA finally sorted their shit out and have done away with 3 team groups... the 2025 edition will be 32 teams (8 groups of 4 then into knock-out), taking place in the US, split as:

- 12 Europe
- 6 South America
- 4 North/Central America
- 4 Africa
- 4 Asia
- 1 Oceania
- 1 Host Country

Qualified so far:

Europe:
Chelsea, Real Madrid and Man City + 2024 Champions League Winner + 8 UEFA Club Ranking Teams (currently would be Bayern Munich, Liverpool, PSG, Man Utd, Inter, Roma, Juventus and Leipzig)

Asia:
Al-Hilal and Urawa Red Diamonds + 2024 Champions League + 1 AFC Club Ranking (today would be Persepolis)

South America:
Palmeiras and Flamengo + 2023 Copa Libertadores + 2024 Copa Libertadores + 2 CONMEBOL Rankings (currently River Plate and Boca Juniors)

North & Central America:
Monterrey, Leon and Seattle Sounders + 2024 CONCACAF Champions League

Africa:
Al Ahly and Wydad Casablanca + 2024 CAF Champions League + 1 CAF Ranking (currently Espérance de Tunis)

Oceania:
Top OFC Ranking (who has also previously won the OFC Champions League from 2021-2024) - will be Auckland City or the winner of the 2024 OFC Champions League (if they manage to overhaul Auckland in the club ranking)

Host:
TBC, probably I would guess the winner of the 2024 MLS Season

Expected to take place June-July 2025, as a precursor to the 2026 World Cup taking place in Mexico-USA-Canada.