A Fan’s Guide to FIFA Club World Cup 2025™
in Nashville
A FAN’S GUIDE TO FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP™ IN NASHVILLE
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 2025™
NASHVILLE
WHAT IS THE FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP? WHICH US CITIES WILL HOST MATCHES
A new era for club football will kick off in 2025 when FIFA THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT?
stages the greatest, most inclusive and merit-based global
Eleven cities across the United States will host matches
club competition in history, bringing together the most
during the month-long tournament. Atlanta (Mercedes-
successful club sides from every continent in the world.
Benz Stadium), Charlotte (Bank of America Stadium),
Featuring 32 clubs and 63 matches over 30 days, the FIFA
Cincinnati (TQL Stadium), Los Angeles (Rose Bowl
Club World Cup 2025™ will redefine how, when and where
Stadium), Miami (Hard Rock Stadium), Nashville (GEODIS
the true club champion is crowned. Every match of the
Park), New York New Jersey (MetLife Stadium),
2025 edition will be broadcast live and free by DAZN, the
Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field), Seattle (Lumen Field)
world’s leading sports entertainment platform.
and Washington, D.C. (Audi Field) have one venue each.
Matches in Orlando will take place across two stadiums
WHEN WILL IT START? – Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium.
SO, MATCHES ARE COMING TO MUSIC CITY?
The tournament will kick off on Saturday, June 14 2025
when reigning African champions Al Ahly FC face Lionel
Messi’s Inter Miami CF at the iconic Hard Rock Stadium in
You bet! Despite being the most recently built of the
Miami, FL. The action commences at 8:00 p.m. (EDT).
competition’s 12 venues, GEODIS Park has already seen the
USMNT and the USWNT team play there and provided the
WHEN IS THE FINAL? backdrop – as you might expect in a city with such musical
heritage – to several major concerts, including Shania
The inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™ winner will be Twain, Pink and Green Day. Now, it will allow some of the
crowned at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, on world’s best soccer players to take center stage in three
Sunday, July 13 2025. In a global city and before a global major match-ups.
audience, the team that lifts FIFA’s new and iconic FIFA
Club World Cup trophy will hold the world of club football
in their hands. The Final will start at 3:00 p.m. (EDT).
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WHICH CLUBS ARE HEADED FOR TENNESSEE?
Some truly great teams are bound for GEODIS Park in
the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group stage. Expect
Mexican outfit CF Pachuca to have vociferous backing
when they take to the turf in Tennessee, while locals will
also be treated to the might of CA Boca Juniors, one of
Argentina’s and the world’s biggest soccer clubs.
Thanks to Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) and Espérance
Sportive de Tunisie (Tunisia), Asia and Africa have
strong representatives bound for Nashville, while
Auckland City FC (New Zealand) fly the flag for Oceania.
THAT MEANS THE LAST WINNER OF THE
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP WILL PLAY IN
NASHVILLE?
Yes! Thanks in large part to the goals of Venezuelan
striker Salomón Rondón, who finished the 2024
competition’s top scorer, Pachuca ensured the trophy
remained in Mexico by defeating another MLS
franchise, Columbus Crew, in June last year.
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HOW CAN I GET TICKETS?
Fans can secure their seats for FIFA Club World Cup
matches via FIFA.com/tickets. Ticket-inclusive hospitality
packages for FIFA’s new top club competition are also on
sale via FIFA.com/tickets. The FIFA Club World Cup’s
strong international appeal has seen supporters from
over 130 countries book their ticket to the competition.
WHO WILL BROADCAST THE TOURNAMENT?
FIFA is proud to partner with DAZN, the leading sports
entertainment platform, who will broadcast every game of
the tournament for free worldwide. Fans will have
unprecedented access to the tournament thanks to
DAZN who will ensure that audiences don’t miss a
moment of the action.
Scan the QR code to access FIFA Club World Cup
2025™ content from DAZN
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NASHVILLE CLUB SNAPSHOTS
AL HILAL FC (SAUDI ARABIA) CA BOCA JUNIORS (ARGENTINA) ESPÉRANCE SPORTIVE DE TUNISIE
Known as “The Blue Wave”, the Saudi giants booked No club in South American football has played (TUNISIA)
their ticket to the tournament as AFC Champions more CONMEBOL Libertadores finals than CA
One of the most decorated clubs in Africa,
League winners in 2021, a success that makes them Boca Juniors, whose badge, fabled blue and
Espérance – which means “hope” in English
the most acclaimed club in Asian football history. yellow colors and century of success brings
– boast a well-stocked trophy cabinet
They open their challenge against Real Madrid C. F. history and heritage to Miami in FIFA Club World
containing no fewer than 33 domestic league
at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL. The two clubs Cup 2025. Miami has an Argentine legend in the
titles and four CAF Champions Leagues, the
racked up eight goals between them in a modern era and so Boca has hosted so many
fourth-most of any club on the continent.
