FIFA Club World Cup Draw - Check out the 32 teams involved in the draw!

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Join us for LIVE coverage of the Club World Cup draw ceremony taking place on December 5 from Miami. Thirty-two star-studded club teams will battle it out in gleaming state-of-the-art arenas in what is effectively a curtain-raiser for the 2026 World Cup taking place a year later in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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Thirty-two teams will be drawn into eight groups of four, from which two will qualify. The remaining 16 will then play knockout rounds from the Round of 16 in a single match until the final, which will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on 13 July 2025.
FIFA Club World Cup Draw - Check out the 32 teams involved in the draw!
Pot 1 includes the four highest-ranked teams in the UEFA rankings, plus the other four South American leaders. Pot 2 contains the remaining eight teams from the European leagues. Pot 3 is made up of the top two teams from Asia, Africa and CONCACAF. Finally, Pot 4 contains the two remaining teams from these three confederations, plus the Oceania representative and Inter Miami.Leo Messi's Inter Miami will be there representing the host country, though not as MLS champions, but as champions of their regular league. The last team to qualify was Botafogo from Brazil.
POT 1: Manchester City (ENG), Real Madrid CF (ESP), FC Bayern Munchen (GER), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), CR Flamengo (BRA), SE Palmeiras (BRA), CA River Plate (ARG), Fluminense FC (BRA)
POT 2: Chelsea FC (ENG), Borussia Dortmund">Borussia Dortmund (GER), FC Internazionale Milano (ITA), FC Porto (POR), Atletico Madrid (ESP), SL Benfica (POR), Juventus FC (ITA ), FC Salzburgo (AUT)
POT 3: Al Hilal (KSA), Ulsan HD (KOR), Al Ahly FC (EGY), Wydad AC (MAR), CF Monterrey (MEX), Club Leon (MEX), CA Boca Juniors (ARG), Botafogo (BRA)
POT 4: Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN), Al Ain FC (EAU), Esperance Sportive de Tunisie (TUN), Mamelodi Sundowns FC (RSA), CF Pachuca (MEX), Seattle Sounders FC (EE. UU.), Auckland City FC (NZL), Inter Miami CF (EE.UU)
The 32 participating teams will be drawn into the eight groups and the draw will not be without controversy as it will be held between 15 June and 13 July 2025, which has generated much debate among players and coaches due to the heavy fixture load.
Hello, and welcome to LIVE COVERAGE of the FIFA Club World Cup draw taking place in Miami, USA at 19:00 CET.

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