**The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup: All 32 Teams Officially Confirmed**
For the first time, the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will feature all 32 teams in a single tournament. The event will take place in the United States from June 15 to July 13, 2025.
The tournament brings together the six international football confederations: the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf), the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
The draw for the group stage will occur on December 5, 2024, determining which teams will enter respective groups.
**The Confirmed Teams**
The list of participating clubs is diverse and powerful, featuring current and past champions, and winners of the respective confederation competitions.
**CAF Representatives**
* Al Ahly (Egypt) – 2020/21, 2022/23, and 2023/24 CAF Champions League champion
* Wydad AC (Morocco) – 2021/22 CAF Champions League winner
* ES Tunis (Tunisia) and Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) – qualified through the CAF ranking pathway
**AFC Representatives**
* Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) – 2021 AFC Champions League champion
* Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) – 2022 AFC Champions League winner
* Al Ain (United Arab Emirates) – 2023/24 AFC Champions League champion, and Ulsan Hyundai FC (South Korea) – qualified through the AFC ranking pathway
**UEFA Representatives**
* Chelsea (England) – 2020/21 UEFA Champions League champion
* Real Madrid (Spain) – 2021/22 and 2023/24 UEFA Champions League winner
* Manchester City (England) – 2022/23 UEFA Champions League champion, and six other teams qualified through the UEFA ranking pathway
**Concacaf Representatives**
* Monterrey (Mexico) – 2021 Concacaf Champions Cup and Seattle Sounders (USA) – 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup, and three other teams qualified through the 2023 and 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup
**OFC Representatives**
* Auckland City (New Zealand) – qualified for the OFC ranking pathway
**CONMEBOL Representatives**
* Palmeiras (Brazil) – 2021 CONMEBOL Libertadores champion, and five other teams qualified through the 2022, 2023, and 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores, respectively
Additionally, Inter Miami (USA) will participate as the host nation. With this expanded format, the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup promises to be an exciting and unpredictable competition.
