Which teams will participate in the 2025 New Club World Cup?

The 2025 New Club World Cup brings together the world's top club teams, including Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester City and other giants from Europe, as well as South American teams Palmeiras and Flamengo. In Asia, teams such as Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Crescent and Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds will also appear. Teams such as Monterrey and Seattle Sounders in Central and North America and the Caribbean, as well as teams such as Wydad in Africa, will also compete for honors. There is also the Auckland City team in Oceania. They will jointly show the charm of football on the stage of the new Club World Cup.

Which teams will participate in the 2025 New Club World Cup:

Europe: Chelsea (England), Real Madrid (Spain), Manchester City (England), Bayern (Germany), Paris (France), Inter Milan (Italy), Porto (Portugal), Benfica (Portugal), Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Juventus ( Italy), Atletico Madrid (Spain), Salzburg (Austria)

Asia: Riyadh Crescent (Saudi Arabia), Urawa Red Diamond (Japan), Ulsan HD (South Korea), Al Ain (UAE)

Africa: Wydad (Morocco), Cairo National (Egypt), Tunisia Hope (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)

CONCACAF: Monterrey (Mexico), Seattle Sounders (USA), León (Mexico), Pachuca (Mexico), Inter Miami (USA)

South America: Palmeiras (Brazil), Flamengo (Brazil), Fluminense (Brazil), River Plate (Argentina), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Botafogo (Brazil)

Oceania: Auckland City (New Zealand)

[How to determine participating teams]

The 32 qualified teams are the champions of top continental competitions in each continent in the past four seasons, as well as the top teams according to the ranking method set by FIFA. The specific rules are as follows:

Continents with more than 4 seats: the champions of the past 4 seasons enter directly, other teams are ranked

Continents with 4 seats: the champions of the last 4 seasons enter directly

Continent with one spot: the highest ranked winner of the last 4 seasons enters

For teams entering by ranking, the ranking method set by FIFA is as follows:

For the intercontinental competitions that teams from each continent have participated in in the past 4 seasons, each game will be scored:

3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 3 points for advancing to each stage of the competition.

For European teams, since UEFA has a unique team coefficient calculation system, the method currently used by UEFA only to calculate team coefficients for Champions League-related games will be used to determine the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Europe. The team's ranking.

The ranking method of European teams is as follows (only counting Champions League matches):

2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 4 points for entering the Champions League group stage, 5 points for advancing to the last 16. and 1 point for advancing to each stage thereafter.