Botafogo met, this Thursday (05/12), the opponents of the first phase of the 2025 Club World Cup, as the new World Cup is called. The competition takes place between June 15th and July 13th, 2025, in an unprecedented format, with 32 teams.
Champion of the 2024 Copa Libertadores da América, Fogão is guaranteed in the tournament and was in pot 3 of the draw.
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What will Botafogo’s group be in the Club World Cup?
Group B
- PSG
- Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
- Botafogo
- Seattle Sounders (EUA)
Botafogo clashes in the Club World Cup
- 1st round: Botafogo x Seattle Sounders
- 2nd round: Botafogo x Atlético de Madrid
- 3rd round: Botafogo x PSG
Where will the new FIFA Club World Cup take place?
The United States will host the 2025 Club World Cup. The tournament will be played in 11 cities. Orlando will have two stadiums. Nine headquarters are on the East Coast, and only two are on the West Coast (Los Angeles and Seattle). The final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New York.
Cities and stadiums for the 2025 Club World Cup
- Miami (Hard Rock Stadium)
- Seattle (Lumen Field)
- Los Angeles (Rose Bowl Stadium)
- Orlando (Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium)
- Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
- Nashville (GEODIS Park)
- Charlotte (Bank of America Stadium)
- Cincinnati (TQL Stadium)
- Washington DC (Audi Field)
- Filadelfia (Lincoln Financial Field)
- New York/New Jersey (MetLife Stadium)
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Teams classified for the 2025 Club World Cup
- Al-Ahly (Egito)
- Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
- Auckland City FC (New Zealand)
- Atlético de Madrid (Spain)
- Bayern Munich (Germany)
- Benfica (Portugal)
- Boca Juniors (Argentina)
- Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
- Botafogo (Brazil)
- Chelsea (England)
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
- Flamengo (Brazil)
- Fluminense (Brazil)
- Inter Milan (Italy)
- Inter Miami (United States)
- Juventus (Italy)
- Leon (Mexico)
- Manchester City (Inglaterra)
- Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
- Monterrey (Mexico)
- Pachuca (Mexico)
- Paris Saint-Germain (France)
- Palmeiras (Brazil)
- Porto (Portugal)
- Real Madrid (Spain)
- RB Salzburg (Austria)
- River Plate (Argentina)
- Seattle Sounders (United States)
- Ulsan (South Korea)
- Urawa Reds (Japan)
- Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)
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What is the format of the new Club World Cup?
Held in the United States, the tournament will feature eight groups, each made up of four teams that will face each other in a single round. The two best teams in each group will qualify for the round of 16, which will be played in single knockout games. There will be no third place competition.
