FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Kicks Off in the United States | SportsRation

The 21st edition of the FIFA Club World Cup begins this Saturday in the United States. The opening match will see Inter Miami take on Egyptian giants Al Ahly at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida.

Manchester City go into the tournament as the defending champions, having lifted the trophy in December 2023.

This year’s competition is the first under the new, expanded format. A total of 32 teams from around the world will compete over the next month for the title of world champions.

All participating clubs — including major sides like Real Madrid, Boca Juniors, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Flamengo — have now confirmed their final squads for the tournament.

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Confirmed Squads – All Teams and Players

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

Al Ahly (Egypt)
Full squad
Goalkeepers: Mohamed El-Shennawy, Mostafa Shobeir, Mohamed Ahmed, Mostafa Makhlouf
Defenders: Yasser Ibrahim, Achraf Dari, Mostafa El-Aash, Omar Kamal, Ahmed Ramadan, Mohamed Hani, Ahmed ‘Kouka’ Nabil, Yahya Attiat Allah, Karim El-Debes, Khaled Abdel-Fattah
Midfielders: Marwan Attia, Hamdi Fathi, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Mahmoud Hassan, Aliou Dieng, Emam Ashour, Ahmed Reda Hashem, Taher Mohamed, Hussein El-Shahat, Mohamed Magdy
Forwards: Wessam Abou Ali, Achraf Bencharki, Nejc Gradisar

Inter Miami (USA)
Full squad
Goalkeepers: Drake Callender, Rocco Rios Novo, Oscar Ustari, William Yarbrough
Defenders: Jordi Alba, Noah Allen, Tomas Aviles, Israel Boatwright, Maximiliano Falcon, Ian Fray, Gonzalo Lujan, Tyler Hall, David Martinez, Ryan Sailor, Marcelo Weigandt
Midfielders: Yannick Bright, Sergio Busquets, Benjamin Cremaschi, Santiago Morales, Federico Redondo, Baltasar Rodriguez, David Ruiz, Telasco Segovia
Forwards: Leo Afonso, Tadeo Allende, Lionel Messi, Allen Obando, Fafa Picault, Luis Suarez

Palmeiras (Brazil)
Full squad
Goalkeepers: Weverton, Marcelo Lomba, Mateus
Defenders: Gustavo Gomez, Murilo, Bruno Fuchs, Micael, Naves, Benedetti, Giay, Marcos Rocha, Mayke, Piquerez, Vanderlan
Midfielders: Anibal Moreno, Emiliano Martinez, Lucas Evangelista, Richard Rios, Raphael Veiga, Mauricio, Allan, Felipe Anderson
Forwards: Estevao, Facundo Torres, Paulinho, Flaco Lopez, Luighi, Thalys, Vitor Roque

Porto (Portugal)
Full squad
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa, Claudio Ramos, Diogo Fernandes
Defenders: Ivan Marcano, Otavio, Nehuen Perez, Ze Pedro, Gabriel Bras, Zaidu, Joao Mario, Martim Fernandes, Moura
Midfielders: Stephen Eustaquio, Tomas Perez, Alan Varela, Andre Oliveira, Vasco Sousa, Andre Franco, Gabri Veiga, Fabio Vieira
Forwards: Pepe, Mora, Angel Alarcon, William, Borges, Namaso, Deniz Gul, Samu Aghehowa

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

Atletico Madrid (Spain)
Full squad
Goalkeepers: Joan Musso, Jan Oblak, Antonio Gomis, Salvi Esquivel
Defenders: Jose Maria Gimenez, Cesar Azpilicueta, Clement Lenglet, Nahuel Molina, Axel Witsel, Javi Galan, Reinildo, Robin Le Normand, Ilias Kostis
Midfielders: Conor Gallagher, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Pablo Barrios, Thomas Lemar, Samu Lino, Marcos Llorente, Rodrigo Riquelme, Javi Serrano, Taufik Seidu, Rayane Belaid
Forwards: Antoine Griezmann, Alexander Sorloth, Angel Correa, Carlos Martin, Julian Alvarez, Giuliano Simeone

