FIFA has announced the Club World Cup match schedule Saturday, capping a busy planning week for this summer’s soccer tournament hosted in the United States.
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami and Egyptian side Al Ahly will play the opening match on June 14, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, moving the start of the tournament one day earlier than previously planned.
Inter Miami will play its second Group A match against FC Porto (Portugal) in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 19, and return to Miami for its final group stage match against SE Palmeiras (Brazil) on June 23.
Miami will also host one of the most anticipated group matches between soccer giants Real Madrid and Saudi Arabian standouts Al Hilal in Group H on June 18.
Real Madrid will also play CF Pachuca (Mexico) in Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on June 22, and FC Salzburg (Austria) in Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on June 26.
The Seattle Sounders, the only other MLS team in the field, will host all three of its Group B games at Lumen Field in Seattle. It begins play against Botafogo (Brazil) on June 15, will face Atletico Madrid (Spain) on June 19, then Paris Saint-Germain (France) on June 23.
PSG and Atletico Madrid begin the tournament at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California on June 15.
English standouts Chelsea opens play against Club Leon (Mexico) in Group D on June 16 in Atlanta, while Manchester City will begin against Wydad (Morocco) in Philadelphia on June 18.
German standouts Bayern Munich begins play on June 15 in Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium against Auckland City FC (New Zealand), while Borussia Dortmund opens play against Fluminense (Brazil) on June 17 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
MetLife Stadium will host the Club World Cup final on July 13. It will also host both semifinal matches on July 8 and 9, and one of four quarterfinal matches. Nine Club World Cup matches will be played at the stadium, the most of any venue. It will also host the World Cup 2026 final.
The other three Club World Cup quarterfinal matches will be played in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Orlando’s Camping World Stadium.
The Round-of-16 will be played with two matches each in Atlanta, Miami and Charlotte, while one match will be played in Orlando and another in Philadelphia.
Miami and Philadelphia will host eight Club World Cup games. Los Angeles (Pasadena), Seattle, Atlanta, and Orlando (with two matches at Inter&Co Stadium) will host six matches. Charlotte and Cincinnati will host four matches. Nashville’s GEODIS Park and Audi Field in Washington D.C. will each host three matches.
Saturday, June 14
Sunday, June 15
Monday, June 16
Tuesday, June 17
Wednesday, June 18
Thursday, June 19
Friday, June 20
Saturday, June 21
Sunday, June 22
Monday, June 23
Tuesday, June 24
Wednesday, June 25
Thursday, June 26
Saturday, June 28
Sunday, June 29
Monday, June 30
Tuesday, July 1
Friday, July 4
Saturday, July 5
Tuesday, July 8
Match 61: Winners of Match 57 vs. Winners of Match 58 (East Rutherford)
Wednesday, July 9
Match 62: Winners of Match 59 vs. Winners of Match 60 (East Rutherford)
Sunday, July 13
Match 63: Winners of Match 61 vs. Winners of Match 62 (East Rutherford)
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