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2025 FIFA Club World Cup draw results, groups: Lionel Messi, Inter Miami open tournament against Al Ahly

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We now know that Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will be kicking off the Club World Cup on June 15 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami against Al Ahly. The Herons will have a chance to advance from Group A where they're also pitted against Porto and Palmeiras during Thursday's draw. A group of death may have formed in Group B where Paris Saint-Gemein, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, and the Seattle Sounders have been pitted against each other but these are mostly balanced groups for the expanded 32-team tournament. 

The Club World Cup will take place from June 15-July 13, kicking off at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla., and closing at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. 

Here are the results of the draw:

The Groups

Group A

  • Palmeiras
  • Porto
  • Al Ahly 
  • Inter Miami

Group B

  • Paris Saint-Germain
  • Atletico Madrid
  • Botafogo
  • Seattle Sounders

Group C

  • Bayern Munich
  • Auckland City FC
  • Boca Juniors
  • Benfica

Group D 

  • Flamengo
  • ES Tunisie
  • Chelsea
  • Club Leon

Group E

  • River Plate
  • Urawa Red Diamonds
  • CF Monterrey
  • Inter

Group F

  • Fluminense
  • Borussia Dortmund
  • Ulsan HD
  • Mamelodi Sundowns FC

Group G

  • Manchester City
  • Wydad AC
  • Al Ain FC
  • Juventus

Group H

  • Real Madrid
  • Al Hilal
  • CF Pachuca
  • RB Salzburg
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The groups as they stand

Group A

  • Palmeiras
  • Porto
  • Al Ahly 
  • Inter Miami

Group B

  • Paris Saint-Germain
  • Atletico Madrid
  • Botafogo
  • Seattle Sounders

Group C

  • Bayern Munich
  • Auckland City FC
  • Boca Juniors
  • Benfica

Group D 

  • Flamengo
  • ES Tunisie
  • Chelsea
  • Club Leon

Group E

  • River Plate
  • Urawa Red Diamonds
  • CF Monterrey
  • Inter

Group F

  • Fluminense
  • Borussia Dortmund
  • Ulsan HD
  • Mamelodi Sundowns FC

Group G

  • Manchester City
  • Wydad AC
  • Al Ain FC
  • Juventus

Group H

  • Real Madrid
  • Al Hilal
  • CF Pachuca
  • RB Salzburg
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That's a wrap

With the expanded tournament, it's quite a balanced field but Group B looks like the clear group of death with PSG, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, and the Seattle Sounders all represented. Inter Miami will kick things off facing Al Ahly with a clear path to advancement out of Group A if they can take care of business.

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Concacaf's best in CF Pachuca will enter group H

  • Real Madrid
  • Al Hilal
  • CF Pachuca
  • RB Salzburg
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Another tough group has formed in Group G

  • Manchester City
  • Wydad AC
  • Al Ain FC
  • Juventus
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Group B is quite a group

The Seattle Sounders have been here before after winning the Concacaf Champions Cup but they'll really need to turn things on to make it out.

  • Paris Saint-Germain
  • Atletico Madrid
  • Botafogo
  • Seattle Sounders
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Talk about a global group

Argentina, Mexico, Italy, and Japan are represented in Group E.

  • River Plate
  • Urawa Red Diamonds
  • CF Monterrey
  • Inter
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Another balanced group in Group F

  • Fluminense
  • Borussia Dortmund
  • Ulsan HD
  • Mamelodi Sundowns FC
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Anyone could advance here

Group D is quite a balanced group, and then there's Chelsea

  • Flamengo
  • ES Tunisie
  • Chelsea
  • Club Leon
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Group C has been completed

  • Bayern Munich
  • Auckland City FC
  • Boca Juniors
  • Benfica
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Inter Miami has a path out of their group

They'll open the tournament on June 15, 2025 against Al Ahly at the Hard Rock Stadium. Quite a kickoff here.

