A Fan’s Guide to FIFA Club World Cup 2025™

in Charlotte
A FAN’S GUIDE TO FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP™ IN CHARLOTTE
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CHARLOTTE
WHAT IS THE FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP? WHICH US CITIES WILL HOST MATCHES
A new era for club football will kick off in 2025 when FIFA THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT?
stages the greatest, most inclusive and merit-based global
Eleven cities across the United States will host matches
club competition in history, bringing together the most
during the month-long tournament. Atlanta (Mercedes-
successful club sides from every continent in the world.
Benz Stadium), Charlotte (Bank of America Stadium),
Featuring 32 clubs and 63 matches over 30 days, the FIFA
Cincinnati (TQL Stadium), Los Angeles (Rose Bowl
Club World Cup 2025™ will redefine how, when and where
Stadium), Miami (Hard Rock Stadium), Nashville (GEODIS
the true club champion is crowned. Every match of the
Park), New York New Jersey (MetLife Stadium),
2025 edition will be broadcast live and free by DAZN, the
Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field), Seattle (Lumen Field)
world’s leading sports entertainment platform.
and Washington, D.C. (Audi Field) have one venue each.
Matches in Orlando will take place across two stadiums
WHEN WILL IT START? – Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium.

SO, WE’LL BE SEEING SOME WORLD-CLASS

The tournament will kick off on Saturday, June 14 2025
when reigning African champions Al Ahly FC face Lionel
Messi’s Inter Miami CF at the iconic Hard Rock Stadium in SOCCER IN CHARLOTTE?
Miami, FL. The action commences at 8:00 p.m. (EDT).
Real Madrid won the FIFA Intercontinental Cup against
WHEN IS THE FINAL? Pachuca in Doha, Qatar, back in December, so the renewal
of their rivalry gives the Concacaf Champions Cup holders
The inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™ winner will be from Mexico a chance for quick revenge in Group H.
crowned at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, on Two European titans face off in Group C when SL Benfica
Sunday, July 13 2025. In a global city and before a global and FC Bayern München – with eight continental titles
audience, the team that lifts FIFA’s new and iconic FIFA between them – meet, and their match could go a long
Club World Cup trophy will hold the world of club football way towards settling the play-off line-up: the group
in their hands. The Final will start at 3:00 p.m. (EDT). winners stay in Charlotte for the first of two “do-or-die”
Round of 16 matches.

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WHICH CLUBS AND STARS ARE

COMING TO TOWN?
The Queen City opens its gates to three
European superpowers and the reigning
Concacaf champions, before the
make-or-break knockout rounds. Real
Madrid promises an airplane filled with
world-class stars arriving in North
Carolina, with FIFA World Cupô-winning
sharp-shooter Kylian Mbappé joining
The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2024
Vinícius Jr and England star Jude
Bellingham on the European champs’
roster. Throw into the mix NFL fan and
record-breaking goal machine Harry
Kane from Bayern, Argentina’s FIFA
World Cup winner Ángel Di María of
Benfica and Pachuca’s predatory hitman
Salomón Rondón, and you understand
why Charlotte is the epicenter of soccer
greatness at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

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HOW CAN I GET TICKETS?

Fans can secure their seats for FIFA Club World Cup
matches via FIFA.com/tickets. Ticket-inclusive hospitality
packages for FIFA’s new top club competition are also on
sale via FIFA.com/tickets. The FIFA Club World Cup’s
strong international appeal has seen supporters from
over 130 countries book their ticket to the competition.

WHO WILL BROADCAST THE TOURNAMENT?

FIFA is proud to partner with DAZN, the leading sports
entertainment platform, who will broadcast every game of
the tournament for free worldwide. Fans will have
unprecedented access to the tournament thanks to
DAZN who will ensure that audiences don’t miss a
moment of the action.