spectacular FIFA Club World Cup 2022™ final in its through the many chapters of its 120 year-long
Qualifiers thanks to the ranking pathway, the
previous iteration in Morocco as Al Hilal claimed story including the world-renowned Diego
Tunisian giants open their challenge for the
their best-ever finish as tournament runners-up. Armando Maradona. Boca fans will take their
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 against CR
They will bring the curtain down on the action in Hard Rock Stadium assignments as a great
Flamengo in Philadelphia where they will also
Nashville when they face CF Pachuca in what will omen after Argentine success at the iconic
take on Chelsea FC with their second group
be an incredible atmosphere at GEODIS Park on stadium in the 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América.
game against Club León in Nashville.
26 June.
CF PACHUCA (MEXICO) CLUB TBC
AUCKLAND CITY FC (NEW ZEALAND
Seven-time domestic league winners CF
Oceania’s sole representative at the FIFA Club Pachuca are one of three Mexican clubs set to
World Cup 2025 will be Auckland City FC – the men compete at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. The
from Kiwitea Street in the land of the long white Liga MX outfit, nicknamed Los Tuzos, were the
cloud. The Navy Blues are no stranger to FIFA 29th of the 32 clubs to qualify for the
competitions, having regularly qualified for competition when they defeated Columbus
international tournaments courtesy of their Crew 3-0 to lift their sixth Concacaf Champions
achievements not only in New Zealand’s national Cup last year. Venezuelan striker Salomón
league, but the OFC Men’s Champions League. Rondón netted a brace in the decider to add to
Indeed, Auckland City were crowned OFC Men’s seven other strikes throughout Pachuca’s run to
Champions League winners for a record 12th time in the final. The 35-year-old former Newcastle
2024 – quite the achievement for a club only United and Everton marksman will be one to
founded in 2004. As the only amateur club in the watch in Nashville.
competition, Auckland City FC face a tough
challenge in Group C, but they’ve surprised at FIFA
tournaments before, so why not again?
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GIVE ME FIVE UNIQUE, FAST FACTS ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
I CAN SHARE WITH MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS…
The FIFA Club World Cup is truly global. The Trophy is currently on an epic 147-day
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT
MORE INFORMATION?
32 clubs from 20 different nations have global and national journey. Ahead of the
qualified for the tournament. The USA will be tournament it is visiting each of the 32
represented by Seattle Sounders FC and Inter qualified clubs, but also each Host City
Miami CF. in the United States.
The official FIFA Club World Cup section on FIFA.
com features everything you need to know about
the tournament, including the latest news, the
match schedule, group information, club and
team insights, venue details, trophy and trophy
The tournament draw was held in Miami, FL A special official match ball for the tournament tour specifics, and more. The official FIFA Club
in December 2024. With Major League Soccer was unveiled by adidas in January 2025. World Cup social media handles across
now in full swing, the FIFA Club World Cup in The ball pays homage to the United States, Instagram, X, Facebook and TikTok are also a
the United States in June and July, and the incorporating bold graphics and emblems that great place to engage with the competition.
FIFA World Cup coming to North America celebrate and reflect the country’s heritage.
in 2026, soccer will excite and unite the US It also features “connected ball technology”
over the coming year. – a time-precise motion sensor that tracks
every touch of the game at a rate of 500 times
per second, supporting match officials with
decision making and enhancing tournament
A new tournament calls for a new trophy, broadcasts and coverage.
and FIFA delivered in November 2024 when
it unveiled a prestigious and timeless golden
trophy in collaboration with global luxury
jeweler Tiffany & Co. You can learn more about
the Trophy’s intricate details at FIFA.com.
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WHEN WILL NASHVILLE’S MATCHES BE PLAYED?
1. FRIDAY, JUNE 20 2025:
LAFC or Club América vs. Espérance Sportive de Tunisie at 5:00 p.m. (CDT)
2. TUESDAY, JUNE 24 2025:
Auckland City FC vs. CA Boca Juniors at 2:00 p.m. (CDT)
3. THURSDAY, JUNE 26 2025:
Al Hilal FC vs. CF Pachuca at 8:00 p.m. (CDT)
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