Botafogo (Brazil)
Full squad
Goalkeepers: John, Leo Linck, Raul, Christhian Loor
Defenders: Alexander Barboza, Alex Telles, Bastos, Cuiabano, David Ricardo, Jair Cunha, Kaio Fernando, Marcal, Mateo Ponte, Vitinho
Midfielders: Allan, Danilo Barbosa, Gregore, Marlon Freitas, Newton
Forwards: Alvaro Montoro, Artur, Igor Jesus, Kayke, Mastriani, Matheus Martins, Nathan Fernandes, Santiago Rodriguez, Wran Cruz, Savarino

Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Full squad
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matvey Safonov, Arnau Tenas
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Lucas Peraldo, Presnel Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes, Lucas Hernandez, William Pacho, Noham Kamara
Midfielders: Gabriel Moscardo, Fabian Ruiz, Joao Neves, Senny Mayulu, Warren Zaire-Emery, Vitinha
Forwards: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Goncalo Ramos, Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue, Lee Kang-In, Bradley Barcola, Ibrahim Mbaye

Seattle Sounders (USA)
Full squad
Goalkeepers: Stefan Frei, Andrew Thomas, Jacob Castro
Defenders: Travian Sousa, Nouhou Tolo, Jon Bell, Alex Roldan, Kim Kee-hee, Jackson Ragen, Yeimar Gomez Andrade, Cody Baker, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi
Midfielders: Joao Paulo, Cristian Roldan, Albert Rusnak, Obed Vargas, Reed Baker-Whiting, Danny Leyva
Forwards: Jesus Ferreira, Pedro de la Vega, Jordan Morris, Paul Rothrock, Danny Musovski, Ryan Kent, Georgi Minoungou, Osaze de Rosario

Star forward Ousmane Dembele will lead newly crowned UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

⚽ Group C: Auckland City, Bayern Munich, Boca Juniors, Benfica

Auckland City (New Zealand)
Full squad
Goalkeepers: Conor Tracey, Areya Prasad, Nathan Garrow
Defenders: Adam Mitchell, Christian Gray, Nikko Boxall, Regont Murati, Nathan Lobo, Jordan Vale, Dylan Connolly, Adam Bell, Alfie Rogers, Ryan Ellis
Midfielders: Gerard Garriga, Mario Ilich, Dylan Manickum, Jeremy Foo, Joe Lee, Jerson Lagos, Matt Ellis, Tong Zhou, Michael Den Heijer, David Yoo, Haris Zeb, Jackson Manuel, Paris Domfeh
Forwards: Myer Bevan, Angus Kilkolly, Ryan de Vries

Bayern Munich (Germany): full squad

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer, Daniel Peretz, Jonas Urbig, Leon Klanac
Defenders: Dayot Upamecano, Jonathan Tah, Raphael Guerreiro, Cassiano Kiala, Josip Stanic, Kim Min-Jae, Sacha Boey
Midfielders: Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Joao Palhinha, Tom Bischof, Konrad Laimer, Jamal Musiala, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Lennart Karl, David Santos Daiber
Forwards: Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane, Kingsley Coman, Thomas Muller, Maurice Krattenmacher, Michael Olise, Jonah Kusi-Asare, Harry Kane

Benfica (Portugal): full squad

Goalkeepers: Anatoliy Trubin, Diogo Ferreira, Andre Gomes
Defenders: Alvaro Carreras, Antonio Silva, Samuel Dahl, Nicolas Otamendi, Rui Silva, Goncalo Oliveira, Joshua Wynder, Leandro Santos, Adrian Bajrami
Midfielders: Fredrik Aursnes, Orkun Kokcu, Leandro Barreiro, Florentino Luis, Joao Veloso, Rafael Luis, Joao Rego, Renato Sanches, Diogo Prioste
Forwards: Angel Di Maria, Vangelis Pavlidis, Kerem Akturkoglu, Andrea Belotti, Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni, Bruma, Tiago Gouveia, Eduardo Fernandes

