FIFA - FC Bayern at the 2025 Club World Cup: summer tournament in the USA
The professionals of FC Bayern Munich are facing another exhausting summer of soccer in 2025. As FIFA announced on Sunday after the meeting of its Council in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the German record champions have already qualified for the premiere of the new Club World Cup. The tournament will be held in the USA from June 15 to July 13, with 63 games in total and seven games for the finalists.
Twelve of the 32 teams from Europe will take part in the new format. In addition to Bayern, the Champions League winners from 2021 to 2023, Chelsea FC, Real Madrid and Manchester City, have already qualified. The winner of the current season in the top flight will also receive a ticket.
Due to their good results in the most important European Cup in recent years, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan, FC Porto and Benfica Lisbon have also secured the right to compete alongside Munich. Three other European teams can still qualify.
The soccer summer of 2025 will therefore be particularly intense for the national team players. After the Bundesliga final (May 17), the cup final (May 24) and the Champions League final on May 31 in Munich, there will be an international match window with possible World Cup qualifiers or the Nations League final between June 2 and 10. Five days later, the Club World Cup begins overseas.
Discussions about the workload of the top players are inevitable. The summer break before the World Cup season is shortened to around a month for the best clubs before the following World Cup season. However, the top clubs have agreed to the new FIFA format and are involved in marketing through their association, the European Club Association (ECA).
In another new competition, the annual Champions League winner from Europe will play the winner of a qualifying tournament between the other continental champions. The final of this Intercontinental Cup will take place for the first time on December 18, 2024.
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- FC Bayern Munich, winners of the Bundesliga in recent years, join Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Chelsea FC from Europe in qualifying for the 2025 Club World Cup in the USA, organized by FIFA.
- As part of the new Club World Cup format, twelve European teams will compete, with eleven teams already qualified and three more to be determined.
- Bavaria Munich, as Champions League winners from 2021 to 2023, joins the lineup, along with Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan, FC Porto, and Benfica Lisbon based on their performances in major European competitions.
- With the Club World Cup taking place from June 15 to July 13, soccer players from these elite clubs will have an exhausting summer, considering the Bundesliga final on May 17, cup final on May 24, and the Champions League final on May 31 in Munich.
- American soccer fans can also look forward to the participation of clubs like Real Madrid, known for their star-studded rosters and international appeal, providing an exciting intercontinental experience.
- To accommodate this increased competition load, discussions about player workload and reduced summer breaks for the best clubs are inevitable, with top clubs supporting the new FIFA format and collaborating with the European Club Association (ECA).
- In addition to the Club World Cup, another intercontinental competition features the annual Champions League winner from Europe playing against the winner of a qualifying tournament among the champions of other continents, with the first final to be held on December 18, 2024.
- By participating in these global competitions, the powerhouse clubs like Munich's FC Bayern and Real Madrid from Bavaria Munich and Spain continue to showcase their dominance and attract world-wide soccer interest.
Source: www.stern.de
