Fifa names the 12 stadiums set to host the new-look Club World Cup in the United States next year.
Fifa has named the 12 stadiums set to host the new-look Club World Cup in the United States next year.
Matches will be played across the US, with the final to take place at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, five miles from New York City.Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid have all automatically qualified from Europe as the most recent winners of the Champions League in the last four-year cycle. Six South American clubs and 12 teams from Asia, Africa and North America will make up the rest of the tournament, while a spot is given to one club from Oceania and another for the US as the host nation.
"In 2025 a new era for club football will kick off when Fifa stages the greatest, most inclusive and merit-based global club competition right here in the United States," said Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
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