The new-look 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will receive a major update this week as 32 qualified clubs learn their group stage opponents.
The draw for the group stage of the expanded and reformatted competition will see all teams split into eight groups of four, with the top two sides from each qualifying for the knockout stages of the tournament.
Held in the United States, the competition will take place over a number of weeks as opposed to days, replacing the old format in which just a handful of Champions League-winning sides locked horns.
Here is everything you need to know about the draw, including how to watch it live.
The Club World Cup has previously been staged at the end of each calendar year, but that changes in 2025. The competition, now held every four years instead of annually, will be played across a month at the end of the current campaign.
Kicking off on 15 June and running until 13 July, the 2025 edition will take place in the off-season and will see clubs from all six continental federations compete in a minimum of three matches and a maximum of seven.
The group stage draw will determine which clubs feature in which group, taking place on Thursday 5 December 2024. Held in Miami in the United States, the draw will commence at 18:00 GMT in the United Kingdom.
Every club will find out their three group stage opponents, including the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
The breakdown of qualified clubs by confederation is as follows:
Those keen to tune into the group stage draw for the 2025 Club World Cup are in luck, with FIFA broadcasting the draw for free on their official website, FIFA+ and their supporting channels.
Teams from around the world will compete in FIFA's newly expanded competition. 12 slots have been given to UEFA qualifiers, while clubs from other confederations make up the remaining 20 places.
Some historic sporting institutions will be involved. Four Brazilian teams – Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense and Botafogo – will be present, while Argentinian giants River Plate and Boca Juniors will also be present.
Club
Confederation
Nation
Al Hilal
AFC
Saudi Arabia
Urawa Red Diamonds
AFC
Japan
Al Ain
AFC
United Arab Emirates
Ulsan HD
AFC
South Korea
Al Ahly
CAF
Egypt
Wydad AC
CAF
Morocco
ES Tunis
CAF
Tunisia
Mamelodi Sundowns
CAF
South Africa
Monterrey
CONCACAF
Mexico
Seattle Sounders
CONCACAF
United States
Leon
CONCACAF
Mexico
Pachuca
CONCACAF
Mexico
Inter Miami
CONCACAF
United States
Palmeiras
CONMEBOL
Brazil
Flamengo
CONMEBOL
Brazil
Fluminense
CONMEBOL
Brazil
Botafogo
CONMEBOL
Brazil
River Plate
CONMEBOL
Argentina
Boca Juniors
CONMEBOL
Argentina
Auckland City
OFC
New Zealand
Chelsea
UEFA
England
Manchester City
UEFA
England
Real Madrid
UEFA
Spain
Bayern Munich
UEFA
Germany
Paris Saint-Germain
UEFA
France
Inter
UEFA
Italy
Porto
UEFA
Portugal
Benfica
UEFA
Portugal
Borussia Dortmund
UEFA
Germany
Juventus
UEFA
Italy
Atletico Madrid
UEFA
Spain
RB Salzburg
UEFA
Austria
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