World football body FIFA has confirmed the 12 stadiums in the United States that will stage matches at the new FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
The tournament which kicks off on Sunday, 15 June next year, will have all roads leading to the MetLife Stadium in New York, New Jersey on Sunday, 13 July 2025 for the final, just over a year before the venue stages the FIFA World Cup 26 final.
This venue is joined by 11 more comprising Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; GEODIS Park, Nashville; Camping World Stadium, Orlando; Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando; Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; Lumen Field, Seattle and Audi Field in Washington, D.C.
“Football is the most popular sport on the planet, and in 2025 a new era for club football will kick off when FIFA stages the greatest, most inclusive and merit-based global club competition right here in the United States,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who made the announcement at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York, on Sunday.
With the draw set for December, just two of the 32 teams are yet to be confirmed – one from South America, the other representing the host country.
Further information regarding the draw, which will see the 32 best clubs in the world divided into eight exciting groups of four, will be released in due course.
The tournament match schedule will be published shortly after the draw.
