Club World Cup grouping: Miami good signing! Manchester City meets Juventus, Atletico Madrid plays Paris, and Real Madrid has a new moon

In the early morning of December 6, Beijing time, the draw ceremony for the 2025 Club World Cup was held in Miami. The grouping of the top 32 was also revealed. In the end, Messi's host Inter Miami was well signed and avoided many of Europe's top giants to draw Porto. Manchester City will be in the same group as Juventus, while Atletico Madrid will face Paris and Real Madrid will face Saudi Arabian League champions Riyadh Crescent. Auckland City, where Chinese player Zhou Tong plays, has to play Bayern.

[Specific grouping]

Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Cairo Nationals, Inter Miami

Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders

Group C: Bayern, Auckland City, Benfica, Boca Juniors

Group D: Flamengo, Tunisia Hope, Chelsea, León

Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter

Group F: Fluminense, Dort, Ulsan HD, Mamelodi Sunset

Group G: Manchester City, Vidad, Ain, Juventus

Group H: Real Madrid, Riyadh Crescent, Pachuca, Red Bull Salzburg

【Lottery Rules】
With the exception of UEFA, teams from the same continent will not be in the same group, UEFA, which has 12 teams in the competition, so there will be two European teams in four of the eight groups. Teams from the same FA will not be placed in the same group, and teams from Pot 1 will be placed in the first place in their group.

In addition, two teams from the United States – Miami Nationals and Seattle Sounders – will be automatically assigned to fourth place in Group A and Group B, respectively, due to scheduling considerations.

[Top 32 bins]

Pot 1: Manchester City (England), Real Madrid (Spain), Bayern Munich (Germany), Paris (France), Flamengo (Brazil), Palmeiras (Brazil), River Plate (Argentina), Fluminense (Brazil)

Pot 2: Chelsea (England), Borussia Dort (Germany), Inter Milan (Italy), Porto (Portugal), Atletico Madrid (Spain), Benfica (Portugal), Juventus (Italy), Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)

Pot 3: Riyadh Crescent (Saudi Arabia), Ulsan HD (South Korea), Cairo Nacional (Egypt), Vidad (Morocco), Monterrey (Mexico), León (Mexico), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Botafogo (Brazil)

Pot 4: Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan), Al Ain (UAE), Tunisia Hope (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sunset (South Africa), Pachuca (Mexico), Seattle Sounders (USA), Auckland City (New Zealand), Miami International (USA)

【Contest Period】

The new Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States from 15 June to 13 July 2025, will feature 32 teams divided into eight groups, with the top two teams in each group qualifying.

The tournament will be played in 12 venues in 11 cities across the United States, with Inter Miami taking on Palmeiras in the opening match at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium. The finals will be played on July 13 next year at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.