A Fan’s Guide to FIFA Club World Cup 2025™
in Cincinnati
A FAN’S GUIDE TO FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP™ IN CINCINNATI
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 2025™
CINCINNATI
WHAT IS THE FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP? WHICH US CITIES WILL HOST MATCHES
A new era for club football will kick off in 2025 when FIFA THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT?
stages the greatest, most inclusive and merit-based global
club competition in history, bringing together the most Eleven cities across the United States will host
successful club sides from every continent in the world. matches during the month-long tournament. Atlanta
Featuring 32 clubs and 63 matches over 30 days, the FIFA (Mercedes-Benz Stadium), Charlotte (Bank of America
Club World Cup 2025™ will redefine how, when and where Stadium), Cincinnati (TQL Stadium), Los Angeles (Rose
the true club champion is crowned. Every match of the Bowl Stadium), Miami (Hard Rock Stadium), Nashville
2025 edition will be broadcast live and free by DAZN, the (GEODIS Park), New York New Jersey (MetLife Stadium),
world’s leading sports entertainment platform. Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field), Seattle (Lumen Field)
and Washington, D.C. (Audi Field) have one venue each.
WHEN WILL IT START?
Matches in Orlando will take place across two stadiums –
Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium.
The tournament will kick off on Saturday, June 14 2025
when reigning African champions Al Ahly FC face Lionel
Messi’s Inter Miami CF at the iconic Hard Rock Stadium in
SO, MATCHES ARE COMING TO THE QUEEN CITY?
Miami, FL. The action commences at 8:00 p.m. (EDT).
Yes, Cincinnati is a true soccer hotspot and in 2025 fans
will have the opportunity to take the Bailey to the world!
WHEN IS THE FINAL? Having hosted FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers, the Gold Cup
and USA men’s and women’s national team matches
The inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™ winner will be
in the past, Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium is ready to host
crowned at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, on
another major event. TQL Stadium will host four incredible
Sunday, July 13 2025. In a global city and before a global
group stage matches – all featuring German-speaking
audience, the team that lifts FIFA’s new and iconic FIFA
powerhouses in their respective countries!
Club World Cup trophy will hold the world of club football
in their hands. The Final will start at 3:00 p.m. (EDT).
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WHICH CLUBS ARE BOUND FOR OHIO?
Seven different clubs will play at TQL Stadium throughout
the competition, but it’s fair to say that Cincy is about to
get a serious dose of fußball! German giants FC Bayern
München and Borussia Dortmund headline those bound
for Ohio, but fans may also opt to root for clubs from
Austria (FC Salzburg), Korea Republic (Ulsan HD), Mexico
(CF Pachuca), New Zealand (Auckland City FC) and
South Africa (Mamelodi Sundowns FC) throughout
this global celebration of club football.
WAIT… ENGLAND’S HARRY KANE AND GIO REYNA
FROM THE US MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ARE
COMING TO TOWN?
Yes! And it’s certainly unique that two of Germany’s and
the world’s biggest clubs will be playing in Cincinnati.
After all, Cincinnati has strong ties to Germany dating back
to the 1830s. Today, more than 25 per cent of residents in
Cincinnati recognize German heritage. With both clubs
boasting large and passionate support, get ready for fan
marches to the stadium from Over-the-Rhine and an extra
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati a few months in advance!
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HOW CAN I GET TICKETS?
Fans can secure their seats for FIFA Club World Cup
matches via FIFA.com/tickets. Ticket-inclusive hospitality
packages for FIFA’s new top club competition are also on
sale via FIFA.com/tickets. The FIFA Club World Cup’s
strong international appeal has seen supporters from
over 130 countries book their ticket to the competition.
WHO WILL BROADCAST THE TOURNAMENT?
FIFA is proud to partner with DAZN, the leading sports
entertainment platform, who will broadcast every game of
the tournament for free worldwide. Fans will have
unprecedented access to the tournament thanks to
DAZN who will ensure that audiences don’t miss a
moment of the action.
Scan the QR code to access FIFA Club World Cup
2025™ content from DAZN
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CINCINATTI CLUB SNAPSHOTS
FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GERMANY) FC SALZBURG (AUSTRIA)
Six-time European champions FC Bayern München are Seventeen-time Austrian champions FC Salzburg
one of the most accomplished clubs in the competition, secured their berth at the FIFA Club World Cup
and earned their berth at the tournament courtesy of 2025 via the European ranking pathway. A
their consistent performances in the UEFA Champions dominant force in Austrian football for over a
League over the qualifying period (2020-2024). Bayern’s decade, Salzburg claimed a remarkable ten
record of 33 German national league titles includes an successive league titles between 2013 and 2023.
unprecedented 11 successive Bundesliga triumphs from Renowned for a youth development system that
2013 to 2023, and the Bavarians can expect strong has nurtured the likes of Sadio Mané and Erling
support in the United States given they have 92 officially Haaland, Salzburg have unearthed another
registered fan clubs in the country. Those supporters will promising attacker in Karim Konaté. Fans – and
be particularly keen to see legendary German attacker opposing defenders – should keep an eye on the
Thomas Müller, star England striker Harry Kane and Ivorian forward, who topped the Austrian
Canadian speedster Alphonso Davies. Bundesliga charts last season with 20 goals in 29
matches.
BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GERMANY)
Winners of the UEFA Champions League in 1997 and
beaten finalists in the competition last year, popular
German Bundesliga heavyweights Borussia Dortmund
enter the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 striving to make
their mark on the global stage. Dortmund, who operate
offices in Shanghai, Singapore and New York City beyond
their German headquarters, are a decorated and
distinctive club in the international game. The club has
several connections to the United States – two
Americans (Gio Reyna and Cole Campbell) are currently
on their books, while Christian Pulisic featured for the
Black & Yellow between 2016 and 2019 and Jovan
Kirovski was with the club from 1996 to 2000.
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AUCKLAND CITY FC (NEW ZEALAND) CF PACHUCA (MEXICO)
Oceania’s sole representative at the FIFA Club World Cup Seven-time domestic league winners CF Pachuca are
2025 will be Auckland City FC – the men from Kiwitea one of three Mexican clubs set to compete at the
Street in the land of the long white cloud. The Navy Blues FIFA Club World Cup 2025. The Liga MX outfit,
are no stranger to FIFA competitions, having regularly nicknamed Los Tuzos, were the 29th of the 32 clubs
qualified for international tournaments courtesy of their to qualify for the competition when they defeated
achievements not only in New Zealand’s national league, Columbus Crew 3-0 to lift their sixth Concacaf
but the OFC Men’s Champions League. Indeed, Auckland Champions Cup last year. Venezuelan striker
City were crowned OFC Men’s Champions League winners Salomón Rondón netted a brace in the decider to
for a record 12th time in 2024 – quite the achievement for a add to seven other strikes throughout Pachuca’s run
club only founded in 2004. As the only amateur club in the to the final. The 35-year-old former Newcastle United
competition, Auckland City FC face a tough challenge in and Everton marksman will be one to watch this
Group C, but they’ve surprised at FIFA tournaments before, summer.
so why not again?
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC (SOUTH AFRICA)
ULSAN HD (KOREA REPUBLIC)
Seventeen-time South African league winners
Two-time Asian champions Ulsan HD will represent Korea Mamelodi Sundowns will play at their second FIFA
Republic at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 after they competition in 2025 after the men from Pretoria
earned a berth at the tournament via the Asian Football qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 thanks to
Confederation ranking pathway. The Tigers, who ordinarily their consistent performances in the CAF Champions
play at the Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium – a FIFA World League. Sundowns, whose biggest achievement to
Cup match venue in 2002 – will compete in an intriguing date came in 2016 when they won the CAF
Group F alongside Brazil’s Fluminense FC, Borussia Champions League – becoming only the second
Dortmund from Germany, and Mamelodi Sundowns FC of South African team to claim the title after Orlando
South Africa. Ulsan have won the Korean top-flight on five Pirates in 1995 – will be seeking to represent South
occasions since their foundation in 1983, and in Jo Hyeon- African football in style in the United States. A key
woo have a world-class goalkeeper on their roster – the player for the club is Ronwen Williams, who was
Ulsan custodian is the current Korea Republic national voted the top goalkeeper at the 2023 Africa Cup of
team stopper. Nations. His stunning performances in Cote d’Ivoire
included a record four saves in a penalty shootout
against Cabo Verde in the quarter-finals.
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GIVE ME FIVE UNIQUE, FAST FACTS ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT I
CAN SHARE WITH MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS…
The FIFA Club World Cup is truly global. The Trophy is currently on an epic 147-day
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT
MORE INFORMATION?
32 clubs from 20 different nations have global and national journey. Ahead of the
qualified for the tournament. The USA will be tournament it is visiting each of the 32
represented by Seattle Sounders FC and Inter qualified clubs, but also each Host City in the
Miami CF. United States.
The official FIFA Club World Cup section on FIFA.
com features everything you need to know about
the tournament, including the latest news, the
match schedule, group information, club and
team insights, venue details, trophy and trophy
The tournament draw was held in Miami, FL in A special official match ball for the tournament tour specifics, and more. The official FIFA Club
December 2024. With Major League Soccer was unveiled by adidas in January 2025. World Cup social media handles across
now in full swing, the FIFA Club World Cup in The ball pays homage to the United States, Instagram, X, Facebook and TikTok are also a
the United States in June and July, and the incorporating bold graphics and emblems that great place to engage with the competition.
FIFA World Cup coming to North America in celebrate and reflect the country’s heritage.
2026, soccer will excite and unite the US over It also features “connected ball technology”
the coming year. – a time-precise motion sensor that tracks
every touch of the game at a rate of 500 times
per second, supporting match officials with
decision making and enhancing tournament
A new tournament calls for a new trophy, broadcasts and coverage.
and FIFA delivered in November 2024 when
it unveiled a prestigious and timeless golden
trophy in collaboration with global luxury
jeweler Tiffany & Co. You can learn more about
the Trophy’s intricate details at FIFA.com.
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WHEN WILL CINCINNATI’S MATCHES BE PLAYED?
1. SUNDAY, JUNE 15 2025:
FC Bayern München vs. Auckland City FC at 12:00 p.m. (EDT)
2. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 2025:
CF Pachuca vs. FC Salzburg at 6:00 p.m. (EDT)
3. SATURDAY, JUNE 21 2025:
Mamelodi Sundowns FC vs. Borussia Dortmund at 12:00 p.m. (EDT)
4. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 2025:
Borussia Dortmund vs. Ulsan HD at 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
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