Inter Miami Secures Place In 2025 Club World Cup

On Saturday night, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced that Inter Miami will participate in the New Club World Cup. 

This decision had been widely anticipated due to Lionel Messi’s immense global popularity and the tournament’s prior arrangements for matches in South Florida.

The event, which is set to be played every four years, includes 32 teams from Fifa’s six soccer confederations. Inter Miami will play in the tournament opener, scheduled for 15 June 2025 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

“I am proud to announce that as one of the best clubs in the world, you are deserved participants in the new Fifa Club World Cup 2025 as the host club representing the United States,” Infantino said in an on-field ceremony after Inter Miami broke Major League Soccer’s mark for most points in a regular season.

The tournament will be held until July 13, with the final taking place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, which is also set to host the 2026 World Cup final.

As of now, the Club World Cup has not secured any significant U.S. sponsors, and there is currently no media rights deal in place.

Other US sites that will play host to the Club World Cup are Atlanta, Cincinnati, Nashville, Charlotte, Orlando, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington, and Seattle.

Twelve teams from Europe will be included in the Club World Cup. They are Atlético Madrid, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Real Madrid and Salzburg.

Other teams that have qualified include Boca Juniors, Flamengo, Fluminense, Palmeiras, and River Plate from South America; Leon, Monterrey, Pachuca, and the Seattle Sounders from North America; Al Ahly, Esperance, Mamelodi Sundowns and Wydad from Africa; Al-Hilal, Al Ain, Ulsan and Urawa from Asia; and Auckland City from Oceania.

Inter Miami has become the 31st team in the tournament.

The final spot will be decided on November 30 during the Conmebol Libertadores final in Buenos Aires, with the tournament draw scheduled for December.