FIFA Club World Cup 2025

The only Japanese club to have won the AFC ChampionsLeague on multiple occasions, the third of their titles in2022 paved the way for Urawa Red Diamonds to bring theirtalents to the world at FIFA Club World Cup 2025. TheSaitama-based club illustrated their world-class pedigreein beating fellow tournament combatants Al Hilal FC ofSaudi Arabia for that crown. With five domesticchampionships in their back pocket as well, they are readyto build on great recent form from the Japan national team,who reached the Round of 16 at the last two editions of theFIFA World CupTM.

Lumen Field is set to rock to the sound of The Rave Greenin summer with Seattle Sounders FC hosting all three oftheir Group B fixtures – against Botafogo, Atlético andParis – at their noisy and passionate HQ. The Soundersmade history for both city and country when theirConcacaf Champions League win in 2022 over Mexicanside Pumas saw them become the first from the USA to winthat title in 22 years. That adds to a local heritage that is amajor plus at the club with Seattle-born Brian Schmetzereither head coach or assistant coach for more than two decades.

Already France’s most successful club with 12 league titles,this is a golden era for Paris Saint-Germain FC as theysurge towards an eleventh domestic title in the last 13seasons. That turbo charges Paris for their three Group Bcontests at FIFA Club World Cup 2025 against Atlético,Botafogo and Seattle. Three is the magic number for theircurrent Head Coach Luis Enrique, who landed a league,cup and UEFA Champions League treble in his first seasonin charge at Barcelona and then grabbed a domestic treblein his debut season in the French capital. No stranger to theUnited States having reached the FIFA World Cup 1994TMquarter-finals with Spain, Enrique and his talented squad –led by serial trophy-winning captain Marquinhos – areready to #TakeItToTheWorld this summer with theiradventure starting on the West Coast.

Three-time European champions, FC Internazionale Milanopunched their ticket to the US through consistent brilliancein the UEFA Champions League over the four-yearqualifying period, including a run to the final in 2023 whenthey were narrowly beaten by Manchester City. With 20national championships in the back pocket, the history ofthe Nerazzurri (Black-and-Blues) boasts so many periods ofincredible success, including the Grande Inter of the 1960sand the team of 2010 that became the first to land thetreble of UEFA Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italiaunder José Mourinho. Among Inter’s many red-hot stars tokeep an eye on is captain Martínez, a FIFA World Cupwinner with Argentina at Qatar 2022.

The last club to book its spot at FIFA Club World Cup2025, Botafogo booked tickets to the US with a thrillingwin over compatriots Atletico Mineiro in the final of theCONMEBOL Copa Libertadores in November. In winningthe trophy for the first time, they became the 12th clubfrom Brazil to enter the tournament’s Roll of Honour, anamazing stat for a club boasting historic FIFA World Cupwinning stars Garrincha, Jairzinho, Didi, Mario Zagallo,Amarildo, Caju, Roberto Miranda and Nilton Santos!

The current stars are outstanding as well, making themone of the teams to watch when they hit the West Coastthis summer.

Four-time winners of the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores and boasting an incredible 38 Argentinian league titles, CA River Plate supplies abundant talent to FIFA Club World Cup 2025. El Millonario has a squad in the mould of club legend Marcelo Gallardo, who is in his second spell as the club’s Head Coach, and Enzo Francescoli, the exceptionally talented Uruguayan playmaker who is now the club’s Sporting Director.

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That squad includes FIFA World Cup winners – goalkeeper Franco Armaniwas the only home-based player when Argentina lifted the trophy in Qatar but has since been joined at the club by two other squad members, Marcos Acuna and German Pezzella. And Group E combatants Inter Milan, Monterreyand the Red Diamonds will all be on alert tostriker Miguel Borja who has been in eye-catching form and reached the final of the 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América with Colombia in the USA last summer.

From the passion and guile of Head Coach Diego Simeone to the quality of their squad, Spain’s Atlético deMadrid are guaranteed to be a ‘Box Office’ hit at FIFA Club World Cup 2025. Simeone has led the club from the dugout since 2011, extending a love affair with the club that included a league and cup double in Spain as a player.

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Setting a consistently high bar for performances in the UEFA Champions League that brings them to the US, Atlético have never won Europe’s top prize but havecome close on two occasions, edged out of both finals by city rivals Real Madrid CF. And within their ranks, theyknow all about the mission to #TakeItToTheWorld as clubrecord scorer Antoine Griezmann won the FIFA World Cup^TM with France in 2018 whilst striker Julián Álvarezwon the same trophy with Argentina in 2022.