Overview
- Clubs earned spots by winning continental titles from 2021 to 2024 or through FIFA’s club rankings, and Los Angeles FC secured the final berth by winning a play-in match after Club Leon’s exclusion over multi-club ownership rules.
- The group stage draw placed Chelsea in Group D alongside Flamengo, Espérance de Tunis and Los Angeles FC, while defending champions Manchester City will face Juventus, Wydad Casablanca and Al Ain in Group G.
- Matches begin on June 14 across 12 U.S. cities, with the opening fixture featuring Inter Miami versus Al Ahly at Hard Rock Stadium and the final scheduled for July 13 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
- Teams will compete for a share of the unprecedented $1 billion prize pool, the largest in Club World Cup history.
- Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami joins the lineup as the host nomination after claiming the 2024 MLS Supporters’ Shield, adding star power to the revamped competition.