The tournament will be held in 12 stadiums across 11 cities, including the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida, where the opening match will take place, and MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, which will host the final.

The tournament will feature 12 teams from Europe, 6 teams from South America, 4 teams from Africa, and 4 teams from Asia, with Oceania represented by one team. The United States, as the host nation, will participate with one team, which has been granted to Inter Miami, featuring Argentine star Lionel Messi.

In recent years, the FIFA Club World Cup has featured seven teams, but the 2025 edition will have 32 teams, making it the largest in the history of the competition.

FIFA announced the seedings of the clubs to be used in the draw, which is scheduled to take place at 7:00 PM Tunisia time. No two teams from the same continent will be drawn into the same group, except for European clubs.

Here is the classification of the clubs according to FIFA's official website:

Pot 1: Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Flamengo, Palmeiras, River Plate, Fluminense.
Pot 2: Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Porto, Atlético Madrid, Benfica, Juventus, Salzburg.
Pot 3: Al Hilal, Olsen, Al Ahly, Wydad, Monterrey, Club León, Boca Juniors, Botafogo.
Pot 4: Urawa Red Diamonds, Al Ain, Esperance Sportive, Mamelodi Sundowns, Pachuca, Seattle Sounders, Auckland City, Inter Miami.