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After taking on a new format, the FIFA Club World Cup returns in 2025.
The pre-tournament narrative: The best soccer clubs in the world will meet in an international tournament that's freshly revamped to be bigger and better than ever. This star-packed soccer event will feature most of the sport's best players and takes place in North America, where the 2026 World Cup will be held.
Before the group stage kicks off on June 14, check out our FIFA Club World Cup betting primer.
FIFA Club World Cup betting odds
| The favourites | Odds |
| Real Madrid | +400 |
| PSG | +450 |
| Manchester City | +500 |
| Bayern Munich | +700 |
| Chelsea | +1,000 |
FIFA Club World Cup betting odds as of 3:50 p.m. ET on 06/11/2025.
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•Group A: FC Porto | Palmeiras | Inter Miami | Al Ahly Cairo
•Group B: PSG | Atletico Madrid | Botafogo | Seattle Sounders FC
•Group C: Bayern Munich | Auckland City FC | Boca Juniors | Benfica
•Group D: Flamengo | Esperance Sportive de Tunis | Chelsea | LAFC
•Group E: River Plate | Urawa Red Diamonds | CF Monterrey | Inter Milan
•Group F: Fluminense | Borussia Dortmund | Ulsan HD | Mamelodi Sundowns
•Group G: Manchester City | Wydad AC | Al Ain | Juventus
•Group H: Real Madrid | Al Hilal | CF Pachuca | FC Salzburg
- Real Madrid has won the FIFA World Cup five times since 2014 and is understandably the favourite to win another. The Spanish giants have one of the easiest groups — a favourable path in the knockout stages is all but assured.
- PSG sits just behind, most likely because of its group. The Champions League winners share Group B with fellow European powerhouse Atletico Madrid (+1,400 to win). If PSG wins the group, the side would likely emerge as the favourite heading into the latter part of this competition.
- Manchester City enters as the reigning FIFA Club World Cup champion, winning this tournament in 2023. The English club isn't as strong as it was back then, but it still poses a serious threat to repeat.
Tournament predictions
Serhou Guirassy to score the most goals (+1,600): The Borussia Dortmund forward enters the tournament fresh off a record.
- Guirassy scored 13 goals in the Champions League, the most ever by an African-born player in one season.
- He added 21 goals in the Bundesliga, making his total 35 in 42 matches across all competitions.
Guirassy is one of the world's premier goal scorers and is coming off a remarkable season.
Plus, Dortmund has one of the easier groups as it is -1,250 to qualify for the knockout stages and -200 to win Group F.
I believe this pick has a ton of value based on Guirassy's goalscoring prowess and Dortmund's feasible path to the later stages of the tournament.
Inter Miami to be eliminated in the group stage (+110): Group A is certainly wide open, but I'd argue Inter Miami is in the bottom two.
The MLS side opens its tournament against Al Ahly Cairo, which has the longest odds in the group. Al Ahly did win the Egyptian premiership, though, so it won't be a walk in the park by any means.
A draw in this game would be detrimental to Miami's chances of getting out.
And then there's Palmeiras (the fourth-place Brazilian Serie A team) and FC Porto, a staple in Liga Portugal and the Champions League.
Inter Miami isn't dominating the MLS, either. The club sits third in the Eastern Conference with an 8-5-3 record.
At plus money, I'll happily fade one of the American teams on home turf.
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FIFA Club World Cup FAQ
What is the FIFA Club World Cup?
This is an international men's soccer tournament organized by FIFA for the top soccer clubs in the world. What was once an annual tournament, the FIFA CWC was redesigned to be held every four years.
This new format will have 32 teams for the first time (12 from Europe, six from South America, four from Asia, four from Africa, four from North America and the Caribbean, one from Oceania, and one extra team from the host nation) and feature $1 billion in prize money.
Where is the FIFA Club World Cup taking place?
The 2025 FIFA CWC will be held across 12 different venues in the USA. That includes MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (home to the NFL's New York Giants and Jets) for the championship game on July 13.
When does the FIFA Club World Cup start?
The group stage starts with Al Ahly Cairo vs. Inter Miami CF on Saturday, June 14 at 8 p.m. ET.
How did teams qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup?
Teams qualified for this tournament in a variety of different ways.
- The first was through winning the respective continent's top tournament in the last four years (EX: UEFA Champions League)
- The second way was through the ranking pathway. For example, Inter Milan was consistently good in the past four years of European competition despite not winning a UCL trophy.
- Two clubs from the United States qualified through winning the MLS Shield in 2024 (Inter Miami) and through a play-in that determined the final team from the host nation (Los Angeles FC).
Who are the biggest stars playing in the FIFA Club World Cup?
With teams like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter Miami in the mix, there will be plenty of star power in action. Expect the sport's top talents like Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane and Lionel Messi to play.
How many games does each team play?
The FIFA CWC will follow a standard group-stage format with eight groups of four teams playing each other once. The top two teams in each group will advance to the knockout stages.
How does the knockout stage work?
The final 16 teams will play single-elimination matches starting with a round of 16 on June 28 and ending with the final, similar to the FIFA World Cup or Euros.
