The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup marks a new era for the tournament, featuring an expanded format with 32 teams divided into eight groups of four. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stages, while the third and fourth-placed teams will be eliminated.
The draw for this revamped competition is set to take place on December 5 in Miami at 19:00 CET (13:00 local time). Two Italian teams, Inter and Juventus, will participate in the tournament, both placed in Pot 2 alongside clubs like Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, and Atletico Madrid.
Pot 1 features European powerhouses Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Paris Saint-Germain, alongside four South American teams: Flamengo, Palmeiras, and Fluminense from Brazil, and River Plate from Argentina.
Here’s the complete list of teams divided into their respective pots for the draw:
Pot 1:
Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Flamengo, Palmeiras, River Plate, Fluminense
Pot 2:
Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Inter, Porto, Atletico Madrid, Benfica, Juventus, Salzburg
Pot 3:
Al-Hilal, Ulsan HD, Al Ahly, Wydad Casablanca, Monterrey, Leon, Boca Juniors, Botafogo
Pot 4:
Urawa Red Diamonds, Al-Ain, Esperance de Tunis, Mamelodi Sundowns, Pachuca, Seattle Sounders, Auckland City, Inter Miami
