Thursday 05/December/2024 – 05:21 AM
Today, Thursday, December 5, 2024, all eyes are on the American city of Miami, the location of the draw Club World Cup 2025, with the participation of the greatest teams in the world in the expanded World Cup in its first edition.
The date of the 2025 Club World Cup draw
The draw for the 2025 Club World Cup begins at eight o’clock in the evening, Cairo time, and nine o’clock in the evening, Saudi Arabia time, today, Thursday, December 5, 2024.
Channels broadcasting the 2025 Club World Cup draw
Several channels announced the broadcast of the 2025 Club World Cup draw, led by On Time Sports, BeIN Sports News, Abu Dhabi Sports, and Moroccan Sports.
Procedures for the 2025 Club World Cup draw
The clubs that qualified for the 2025 Club World Cup, which includes 32 teams, were distributed into four classifications, each containing eight teams. The first classification includes the 4 highest-ranked teams from Europe, along with the 4 highest-ranked teams from South America, while the second classification consists of the 8 teams. the rest of Europe.
The third classification consists of the two highest-ranked teams from Asia, Africa and the North, Central America and Caribbean region, respectively, along with the two remaining clubs from South America, while the fourth classification consists of the remaining two teams from Asia, Africa and the North, Central America and Caribbean region, respectively, along with the representative of Oceania and the team that Represents the host country.
Club World Cup 2025 classification
First: Manchester City (England), Real Madrid (Spain), Bayern Munich (Germany), Paris Saint-Germain (France), CR Flamengo (Brazil), FC Palmeiras (Brazil), River Plate (Argentina), Fluminense (Brazil) .
Second: Chelsea (England), Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Inter Milan (Italy), FC Porto (Portugal), Atletico Madrid (Spain), SL Benfica (Portugal), Juventus (Italy), Salzburg (Austria).
Third: Al-Ahly (Egypt), Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Ulsan (South Korea), Wydad (Morocco), Monterrey (Mexico), Club Leon (Mexico), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Botafogo (Brazil).
Fourth: Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan), Al Ain FC (United Arab Emirates), Esperance FC (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (Republic of South Africa), Pachuca (Mexico), Seattle Sounders (USA), Auckland City FC (New Zealand). ), Inter Miami (USA)
Explanation of the 2025 Club World Cup
Several restrictions are set to apply throughout the draw, including the general principle that no group can include more than one team from the same confederation. This applies to all confederations except the European Union (Europa), which will be represented by 12 clubs. In the tournament, therefore, four of the eight groups will include two European clubs, and in addition, for scheduling purposes, both clubs from the USA, Inter Miami and Seattle Sounders, will be automatically assigned to fourth place in Group A. The second in a row, as Inter Miami will play the opening match of the tournament at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, while the Sounders will open their matches at Lumen Stadium, Seattle, shortly afterwards. The full match schedule, which includes the stadium and kick-off time for each match, will be finalized and published once the draw is made. , taking into account a range of factors including sporting and player standards, local and traveling fans and global broadcast considerations.
