Channels to watch the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage draw
- The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will change its format
- There are 32 teams from all over the world participating in this tournament.
- The first round will see the teams divided into eight groups, with the draw taking place on Thursday night.
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will change its format to a 32-team tournament. Which means the first round of the competition will be a group stage similar to the World Cup, with 8 groups of 4 teams each. Before the top 2 teams in each group advance to the knockout round.
Since the United States is hosting the tournament, they are responsible for drawing the groups. So here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup draws.
When will the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup be held?
Normally, football in this competition is played during the ยูฟ่าเบท season. But in the new format, the competition has been moved to the summer when most European teams take their season off every four years.
The schedule is set to open on June 15, 2025, with the final on July 13, 2025. Throughout the tournament, every team will play at least three games, with a total of seven games if they reach the final.
When will the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group draw be held?
The group stage draw will take place on Thursday night, December 5, 2024 in Miami, Florida at 1:00 a.m. (1 a.m.) Thailand time. The draw will divide the teams into four pots based on FIFA coefficients as follows:
- Pot 1 – Bayern / Man City / Real Madrid / Paris / Flamengo / Palmeiras / River Plate / Fluminense
- Pot 2 – Chelsea / Dortmund / Inter / Porto / Atletico Madrid / Benfica / Juventus / Salzburg
- Pot 3 – Al Hilal / Ulsan / Al Ahly / Wydad / Monterrey / Boca Juniors / Botafogo / Club Leon
- Pot 4 – Urawa Reds / Al Ain / Esperance Tunis / Mamelodi Sundowns / Pachuca / Seattle Sounders / Auckland City / Inter Miami
Channels to watch the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage draw
For Thai football fans, you can watch the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group draw for free on FIFA’s official website, FIFA+ and other channels officially licensed by FIFA.