With 63 games scheduled for the next month, the 10-day window designed to enable CWC teams be ready for action has already passed. Starting are Real Madrid’s Dean Hujisen, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Manchester City’s Rayan Ait-Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders, and Rayan Cherki from Chelsea.
European powerhouses including Real Madrid, Manchester City, Juventus, Chelsea, and Inter Milan abound on the pitch. Additionally among the top teams from other continents are Botafogo from Brazil, the Copa Libertadores 2024 winners, Boca Juniors and River Plate from Argentina, and Al Ahly from Egypt, who has ten Club World Cup victories.
Here is a brief summary of every team, their path to get to this point, and our game premonition.
Al-Ahly
They play in the Egyptian Premier League.
How the 2020–21 CAF Champions League winner arrived at the Club World Cup
From the Club World Cup, what do they hope to gain? Al Ahly is regarded as Egypt’s and Africa’s “big fish”. Having secured 12 African titles, they are the African Club of the Century. Every game their aim is to win something.
Given how hard it is and how few resources they have, they might not be able to make it to the tournament’s knockout rounds even though they have been around almost 120 years.
Thanks to Zizo, Mahmoud Trézéguet, and Achraf Bencharki, they should be able to pack a punch even if they lack the specific ability of Lionel Messi of Inter Miami, Samu Aghehowa of FC Porto, or Estevao of Palleiras in Group A.
Jose Riveiro, the new head coach of Al Ahly, claims they aim to make it to the round of sixteen Riveiro got the South African powerhouse Orlando Pirates back into the competition with an appealing front-foot approach.
You should be aware of this fascinating fact: Ahly was a potent emblem of opposition in Egypt under British rule.
One hundred years later, the club members, the Ultras Ahlawy, helped the Egyptian transform and, most importantly, the demonstrations in Tahrir Square eliminating President Hosni Mubarak.
If Ahly makes it to the next round and uses spoilers against Inter Miami and Lionel Messi in the opening game of the tournament on Saturday night in Florida, everyone could be surprised.
The Inter Miami CF
From the Club World Cup, what do they hope to get? One of Inter Miami’s co-owners, Jorge Mas, claimed that the team aimed to reach the next round for the Club World Cup.
Should the owners be able to make the competition successful, business could benefit.
Coach Javier Mascherano is adopting more realism. He is aware that the Club World Cup’s degree of participation will surpass any Concacaf Champions Cup or Major League Soccer event.
Though they will still fight in every game, Mascherano claims the team will not be as deep as it ought to be entering the competition.
Though Inter Miami’s main objective is to advance to the next round, any team including Messi would have great expectations.
Inter Miami is the youngest team to have ever participated in Major League Soccer, interesting fact-wise. Their start in the 2020 season
Inter Miami will play to qualify for the next round should they rank second in the group round.
Though the game against Palmeiras could be the toughest, it would be insane to gamble against Messi and Suárez in tournament performance.
The Palace’s Aspects
From the Club World Cup, what do they hope to gain? Because Palmeiras never took home the Intercontinental title—often considered as the South American equivalent of the World Cup—many supporters of competing teams ridicule him. This new event is meant to be exactly what helps to downplay the critics.
Palaceiras won’t fail no matter what since they are dumb or lack drive for success. Regarding coaching and, more especially, developing a winning strategy, Portuguese teacher Abel Ferreira reminds me of Jose Mourinho from his early years.
In 2023 Man City took first in the Club World Cup.
The club assigned him many striking players since they understand how important the game is.
Following the competition, young star Estevao will be heading to Chelsea. Uruguayan quarterback Facundo Torres comes from Major League Soccer, and Vitor Roque is the most costly player a Brazilian team has ever acquired. Palmeira wants to be the champion in everything.
Originally known as ” Palestra Italia,” the club serving São Paulo’s sizable Italian population changed its name to “palm trees,” which sounds more tropical following World War II.
Palaceiras boasts a good team and coach, thus you should pay attention to them. Will Ferreira should exercise great caution near the games? This is a rather crucial query. Turning now to the next round would be quite letdown.
Poóvoa
From the Club World Cup, what do they hope to gain? Third in the Primeira Liga for the second year in a succession, FC Porto had a horrible outcome.
Along with Sporting CP and Benfica, they would also suffer if they came in last place out of the three teams that competed, losing Champions League money for a year.
They most certainly view this as an opportunity to right things. “You can expect a strong and confident FC Porto,” player Fabio Vieira remarked this week. “We view it as an opportunity to wrap the season in the best possible form.”
Al Ahli paid €15 million for Gabri Veiga just in time for registration; Vieira is now on loan from Arsenal but has had his contract extended until July so he can play the entire tournament should needed. These incidents reveal the true desire of the Dragões for triumph.
One interesting fact you should be aware of is that Portugal’s attempt to host Euro 2004 included building the terrifying Dragão stadium in Porto.
