FIFA Membership World Cup 2025: New guidelines, groups, teams, venues; all you should know

The FIFA Membership World Cup 2025 is slated to kick off in just a few days’ time. There are lots of new modifications which are going to be carried out within the upcoming version. For the primary time ever, 32 soccer golf equipment from internationally will compete on this event. It is going to be held in the US from 15 June to 14 July 2025.

What’s new concerning the 2025 FIFA Membership World Cup?

Earlier, the Membership World Cup had solely seven groups and was held yearly. However to any extent further, it is going to happen as soon as each 4 years just like the FIFA World Cup, and can characteristic 32 groups from six soccer confederations – UEFA, CONMEBOL, CAF, AFC, Concacaf, and OFC.

The prize cash has additionally been elevated quite a bit. The winner will now get $40 million, in comparison with simply $5 million earlier than.

The place are the venues for 2025 Membership World Cup?

The event will happen in 12 stadiums throughout the USA. The venues are as follows:

2. Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium

3. Charlotte, TQL Stadium

4. Cincinnati, Financial institution of America Stadium

5. Los Angeles, Rose Bowl Stadium

6. Miami, Exhausting Rock Stadium

7. Nashville, GEODIS Park

8. New Jersey, MetLife Stadium

9. Orlando, Tenting World Stadium

10. Orlando, Inter&Co Stadium

11. Philadelphia, Lincoln Monetary Area

12. Seattle, Lumen Area

13. Washington DC, Audi Area

Which groups have certified?

CAF (Africa)

• Al Ahly FC (Egypt) – 2020/21, 2022/23, 2023/24 CAF Champions League winners

• Wydad AC (Morocco) – 2021/22 CAF Champions League winner

• Espérance de Tunis (Tunisia) – CAF rating pathway

• Mamelodi Sundowns FC (South Africa) – CAF rating pathway

AFC (Asia)

• Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) – 2021 AFC Champions League winner

• Urawa Crimson Diamonds (Japan) – 2022 AFC Champions League winner

• Al Ain FC (UAE) – 2023/24 AFC Champions League winner

• Ulsan HD (South Korea) – AFC rating pathway

UEFA (Europe)

• Chelsea FC (England) – 2020/21 UEFA Champions League winner

• Actual Madrid CF (Spain) – 2021/22, 2023/24 UEFA Champions League winner

• Manchester Metropolis FC (England) – 2022/23 UEFA Champions League winner

• FC Bayern München (Germany) – UEFA rating pathway

• Paris Saint-Germain (France) – UEFA rating pathway

• FC Internazionale Milano (Italy) – UEFA rating pathway

• FC Porto (Portugal) – UEFA rating pathway

• SL Benfica (Portugal) – UEFA rating pathway

• Borussia Dortmund (Germany) – UEFA rating pathway

• Juventus FC (Italy) – UEFA rating pathway

• Atlético de Madrid (Spain) – UEFA rating pathway

• FC Salzburg (Austria) – UEFA rating pathway

Concacaf (North/Central America & Caribbean)

• CF Monterrey (Mexico) – 2021 Concacaf Champions Cup winner

• Seattle Sounders FC (USA) – 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup winner

• CF Pachuca (Mexico) – 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup winner

OFC (Oceania)

• Auckland Metropolis FC (New Zealand) – OFC rating pathway

CONMEBOL (South America)

• SE Palmeiras (Brazil) – 2021 CONMEBOL Libertadores winner

• CR Flamengo (Brazil) – 2022 CONMEBOL Libertadores winner

• Fluminense FC (Brazil) – 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores winner

• Botafogo (Brazil) – 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores winner

• CA River Plate (Argentina) – CONMEBOL rating pathway

• CA Boca Juniors (Argentina) – CONMEBOL rating pathway

Host nation (USA)

How are the teams divided?

Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami

Group B: 
Paris Saint-Germain
, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders

Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland Metropolis, Boca Juniors, Benfica

Group D: Flamengo, Esperance Sportive de Tunisie,
Chelsea
, Los Angeles FC

Group E: River Plate, Urawa Crimson Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan

Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns

Group G: Manchester Metropolis, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus

Group H: Actual Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg

New guidelines and expertise

Referee physique cam: Referees will put on tiny cameras to point out followers reside motion from their standpoint. It is going to be carried out at solely six NFL stadiums.

AI offside checks: Synthetic Intelligence (AI) will assist determine offside to make them sooner utilizing 16 cameras. The AI a part of that is new.

Goalkeeper timeout rule: If a keeper holds the ball too lengthy (greater than 8 seconds), the opposite workforce will get a nook kick as a substitute of an oblique free kick.