Group A

  • Palmeiras
  • Porto
  • Al Ahly 
  • Inter Miami
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We're on to Pot 4

  • Pachuca (MEX)
  • Seattle Sounders (USA)
  • Inter Miami (USA)
  • Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
  • Al Ain (UEA)
  • Esperance Sportive de Tunisie (TUN)
  • Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA)
  • Auckland City (NZL)
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Group of death Check

Here's the groups that we're now keeping an eye on:

Group B

  • Paris Saint-Germain
  • Atletico Madrid
  • Botafogo

Group C

  • Bayern Munich
  • Boca Juniors
  • Benfica
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Finishing out Group G will also be a clash

Manchester City and Juventus will be one of the final group stage clashes there.

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We've got some interesting groups forming 

With PSG and Atletico Madrid in the same group, we could have Group B forming as a group of death.

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Manchester City heads to Group G

We're almost through the pot one teams.

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F is for Fluminense

That's a fun draw.

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To be separated from Palmeiras

River Plate will go into Group E

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In Group B

It's Paris Saint-Germain who can't be on the same path as another UEFA side.

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Group A has their leader

It will be Brazilian side Palmeiras who were the first team drawn from pot one.

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We're almost underway

Luke the usual FIFA draw, it's taking a bit to get to the actual event but after the unveiling of the Club World Cup trophy, we could be getting going soon.

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Can there be a group of death?

Considering how the pots are organized, this could be quite an eventful draw. Despite getting their spot due to being a host nation pick, Inter Miami will enter as a pot four team allowing for fascinating possibilities where they could enter a group with Manchester City or Real Madrid, Inter, and Monterrey which would be quite a challenge to finish in the top two of. Considering the strength of the top two pots, it could be a challenge to make it out of a group no matter who some of these teams are drawn against. 

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Club World Cup venues

  • Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
  • Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
  • TQL Stadium, Cincinatti
  • Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena
  • Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
  • GEODIS Park, Nashville 
  • Camping World Stadium, Orlando 
  • Inter & Co Stadium, Orlando 
  • Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia 
  • Lumen Field, Seattle
  • Audi Field, Washington D.C. 
  • MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
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Qualified teams and pots

Pot 1

  • Manchester City (ENG)
  • Real Madrid (ESP)
  • Bayern Munich (GER)
  • PSG (FRA)
  • Flamengo (BRA)
  • Palmeiras (BRA)
  • River Plate (ARG)
  • Fluminense (BRA)

Pot 2

  • Chelsea (ENG)
  • Dortmund (GER)
  • Inter (ITA)
  • Porto (POR)
  • Atletico Madrid (ESP)
  • Benfica (POR)
  • Juventus (ITA)
  • RB Salzburg (AUT)

Pot 3

  • Al-Hilal (KSA)
  • Ulsan (KOR)
  • Al Ahly (EGY)
  • Wydad (MAR)
  • Monterrey (MEX)
  • Leon (MEX)
  • Boca Juniors (ARG)
  • Botafogo (BRA)

Pot 4

  • Pachuca (MEX)
  • Seattle Sounders (USA)
  • Inter Miami (USA)
  • Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
  • Al Ain (UEA)
  • Esperance Sportive de Tunisie (TUN)
  • Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA)
  • Auckland City (NZL)
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How to watch

  • Date: Thursday, Dec. 5 | Time: 1 p.m. ET
  • Location: Miami, Fla.
  • Live stream: FIFA.com, FIFA+
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Hello and welcome

We've got quite an event coming at you from Miami in the Club World Cup draw. In the lead up to the 2026 World Cup, quite a few major events are coming through the United States and this is the latest with the world's best club teams taking part in an expanded tournament.

The Club World Cup draw will be very similar to recent World Cup draws, with teams seeded into four pots based on their club ranking. One team from each pot will then be drawn into one of eight groups and will play each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams will advance to the knockout stages, which will all be single-elimination games.

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