Lionel Messi played his first game against Barcelona in 2003.
Having come in first in Group A, Porto will believe they can prevail against Palaceiras, Inter Miami, and Al Ahly.
Though in the round of sixteen they could play either PSG or Atletico Madrid, so they might not get very far.
Real Madrid.
From the Club World Cup, what do they wish to get? Attaching this game is vital for Atletico.
Something is implied by their presence here with Real Madrid and Barcelona absent. Their flawless record since 2021 helped them to reach the Champions League.
Like Real Madrid did with their La Liga title ambitions, they also want to make up for a negative end to the season they were controversially knocked out of the UCL by their local rivals.
Although Atletico has not added any big names, they have players like Julián Álvarez and Alexander Sorloth who were in fantastic form at the end of the season. Having scored seven goals in his last four La Liga games, Sorloth turned to begin.
Although Atlético’s squad is not easy to challenge, they defeated PSG in their November game. Making it to the knockout round will thrill them, then seeing what happens.
Longer than any other manager in La Liga, Diego Simeone has been Atletico’s boss since December 2011. They gave him eight medals during that period, thus he is their best coach ever.
Should they win their round of sixteen match, they will also go from their group. The semifinal, when they could play Chelsea or Bayern Munich, might be too much though.
St. Germain, Paris
From the Club World Cup, what do they hope to gain? to support their assertion—that they are European champions—by claiming the world title.
PSG will be under more scrutiny prior to the Club World Cup due to their second half of the season performance, which concluded with a 5-0 Champions League final triumph over Inter.
Now PSG is the top team in UEFA; thus, a UEFA team will triumph should the game turn out most as expected.
In a highly significant statement, club head Nasser Al-Khelaifi declared they would be heading to the US to win right following the Champions League final in Munich.
There is no reason to believe they won’t if they can muster the vitality to play as effectively as they did in the Champions League’s knockout rounds.
You know this fascinating fact? For the first time PSG will be attending the Club World Cup.
Group B consists of the Seattle Sounders, PSG, Atletico Madrid, and Botafogo; this is most likely the toughest group. The European champion defending atletico Madrid is Should they fail to reach the playoffs, they will disappoint others.
The Seattle Seahawks FC
From the Club World Cup, what do they wish to get? Simply said: to prevent looking foolish. Though the Seattle Sounders have the toughest first round schedule, that would seem to be a quite low bar. This is particularly true given Botafogo, the Copa Libertadores winners, are their easiest opponent in the group level.
Although they will be playing at home, the intention is to present a competitive image and minimise major losses. We shouldn’t exclude some game-changing events involving Albert Rusnák, the player and goal scorer.
Knowing who the first brothers were who participated for the MLS All-Star team as well as the Seahawks interests me.
Alex and Cristian Roldan are their names; they represent the United States and El Salvador respectively on national teams.
They will succeed to meet their target of not losing badly at home, but it is doubtful that they will pass the group level given significant players are still injured.
Auckland is the city
From the Club World Cup, what do they hope to gain? Auckland City is the top team in Oceania, thus even though they missed the final four in 2014, they have visited the Club World Cup twelve times. Still, they have been ousted from the playoffs more than once, once before even reaching the quarterfinals.
They will merely aim to present a positive picture of football in New Zealand and Oceania and themselves. Playing against clubs like Boca Juniors, Benfica, and Bayern Munich will just help them.
Fascinatingly, Auckland City will be the only amateur team competing in the event. Their guys have day jobs and only train three or four times a week during the regular season.
Though the chances are against them, it is true they have nothing to lose. Many neutral fans will support their adorable underdog narrative in the three future David vs. Goliath games.
Team Bayern Munich
From the Club World Cup, what do they hope to gain? Bayern Munich is here to win, exactly as most of the other major UEFA teams.
Bayer Leverkusen lost the Bundesliga title, thus they will want to prove to everyone they are still among the top teams in the world.
Vincent Kompany and his team will be sure of their chances of reaching the next round since they have one of the best teams in the Champions League and routinely qualify for quarterfinals.
Anything can happen when you get there, much as in the Champions League.
More than any other team in Europe’s top five leagues, Bayern boasts this fascinating fact: it won 11 straight home titles from 2013 to 2020.
Bayern should find it simple to win Group C; they could play either PSG or Atletico in the quarterfinals, so testing the tournament’s true strength. Group B calls both teams.
Benficia
Out of the Club World Cup, what are their goals? For the second year running, Sporting CP defeated Benfica in the Portuguese championship contest. Play in the same city and the two teams are fierce rivals.
At the end, the two teams had shockingly only two points between them.
This will thus make the Club World Cup the ideal diversion for the Eagles. Should they perform well, they can rapidly forget about their domestic issues.
