The curtain officially opens on the new. Club World Cupthe tournament expanded to 32 teams scheduled from June 15 to July 13, 2025, with Juventus and Inter also taking part. On the evening of Thursday, December 5, he was Eight groups were formed. In the eyes of FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, who managed to present the cup with a bit of light-heartedness after months of struggling for a project that was born out of difficulties, the format took the rights to TV on occasion. Formalized the deal with Dazn. .
The draw
The gala evening dedicated to the first edition of the new Club World Cup took place in Miami, one of 12 cities in the United States where 63 games of competition (without third place finals).
Between the audience and the stage several legends of international football, where Alessandro del Piero and Ronaldo also took turns. President-elect Donald Trump also congratulated the event in a video message, with his daughter Ivanka among the dignitaries in the room.
Positions at both Inter and Juventus, among 12 clubs in Europe, representing Italy Second level Based on the ranking score.
Here I have prepared the opponents Groups Among the Italians and the teams that make up the other six groups:
Group A: Palmeiras; port; Al Ahli; Inter Miami.
Group B: PSG; Atletico Madrid; Botafogo; Seattle.
Girone C: Bayern Monaco; Benfica Boca Juniors; City of Auckland.
Girone D: Flamengo; Chelsea; Lion; Esperance Tunisia.
Group E: River Plate; Inter; Monterey Aurora Red Diamonds;
Girone F: Fluminense; Borussia Dortmund; Alsan; Mamelodi Sundowns.
Group G: Manchester City; Juventus; agreement; Al Ain.
Group H: Real Madrid; Salzburg; Crescent; Pachuca
TV rights
With the formation of eight groups, details of match dates and stadiums pending, the new format of the Club World Cup could see the light of day and will be clearly seen around the world thanks to the agreement reached between the two. . FIFA and Dazn
The tournament was heavily supported by Gianni Infantino, as well as player opposition due to the added burden on an already closed calendar, leading to skepticism among commercial partners and the participants themselves due to the uncertainty of turnover.
Only in recent weeks has FIFA managed to finalize sponsorship deals, the latest with Bank of America, and above all to assign TV rights to the competition at the time of the draw.
The agreement reached with Dazn is estimated at one billion euros, a base amount for the tournament’s coffers, which will thus be “self-sustaining, without the use of FIFA reserves”. that Infantino had promised, and above all for Club World Cup prizes and insured income to clubs.
As explained by the sports streaming giant, broadcasting the competition freely and globally is one of the investments in its strategy. free class, Italy was also tested by broadcasting some of the biggest matches of the 2024/25 season for free, starting with Milan-Napoli.
The agreement not only deals with the acquisition of exclusive rights to the 2025 Club World Cup, but also represents the first phase of a wider partnership with FIFA that includes some innovations such as the introduction of FIFA+, a streaming channel, in the Dazn app. will be of world football’s governing body.