MetLife Stadium will host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final in July

MetLife Stadium, home of the NFL’s New York Giants and Jets, will host the 2025 Club World Cup final in July 2025, FIFA announced Saturday.

FIFA also announced the 11 additional stadiums that will be used for the 32-team tournament.

The Club World Cup, which begins on June 15, 2025, will feature games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Lumen Field in Seattle and Audi Field in Washington D.C. leading up to the final on July 13, 2025.

Five of the stadiums – MetLife Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, Lumen Field, Hard Rock Stadium – will also host games during the 2026 World Cup, which will take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The 2025 Club World Cup will feature a new 32-team format, with twelve teams from Europe, six from South America, four from Asia, four from Africa, four from North and Central America and the Caribbean, one from Oceania and one others will compete from teams from the host country, the USA

Two other teams – one from the USA and one from South America – still have to qualify.

Eight groups of four will be drawn, with each team playing three games in the group stage. The top two teams in each group advance to the knockout stages of the tournament.

The draw takes place in December.

The timing of the 2025 Club World Cup has sparked criticism. International players’ union FIFPRO said in December that the event “will undercut the rest and recovery period of these players at the end of the 2024-25 season.” FIFA’s decision “shows a lack of consideration for the mental and physical health of the participating players and a disregard for their private and family lives.”

Teams qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Europe: Atlético Madrid, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Real Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg

South America: Boca Juniors, Flamengo, Fluminense, Palmeiras, River Plate

North and Central America and the Caribbean: León, Monterrey, Pachuca, Seattle Sounders

Africa: Al Ahly, Esperance, Mamelodi Sundowns, Waydad

Asia: Al-Hilal, Al Ain, Ulsan, Urawa

Oceania: Auckland City