Manchester Metropolis have been grouped with Juventus for subsequent summer time’s FIFA Membership World Cup, whereas Chelsea have been drawn in the identical group as Flamengo.
Metropolis will even play UAE aspect Al Ain, and face Moroccan staff Wydad AC of their Group G opener.
Chelsea will come up in opposition to Tunisia’s Esperance Sportive de Tunis in Group D along with Rio-based Flamengo and can open their Membership World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Mexican aspect Membership Leon.
The brand new-look Membership World Cup will characteristic 32 groups and might be performed each 4 years from the summer time of 2025.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will open the event with a Group A conflict in opposition to Egyptian membership Al Ahly on the Arduous Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on June 15. Palmeiras and Porto are the opposite groups that make up Group A.
The draw for subsequent yr’s event befell in Miami and was carried out by Juventus and Italy legend Alessandro Del Piero.
The revolutionary new FIFA Membership World Cup Trophy, designed by FIFA and crafted in collaboration with international luxurious jeweller Tiffany & Co, was unveiled for the primary time by FIFA president Gianni Infantino and former Brazil striker Ronaldo forward of the draw.
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Group A: Palmeiras (Brz), Porto (Por), Al Ahly (Egy), Inter Miami (USA)
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain (Fra), Atletico Madrid (Esp), Botafogo (Brz), Seattle Sounders (USA)
Group C: Bayern Munich (Ger), Benfica (Por), Boca Juniors (Arg), Auckland Metropolis (Nzl)
Group D: Flamengo (Brz), Chelsea (Eng), Membership Leon (Mex), Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tun)
Group E: River Plate (Arg), Inter Milan (Ita), CF Monterrey (Mex), Urawa Crimson Diamonds (Jpn)
Group F: Fluminense (Brz), Borussia Dortmund (Ger), Ulsan HD (Kor), Mamelodi Sundowns (Rsa)
Group G: Man Metropolis (Eng), Juventus (Ita), Wydad AC (Mor), Al Ain (UAE)
Group H: Actual Madrid (Esp), FC Salzburg (Aut), Al Hilal (Rsa), CF Pachuca (Mex)
When is the 2025 Membership World Cup?
The Membership World Cup will happen over 29 days in the summertime of 2025.
The event begins on June 15, with the ultimate happening on July 13.
The place is the 2025 Membership World Cup?
The 2025 Membership World Cup takes place in the USA throughout 12 stadiums:
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
- Financial institution of America Stadium (Charlotte)
- TQL Stadium (Cincinnati)
- Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles)
- Arduous Rock Stadium (Miami)
- GEODIS Park (Nashville)
- Tenting World Stadium (Orlando)
- Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando)
- Lincoln Monetary Discipline (Philadelphia)
- Lumen Discipline (Seattle)
- Audi Discipline (Washington, D.C.)
What is the format of the Membership World Cup?
The event format works precisely the identical because the FIFA World Cup, just for golf equipment.
The 32 groups have been divided into eight teams of 4 groups, with the highest two groups in every group qualifying for the knockout stage.
The last-16 stage – the primary single knockout spherical – then strikes to the quarter-final, semi-final after which ultimate. There is no such thing as a third-place play-off between the 2 dropping semi-final groups.