Fifa names 12 US stadiums for 2025 Club World Cup

Fifa has named nan 12 stadiums group to big nan new-look Club World Cup successful nan United States adjacent year.

The tournament, which will tally from 15 June to 13 July 2025, is nan first staging of an expanded 32-team competition.

Matches will beryllium played crossed nan US, pinch nan last to return spot astatine nan MetLife Stadium successful New Jersey, 5 miles from New York City.

The different venues are:

Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid person each automatically qualified from Europe arsenic nan astir caller winners of nan Champions League successful nan past four-year cycle.

Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain, Inter Milan, Porto and Benfica will besides feature, acknowledgment to their co-efficient rankings.

Six South American clubs and 12 teams from Asia, Africa and North America will dress up nan remainder of nan tournament, while a spot is fixed to 1 nine from Oceania and different for nan US arsenic nan big nation.

The Club World Cup had antecedently been an yearly mid-season tourney which included six teams from 7 worldwide confederations.

"In 2025 a caller era for nine shot will footwear disconnected erstwhile Fifa stages nan greatest, astir inclusive and merit-based world nine title correct present successful nan United States," said Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

Fifa's determination to grow nan title has drawn disapproval from clubs and players, peculiarly aft Uefa expanded nan Champions League and Europa League group stages to see 2 further matches.

Global players' national Fifpro and nan European Leagues body, which represents 39 leagues and 1,130 clubs successful 33 countries, filed a associated title to nan European Commission successful July to protestation Fifa's "abuse of dominance" successful nan game.

Two months earlier, Fifa rejected a claim that Fifpro and nan World Leagues Association were not consulted complete plans to grow nan Club World Cup.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri, who will miss nan remainder of nan play aft rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament, warned earlier this period that players were adjacent to striking because of nan congested fixture list.