Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund discover FIFA Club World Cup 2025 opponents
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have discovered who they will face in the group stage of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 following Thursday's draw ceremony in Miami, Florida.
The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 explained
Bayern's consistent performances in the UEFA Champions League over the four-year qualifying period (2021-2024), when they reached at least the quarter-final stage each season, secured their Club World Cup ticket via the UEFA rankings pathway.
Vincent Kompany's side were drawn in Group C:
Bayern Munich
Auckland City FC (New Zealand)
CA Boca Juniors (Argentina)
Benfica (Portugal)
BVB also qualified for the finals via the four-year ranking pathway, measured on their performances in UEFA competition football between 2021 and 2024.
Nuri Şahin's side, meanwhile, will compete in Group F:
Fluminense FC (Brazil)
Borussia Dortmund
Ulsan HD (South Korea)
Mamelodi Sundowns FC (South Africa)
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Teams in the round-robin groups play each other once. The top two from each group progress to the round of 16, the start of a direct single-match knockout stage until the final. There will be no third-place match.
The Club World Cup will take place across 12 venues in the USA from from 15 June to 13 July 2025.
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 groups in full
Group A
Palmeiras (Brazil), Porto (Portugal), Al Ahly (Egypt), Inter Miami (USA)
Group B
Paris Saint-Germain (France), Atlético de Madrid (Spain), Botafogo (Brazil), Seattle Sounders FC (USA)
Group C
Bayern, Auckland City FC (New Zealand), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Benfica (Portugal)
Group D
Flamengo (Brazil), Chelsea (England), Club León (Mexico), Espérance Sportive De Tunis (Tunisia)
Group E
River Plate (Argentina), Inter (Italy), Monterrey (Mexico), Uwawa Reds (Japan)
Group F
Fluminense (Brazil), Dortmund, Ulsan HD (South Korea), Mamelodi Sundowns FC (South Africa)
Group G
Manchester City (England), Juventus (Italy), Al Ain (UAE), Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco)
Group H
Real Madrid (Spain), Red Bull Salzburg (Austria), Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Pachuca (Mexico)
Watch: Highlights of the Matchday 12 Klassiker between Dortmund and Bayern
Inter Miami will play in the opening match of the tournament at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, while the Seattle Sounders will open their campaign at Lumen Field, Seattle, soon afterwards.
The full match schedule comprising the stadium and kick-off time for each fixture will be finalised and published in due course.
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