Scan the QR code to access FIFA Club World Cup

2025™ content from DAZN

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CHARLOTTE CLUB SNAPSHOTS

CF PACHUCA (MEXICO) REAL MADRID C. F. (SPAIN)

Seven-time domestic league winners CF Pachuca Arguably the greatest club side ever, Real Madrid C. F.
are one of three Mexican clubs set to compete at are 15-time European champions and now flexing
the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. The Liga MX outfit, their muscles to #TakeItToTheWorld in the summer.
nicknamed Los Tuzos, were the 29th of the 32 clubs Their roster is a “who’s who” of world soccer,
to qualify for the competition when they defeated boasting The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2024 in
Columbus Crew 3-0 to lift their sixth Concacaf Brazilian superstar Vinícius Jr, Mbappé, one of only
Champions Cup last year. Venezuelan striker two players to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup
Rondón netted a brace in the decider to add to Final and a former tournament winner, and England’s
seven other strikes throughout Pachuca’s run to Bellingham. Head Coach Carlo Ancelotti is a serial
the final. The 35-year-old former Newcastle United winner too, making their match-up with Pachuca a
and Everton marksman will be one to watch “must-see” when the Spanish giants come to North
this summer. Carolina on 22 June.

FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GERMANY) SL BENFICA (PORTUGAL)

Six-time European champions FC Bayern München The most successful club in Portuguese soccer with
are one of the most accomplished clubs in the 38 domestic titles, SL Benfica also boast one of the
competition, and earned their berth at the best players in history among their pantheon of
tournament courtesy of their consistent greats with Eusébio key to their two continental
performances in the UEFA Champions League over triumphs in the 1960s. The modern ‘Eagles’ from
the qualifying period (2020-2024). Bayern’s record Lisbon made it to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™
of 33 German national league titles includes an based on their consistently impressive performances
unprecedented 11 successive Bundesliga triumphs and results in the UEFA Champions League. Di María
from 2013 to 2023, and the Bavarians can expect and Nicolás Otamendi were alongside Lionel Messi
strong support in the United States given they have as CONMEBOL Copa América winners with
92 officially registered fan clubs in the country. Argentina at Hard Rock Stadium last year after
Those supporters will be particularly keen to see becoming world champions in Qatar in 2022. Expect
legendary German attacker Thomas Müller, star the club’s huge global fan base to pack out the Bank
forward and England captain Kane and Canadian of America Stadium against Bayern on 24 June.
speedster Alphonso Davies.

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GIVE ME FIVE UNIQUE, FAST FACTS ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT

I CAN SHARE WITH MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS…

The FIFA Club World Cup is truly global. The Trophy is currently on an epic 147-day
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT
MORE INFORMATION?
32 clubs from 20 different nations have global and national journey. Ahead of the
qualified for the tournament. The USA will be tournament it is visiting each of the 32
represented by Seattle Sounders FC and Inter qualified clubs, but also each Host City
Miami CF. in the United States.
The official FIFA Club World Cup section on FIFA.
com features everything you need to know about
the tournament, including the latest news, the
match schedule, group information, club and
team insights, venue details, trophy and trophy
The tournament draw was held in Miami, FL A special official match ball for the tournament tour specifics, and more. The official FIFA Club
in December 2024. With Major League Soccer was unveiled by adidas in January 2025. World Cup social media handles across
now in full swing, the FIFA Club World Cup in The ball pays homage to the United States, Instagram, X, Facebook and TikTok are also a
the United States in June and July, and the incorporating bold graphics and emblems that great place to engage with the competition.
FIFA World Cup coming to North America celebrate and reflect the country’s heritage.
in 2026, soccer will excite and unite the US It also features “connected ball technology”
over the coming year. – a time-precise motion sensor that tracks
every touch of the game at a rate of 500 times
per second, supporting match officials with
decision making and enhancing tournament
A new tournament calls for a new trophy, broadcasts and coverage.
and FIFA delivered in November 2024 when
it unveiled a prestigious and timeless golden
trophy in collaboration with global luxury
jeweler Tiffany & Co. You can learn more about
the Trophy’s intricate details at FIFA.com.

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WHEN WILL THE MATCHES BE PLAYED AT

THE BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM?
SUNDAY, JUNE 22 2025:
Real Madrid C. F. vs. CF Pachuca at 3:00 p.m. (EDT)

2. TUESDAY, JUNE 24 2025:

SL Benfica vs. FC Bayern München at 3:00 p.m. (EDT)

SATURDAY, JUNE 28 2025 – ROUND OF 16:

Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group D at 4:00 p.m. (EDT)

MONDAY, JUNE 30 2025 – ROUND OF 16:

Winner Group E vs. Runner-up Group F at 3:00 p.m. (EDT)

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