Though they have been able to retain Álvaro Carreras for at least this competition, Real Madrid wants to sign him. Should a player perform rather well, the potential move fee may be raised.
Benfica became the first sports team worldwide with 400,000 “socios,” or members, in February 2025.
Benfica was assigned Group C along with Boca Juniors, Bayern Munich, and Auckland City. The most fascinating set of teams in the tournament could be this one.
Boca makes it quite improbable that the Eagles would come second, behind Bayern. Things will only get more difficult even if they manage to evade that threat.
Chelsea :
From the Club World Cup, what do they hope to gain? For Chelsea, this struggle is all about ahead-leaning.
They were considered as real (though wary) title contenders at one point last season, but they ran a poor run in the middle of the season and disappeared.
People started to question the future of boss Enzo Maresca, but Chelsea returned to win the UEFA Conference League and qualify for the Champions League.
Maresca will try to capitalise on the favourable US mood since he wants to go farther next season.
Although Chelsea most likely won’t be among the UEFA teams believing they have a chance to win, they still can have fun.
Chelsea lost to Corinthians 1-0 in the 2012 Club World Cup final, hence they are the last UEFA team to lose.
Being the only UEFA team in Group D, they ought to advance to the next round. Flamengo will be a hazard, though, as the competition falls during the Brazilian local season. Making it the buzz should be the aim.
The Hope of Tunisia
Teams ranked first or second in the CAF four-year standings could enter the Club World Cup.
From the Club World Cup, what do they wish to get? With a lot of fervent, hungry supporters, Esperance is the third proud and historic North African team to reach this level. Their expectations before the game could be overly high.
They were able to retain national team players who would have been called up for the June internationals following the Tunisian Cup, so allowing their complete attention and resources to their first game against Flamengo.
Conversely, the Brazilian giants are now on top of Serie A and under Filipe Luis are playing rather brilliantly. One could find a wake-up call in this game.
Although Chelsea, who just finished the UEFA Conference League, will be a tough out, the North Africans will wish to beat Los Angeles FC.
Enough for you? Esperance is definitely paying this tournament top attention. They even debuted a fresh uniform to mark their involvement.
One fascinating information you should be aware of is that Esperance’s logo features a young cartoon boy, which most certainly enhances the visual brand name of the club.
Known as Oulidha, he supports team and number 1919, the year the club was founded.
Esperance is meant to symbolise the supporters of the team as his commercial impact increases and becomes more significant in their brand.
Esperance will find it difficult to surpass Algerian top Youcef Belaïli and his international colleague Mohamed Amine Tougai given their great talents.
This team isn’t as good as the ones who won the Champions League twice in 2018 and 2019 or the treble-winning team from 2011 even though they just won their domestic championship. Their first game against a fierce and goal-hungry Flamengo team might define a disappointing season.
Milan Intern
They could attend the Club World Cup since they came in fourth in the UEFA four-year rankings.
Out of the Club World Cup, what are their goals? so they might triumph. Still, it was unfortunate when they lost to PSG in the UEFA Champions League final. This is still a strong and effective team aiming at winning every game.
French players running out time to win medals include Henrikh Mkhitaryan (36) and Francesco Acerbi (37). Their knowledge adds to the challenge of the trophy hunt.
It might happen never or today.
Cristian Chivu became Inter’s manager when Simone Inzaghi left for Al Hilal. Inter is among only two European teams—the other being Real Madrid—starting the competition under a new manager.
Is this something the team needs or something will enable them to advance?
Check out Hernán Crespo’s voice! The renowned Inter team—which comprised Javier Zanetti, Esteban Cambiasso, and others—made a fantastic rendition of the song “Pazza Inter Amala” in 2003.
Their work at this point in the year, following the end of the 2024–25 season, will be much more important. Inter is among the eight best teams entering the Club World Cup, thus they should try to make it at least to the playoffs.
The managerial issue has made it more difficult for them to get ready, though, and River Plate, Monterrey, and Urawa Red Diamonds will be formidable rivals. The Nerazzurri might be just ready for wrath.
List of clubs scheduled to participate in the Club World Cup 2025
North Europe
Manchester: the city
Madrid real
Chelsea :
The Bayern Munich group
Paris’s St. Germain
MilanInter
Poovoa
Benficia
Borus Germany
Toscana
The Red Ball held in Salzburg
Real Madrid.
Those in the Sea
Auckland is the city.
South American
The Palaceeras
Flamensco
fleurenz
Plate of rivers
Junior Coca
Botafogo, the Copa Libertadores winner
America North-West
Regarding the Monterrey
Seattle’souls
The Pachcu
Inter Miami (host country slot)
the Los Angeles Football Team
African
Aholy, Al
Hi, Dad!
Tunis’ Hope
At Mamelodi’s evening dusk
Asians
Halal
Red diamond stones from Urawa
Al-AIN
HD ulsan
