FIFA Club World Cup - USA 2025 - New 32-Team Format

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will be the 21st edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, an international club association football competition organized by FIFA. The tournament will be played in the United States from June to July 2025. The tournament is planned to be the first under an expanded format with 32 teams, including the winners of the four previous continental championships. On February 14, 2023, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation for the 2025 tournament based on a “set of objective metrics and criteria“. UEFA were awarded the most slots with 12, while CONMEBOL were given the second most with six. The AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF were all given four slots, while the OFC and the host association were given one slot each. On March 14, the FIFA Council approved the key principles of the access list for the tournament. The principles are as follows, considering competitions completed during a four-year period from 2021 to 2024: CONMEBOL and UEFA (more than four slots): access for the winners of the confederation’s top club competition between 2021 and 2024, with additional teams to be determined by a club ranking of the four-year period AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF (four slots each): access for the winners of the confederation’s top club competition between 2021 and 2024 OFC (one slot): access for the highest-ranked club among the winners of the confederation’s top club competition between 2021 and 2024 Host country (one slot): To be determined at a later stage If a club wins two or more seasons of their confederation’s top club competition, additional teams will be determined by a club ranking of the four-year period. A restriction of two clubs per association will be applied, with an exception for champion clubs if more than two clubs from the same association win their confederation’s top club competition. The calculation method for the four-year club rankings within each confederation will be based on sporting criteria during seasons completed between 2021 and 2024, and will be finalized after consultation with confederations and stakeholders.