FIFA Confirms Special Transfer Window June 1-10 (5/20/25) - Approved
10/3/24, all 20 member associations (countries) will have a chance to
sign new players for tournament; also, June 27-July 3 (Round of 16
window) will allow clubs to replace and add players due to expiring
contracts
Record $1,000,000,000 Prize Money to be Allocated (3/26) - Winner
to get $125 million but top European teams get between $12.81 and $38.19
million for just qualifying; MLS teams get $9.55 million each
Club León Removed from CWC (3/21) - Multi-ownership (along with
CF Pachuca) violation allows FIFA to choose which team to remove
[CAS
Decision (5/6) - Playoff between
2023 CCC Runner-Up LAFC and top CONCACAF ranked Club America will decide
replacement v]
Club World Cup 2021 postponed due to COVID-19 (3/19/20) - Pilot
edition delayed to at least 2022 due to major tournaments moving to 2021
due to COVID-19 crisis; original 7-team format to continue
The
21st (but 1st in new large format) FIFA Club World Cup runs from June 14 to July 13, 2025 in
the USA (1 country, 32 teams, 12 stadiums, 11 cities,
3
time zones)
USA gets one automatic bid as host (
2024 Supporters Shield Winner)
Qualification (Approx 641 teams
for 31 spots)
Manchester City is the defending champion but does not get an automatic bid
31 teams will qualify by
winning Confederation Championship
(2021-2024) or finishing as the top teams in their Confederation
4-year ranking (OFC is exception - only
4-year ranking and countries are limited to
two teams unless winning Confederation
Championship or Host (e.g., BRA (4), USA (3)))