Club World Cup, the full schedule from the rounds to the final: dates and times
It will kick off with the match between Al Ahly and Inter Miami, with kickoff at 2 a.m. Italian night between Saturday June 14 and Sunday June 15, the first edition of the revamped FIFA Club World Cup, which after being reserved between 2005 and 2023 only for the winners of the top continental competitions (with the addition of a representative of the host nation) expands to 32 teams.
Of these, 4 come from Asia (AFC), as many from Africa (CAF) and the Confederation of North and Central America (CONCACAF), while South America (CONMEBOL) brings 6, Oceania (OFC) only one and Europe (UEFA) 12. In addition, for the 2025 edition to be held in the United States, FIFA has assigned Inter Miami as the Host Country representative, to win the Supporters’Shield (Major League Soccer regular season) in 2024.
There are 8 groupings, as in the World Cups for nations played between 1998 and 2022. Each grouping consists of 4 teams and provides for the first two placed teams to pass the round. In case of a tie on points, direct clash/avulse ranking, goal difference in the direct clash/avulse ranking, number of goals scored in the avulse ranking, overall goal difference, total number of goals scored in the grouping, score “fair play” (-1 point for each caution, -3 for each expulsion with double yellow, -4 for direct expulsion, -5 for yellow to which a direct red is added) will be taken into account in the order. Should the tie persist, a draw would be made.
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Here is the composition of each round:
Girone A: FC Porto (Portugal), Palmeiras (Brazil), Al Ahly (Egypt), Inter Miami (United States);
Girone B: PSG (France), Atletico Madrid (Spain), Botafogo (Brazil), Seattle Sounders (United States);
Circle C: Bayern Munich (Germany), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Benfica (Portugal), Auckland City (New Zealand);
Girone D: Chelsea (England), Flamengo (Brazil), Esperance Tunis (Tunisia), LAFC (United States);
Girone E: Inter (Italy), River Plate (Argentina), Urawa Reds (Japan), Monterrey (Mexico);
Girone F: Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Fluminense (Brazil), Mamelodi Sundown (South Africa), Ulsan HD (South Korea);
Giron G: Manchester City (England), Juventus (Italy), Al Ain (United Arab Emirates), Aydad Casablanca (Morocco);
Giron H:Salzburg (Austria), Real Madrid (Spain), Pachuca (Mexico), Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia).
Below, however, are all the matches of the first phase, in chronological order (Italian time is indicated):
Al Ahly-Inter Miami, June 15 –02:00 a.m. (Miami)
Bayern Munich-Auckland City, June 15 – 6 p.m. (Cincinnati)
PSG-Atletico Madrid, June 15 – 9 p.m. (Los Angeles)
Palmeiras-Porto, June 16 – 00:00 hours (New York)
Botafogo-Seattle Sounders, June 16 – 4 a.m. (Seattle)
Chelsea-Los Angeles FC, June 16 – 9 p.m. (Atlanta)
Boca Juniors-Benfica, June 17 – 00:00 a.m. (Miami)
Flamengo-Esperance, June 17 – 03.00 hours (Philadelphia)
Fluminense-Borussia Dortmund, June 17 – 6 p.m. (New York)
Ulsan-Mamelodi Sundowns, June 17 – 6 p.m. (Orlando)
River Plate-Urawa, June 17 – 9 p.m. (Seattle)
Monterrey-Inter, June 18 – 03:00 hours (Los Angeles)
Manchester City-Wydad, June 18 – 6 p.m. (Philadelphia)
Real Madrid-Al Hilal, June 18 – 9 p.m. (Miami)
Pachuca-Salzburg, June 19 – 00.00 (Cincinnati)
Al Ain-Juventus, June 19 – 03:00 hours (Washington)
Palmeiras-Al Ahly, June 19 – 6 p.m. (New York)
Inter Miami-Porto, June 19 – 9 p.m. (Atlanta)
Seattle Sounders-Atletico Madrid, June 20 – 00:00 a.m. (Seattle)
PSG-Botafogo, June 20 – 03:00 a.m. (Los Angeles)
Benfica-Auckland City, June 20 – 6 p.m. (Orlando)
Flamengo-Chelsea, June 20 – 8 p.m. (Philadelphia)
Los Angeles FC-Esperance, June 21 – 00:00 a.m. (Nashville)
Bayern Munich-Boca Juniors, June 21 – 03:00 hours (Miami)
Mamelodi Sundowns-Borussia Dortmund, June 21 – 6 p.m. (Cincinnati)
Inter-Urawa, June 21 – 9 p.m. (Seattle)
Fluminense-Ulsan, June 22 – 00.00 hours (New York)
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River Plate-Monterrey, June 22 – 03:00 a.m. (Los Angeles)
Juventus-Wydad, June 22 – 6 p.m. (Philadelphia)
Real Madrid-Pachuca, June 22 – 9 p.m. (Charlotte)
Salzburg-Al Hilal, June 23 – 00.00 hours (Washington)
Manchester City-Al Ain, June 23 – 03:00 hours (Atlanta)
Seattle Sounders-PSG, June 23 – 9 p.m. (Seattle)
Atletico Madrid-Botafogo, June 23 – 9 p.m. (Los Angeles)
Inter Miami-Palmeiras, June 24 – 03:00 hours (Miami)
Porto-Al Ahly, June 24 – 03:00 hours (New York)
Benfica-Bayern Munich, June 24 – 9 p.m. (Charlotte)
Auckland City-Boca Juniors, June 24 – 9 p.m. (Nashville)
Esperance-Chelsea, June 25 – 03:00 hours (Philadelphia)
Los Angeles FC-Flamengo, June 25 – 03:00 a.m. (Orlando)
Mamelodi Sundowns-Fluminense, June 25 – 9 p.m. (Miami)
Borussia Dortmund-Ulsan, June 25 – 9 p.m. (Cincinnati)
Urawa-Monterrey, June 26 – 03:00 hours (Los Angeles)
Inter-River Plate, June 26 – 03.00 hours (Seattle)
Juventus-Manchester City, June 26 – 9 p.m. (Orlando)
Wydad-Al Ain, June 26 – 9 p.m. (Washington)
Al Hilal-Pachuca, June 27 – 03:00 hours (Nashville)
Salzburg-Real Madrid, June 27 – 03:00 hours (Philadelphia)
These, finally, are the dates, times and venues of the knockout phase:
The Round of 16: June 28, 6 p.m. (Philadelphia) and 10 p.m. (Charlotte); June 29, 6 p.m. (Atlanta) and 10 p.m. (Miami); June 30, 9 p.m. (Charlotte); July 1, 3 p.m. (Orlando) and 9 p.m. (Miami); July 2, 3 p.m. (Atlanta).
Quarterfinals: July 4, 9 p.m. (Orlando); July 5, 3 (Philadelphia), 6 (Atlanta) and 10 p.m. (East Rutherford).
Semifinals: July 8 and 9, both at 9 p.m. in East Rutherford.
Finals: July 13, 9 p.m. at East Rutherford.
