Defending champions Manchester Metropolis are in a bunch with Juventus at subsequent summer season’s FIFA Membership World Cup, whereas Chelsea are in a bunch with Flamengo.
Manchester Metropolis may also face UAE facet Al Ain within the Group G opener and face Moroccan facet Wydad AC.
In addition to Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro, Chelsea may also face Tunisia Sporting in Group D and Mexico’s León within the Membership World Cup.
The brand new-look Membership World Cup will characteristic 32 groups and will probably be held each 4 years beginning in the summertime of 2025.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play Group A in opposition to Egyptian membership Al Ahly on June 15 at Arduous Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The draw for subsequent yr’s match will probably be held in Miami, hosted by Juventus and Italy legend Alessandro Del Piero.
The revolutionary new FIFA Membership World Cup trophy, designed by FIFA and produced in partnership with world luxurious jeweler Tiffany & Co., was unveiled for the primary time by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and former Brazil striker Ronaldo earlier than the draw.
The attracts for the Membership World Cup have ended
Group A: Palmeiras (Brz), Porto (Por), Al Ahli (1), Inter Miami (USA)
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain (France), Atletico Madrid (Spain), Botafogo (Brazil), Seattle Sounders (USA)
Group C: Bayern Munich (Germany), Benfica (Portugal), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Auckland Metropolis (New Zealand)
Group D: Flamengo (Boertz), Chelsea (England), Membership León (Mexico), Tunisia Sporting Membership (City)
Group E: River Plate (Argentina), Inter Milan (Italy), CF Monterrey (Mexico), Urawa Pink Diamonds (Japan)
Group F: Fluminense (Brz), Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Ulsan HD (South Korea), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Group G: Manchester Metropolis (England), Juventus (Italy), Wydad AC (Moore), Al Ain (UAE)
Group H: Actual Madrid (Spain), Salzburg (Austria), Al Hilal (Salvador), CF Pachuca (Mexico)
Trump: Soccer is growing quickly
On the FIFA Membership World Cup draw ceremony in Miami, viewers watched a pre-recorded video message from US President-elect Donald Trump, by which he mentioned soccer was “evolving at a fast tempo”.
Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared Kushner and son Theo all attended the occasion to arrange for the expanded 32-team occasion in the US subsequent yr. Groups are divided into match teams.
In his speech, Trump praised FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
He mentioned: “I am going to attempt to get there if I can, I’ll. We’ll see what occurs. However I simply need to say that you’re led by a person named Jani. I simply know that he’s Jani, he’s a winner, he’s the president, I’m the president.
Donald Trump joked with FIFA president Gianni Infantino throughout his first time period as US president in 2018
“We have identified one another for a very long time and I am honored to have this relationship as a result of the sport of soccer is booming. As everyone knows, it has been doing rather well.”
Trump additionally identified that the 2026 Males’s World Cup will probably be held in the US, Canada and Mexico.
“I need to give my highest respect to Gianni, it is an honor to be with you and we will probably be with you quickly,” Trump mentioned.
“We will probably be watching the World Cup, essential and really quickly. I acquired it very responsibly with Gianni. Will probably be an important factor.”
When will the 2025 Membership World Cup be held?
Manchester Metropolis are the defending Membership World Cup champions
The Membership World Cup will probably be held in the summertime of 2025 and can final for 29 days.
The competitors begins on June fifteenth and the finals will probably be held on July thirteenth.
The place will the 2025 Membership World Cup be held?
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The 2025 Membership World Cup will probably be held at 12 stadiums in the US:
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
- Financial institution of America Stadium (Charlotte)
- TQL Stadium (Cincinnati)
- Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles)
- Arduous Rock Stadium (Miami)
- Joda Park (Nashville)
- Tenting World Stadium (Orlando)
- Inter Milan Stadium (Orlando)
- Lincoln Monetary Area (Philadelphia)
- Lumen Area (Seattle)
- Audi Area (Washington, DC)
What’s the format of the Membership World Cup?
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Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola has responded to the brand new FIFA Membership World Cup guidelines that require groups to subject their “strongest gamers” within the competitors, saying solely he is aware of who his membership’s strongest gamers are.
The competitors format is strictly the identical because the FIFA World Cup, however for golf equipment.
The 32 groups are divided into 8 teams, with 4 groups in every group, and the highest two groups in every group advance to the knockout rounds.
Spherical of 16 stage – a primary spherical of single-elimination matches – adopted by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and remaining. There will probably be no third-place match between the 2 shedding groups within the semifinals.
