Mamelodi Sundowns await FIFA Club World Cup draw fate
South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns have been drawn in Pot 4 for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup draw. Take a look …
South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns have been drawn in Pot 4 for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup draw.
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The tournament has undergone a major revamp and will comprise 32 teams, up from the previous seven sides that competed in 2023.
Pots
The first pot features Europe and South America’s top teams.
Representing Europe are Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, while Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense,and River Plate represent South America.
The second pot consists of seven European clubs, Juventus, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, Porto, and Benfica, along with South America’s Boca Juniors.
African champions Al Ahly have been placed in the third pot.
Al Ahly are part of a competitive-looking pot that includes Wydad Casablanca (Morocco), Red Bull Salzburg (Austria), Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Ulsan Hyundai (South Korea), Monterrey and Club León (Mexico) and Botafogo (Brazil).
The fourth pot includes teams from Africa, Asia and North America.
Africa is represented by Esperance and Mamelodi Sundowns, while Al Ain (UAE) and Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) represent Asia.
North America has Seattle Sounders, Inter Miami, and Pachuca (Mexico), with Auckland City completing the list as the sole Oceania Football Confederation representative.
Details
The FIFA Club World Cup draw is set to begin at 20:00 (SA time) on Thursday, 5 December.
The 32 teams will be drawn into eight pools of four teams each, with the top two sides in each pool progressing to the Last 16.
The tournament will take place in the United States, starting on 15 June 2025 in Miami and concluding with the final in New Jersey on 13 July 2025.
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