FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Team guide

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Premier League)

Continental titles
(Example: UEFA
Champions League)


Group A

PALMEIRAS
Brazil
Copa Libertadores –
Winners 2021
Coach:
Abel Ferreira
Captain: Gustavo Gómez
12 3
Record
2024-25*:
W7 D1 L3†

PORTO
Portugal
5th-best ranked
team from Europe
Coach:
Martín Anselmi
Captain: Diogo Costa
30 2
Record:
W22 D5 L7

AL AHLY
Egypt
CAF Champions
League – Winners 2021
Coach: José Riveiro
Captain:
Mohamed El Shenawy
45 12
Record:
W17 D7 L1

INTER MIAMI
USA
MLS Supporters’
Shield – Winners 2024
Coach:
Javier Mascherano
Captain: Lionel Messi
0 0
Record:
W8 D3 L5†


Group B

PARIS ST-GERMAIN
France
2nd-best ranked
team from Europe
Coach:
Luis Enrique
Captain: Marquinhos
13 1
Record
2024-25:
W26 D6 L2

ATLÉTICO MADRID
Spain
6th-best ranked
team from Europe
Coach:
Diego Simeone
Captain: Koke
11 0
Record:
W22 D10 L6

BOTAFOGO
Brazil
Copa Libertadores –
Winners 2024
Coach:
Renato Paiva
Captain: Marlon Freitas
3 1
Record:
W4 D3 L3†

SEATTLE SOUNDERS
USA
CONCACAF
Champions Cup –
Winners 2022
Coach: Brian Schmetzer
Captain: Stefan Frei
2 1
Record:
W7 D5 L5†


Group C

BAYERN MUNICH
Germany
Best ranked
team from Europe
Coach:
Vincent Kompany
Captain: Manuel Neuer
34 6
Record
2024-25:
W25 D7 L2

AUCKLAND CITY
New Zealand
Best ranked
team from Oceania
Coach:
Paul Posa
Captain: Mario Ilich
10 13
Record:
W8 D1 L4†

BOCA JUNIORS
Argentina
2nd-best ranked
team from S. America
Coach:
Miguel Ángel Russo
Captain: Edinson Cavani
35 6
Record:
W10 D3 L3†

BENFICA
Portugal
7th-best ranked
team from Europe
Coach: Bruno Lage
Captain:
Nicolás Otamendi
38 2
Record:
W25 D5 L4


Group D

FLAMENGO
Brazil
Copa Libertadores –
Winners 2022
Coach:
Filipe Luís
Captain: Gerson
8 3
Record
2024-25:
W7 D3 L1†

ES TUNIS
Tunisia
Best ranked
team from Africa
Coach:
Maher Kanzari
Captain: Yassine Meriah
34 4
Record:
W19 D9 L2

CHELSEA
England
UEFA Champions
League – Winners 2021
Coach:
Enzo Maresca
Captain: Reece James
6 2
Record:
W20 D9 L9

LOS ANGELES FC
USA
Play-in match winners
(beat Club América)
Coach:
Steven Cherundolo
Captain: Aaron Long
0 0
Record:
W6 D4 L5†


Group E

RIVER PLATE
Argentina
Best ranked
team from S. America
Coach:
Marcelo Gallardo
Captain: Franco Armani
37 4
Record
2024-25:
W8 D7 L1†

URAWA REDS
Japan
AFC Champions
League – Winners 2022
Coach:
Maciej Skorża
Captain: Takahiro Sekine
4 3
Record:
W9 D7 L5†

MONTERREY
Mexico
CONCACAF
Champions Cup –
Winners 2021
Coach: Domènec Torrent
Captain: Héctor Moreno
5 5
Record:
W9 D4 L4†

INTERNAZIONALE
Italy
4th-best ranked
team from Europe
Coach:
TBC
Captain: Lautaro Martínez
20 3
Record:
W24 D9 L5


Group F

FLUMINENSE
Brazil
Copa Libertadores –
Winners 2023
Coach:
Renato Gaúcho
Captain: Thiago Silva
4 1
Record
2024-25:
W6 D2 L3†

DORTMUND
Germany
3rd-best ranked
team from Europe
Coach:
Niko Kovac
Captain: Emre Can
8 1
Record:
W17 D6 L11

ULSAN HD
South Korea
Best ranked
team from Asia
Coach:
Pan-gon Kim
Captain: Young-gwon Kim
5 2
Record:
W8 D5 L6†

MAMELODI
South Africa
2nd-best ranked
team from Africa
Coach:
Miguel Cardoso
Captain: Denis Onyango
17 1
Record:
W24 D1 L3


Group G

MANCHESTER CITY
England
UEFA Champions
League – Winners 2023
Coach:
Pep Guardiola
Vice captain: Ruben Dias
10 1
Record
2024-25:
W21 D8 L9

WYDAD AC
Morocco
CAF Champions
League – Winners 2022
Coach: Mohamed
Amine Benhachem
Captain: Jamal Harkass
22 3
Record:
W14 D12 L4

AL AIN
UAE
AFC Champions
League – Winners 2024
Coach: Vladimir Ivić
Captain:
Bandar Al-Ahbabi
14 2
Record:
W12 D8 L6

JUVENTUS
Italy
8th-best ranked
team from Europe
Coach:
Igor Tudor
Captain: Manuel Locatelli
36 2
Record:
W18 D16 L4


Group H

REAL MADRID
Spain
UEFA Champions
League – Winners 2022
Coach:
Xabi Alonso
Vice captain: Dani Carvajal
36 15
Record
2024-25:
W26 D6 L6

AL-HILAL
Saudi Arabia
AFC Champions
League – Winners 2021
Coach:
Simone Inzaghi
Captain: Salem Al-Dawsari
19 4
Record:
W23 D6 L5

PACHUCA
Mexico
CONCACAF
Champions Cup –
Winners 2024
Coach: Jaime Lozano
Captain: Gustavo Cabral
7 6
Record:
W3 D4 L10†

RB SALZBURG
Austria
9th-best ranked
team from Europe
Coach:
Thomas Letsch
Captain: Mads Bidstrup
17 0
Record:
W16 D9 L7


Team captains subject to change prior to tournament

*Domestic league results for 2024-25 season, † Partial season as of Jun 3

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