Boca Juniors (Argentina): full squad

Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero, Leandro Brey, Javier Garcia, Agustin Marchesin
Defenders: Marcelo Saracchi, Marcos Rojo, Nicolas Figal, Marco Pellegrino, Rodrigo Battaglia, Luis Advincula, Frank Fabra, Lautaro Blanco, Juan Barinaga, Aryton Costa, Mateo Mendia, Lautaro Di Lollo, Lucas Blondel, Walter Molas
Midfielders: Carlos Palacios, Ignacio Miramon, Malcom Braida, Williams Alarcon, Agustin Martegani, Alan Velasco, Andres Herrera, Kevin Zenon, Tomas Belmonte, Camilo Rey Domenech, Milton Delgado, Santiago Dalmasso, Joaquin Ruiz
Forwards: Exequiel Zeballos, Milton Gimenez, Edinson Cavani, Lucas Janson, Miguel Merentiel, Brian Aguirre

Chelsea (England): full squad

Goalkeepers: Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen, Mike Penders, Gaga Slonina
Defenders: Marc Cucurella, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Mamadou Sarr, Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Malo Gusto, Aaron Anselmino, Josh Achaempong
Midfielders: Enzo Fernandez, Dario Essugo, Andrey Santos, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia
Forwards: Pedro Neto, Liam Delap, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson, Christopher Nkunku, Tyrique George, Marc Guiu

ES Tunis (Tunisia): full squad

Goalkeepers: Bechir Ben Said, Amanallah Memmiche, Mohamed Sedki Debchi
Defenders: Yassine Meriah, Mohamed Amine Tougai, Hamza Jelassi, Raed Bouchniba, Mohamed Ben Ali, Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida, Ayman Ben Mohamed
Midfielders: Onuche Ogbelu, Khalil Guenichi, Chiheb Jebali, Mohamed Wael Derbali, Houssem Tka, Abdramane Konate, Yan Sasse, Youcef Belaili, Elias Mokwana
Forwards: Achref Jabri, Rodrigo Rodrigues, Haythem Dhaou

Flamengo (Brazil): full squad

Goalkeepers: Dyogo Alves, Leo Nannetti, Matheus Cunha, Rossi
Defenders: Alex Sandro, Ayrton Lucas, Vina, Wesley, Guillermo Varela, Danilo, Leo Pereira, Leo Ortiz, Cleiton, Joao Victor
Midfielders: Evertton Araujo, Jorginho, Erick, De La Cruz, Gerson, Matheus Goncalves, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Joshua
Forwards: Wallace Yan, Plata, Michael, Luiz Araujo

Los Angeles FC (USA): full squad

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris, Thomas Hasal, David Ochoa, Cabral Carter
Defenders: Eddie Segura, Marlon, Sergi Palencia, Lorenzo Dellavalle, Ryan Raposo, Ryan Hollingshead, Maxime Chanot, Artem Smoliakov, Aaron Long, Kenny Nielsen, Nkosi Tafari
Midfielders: Igor Jesus, Marky Delgado, Timothy Tillman, Yaw Yeboah, Frankie Amaya, Adam Saldana, Jude Terry, Matt Evans, Odin Holm
Forwards: Olivier Giroud, Jeremy Ebobisse, Javairo Dilrosun, Nathan Ordaz, David Martinez, Afrian Wibowo, Denis Bouanga

Inter Milan (Italy): full squad

Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Josep Martinez, Alessandro Calligaris
Defenders: Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij, Francesco Acerbi, Benjamin Pavard, Carlos Augusto, Yann Aurel Bisseck, Federico Dimarco, Matteo Darmian, Gabriele Re Cecconi, Matteo Cocchi, Nicola Zalewski, Alessandro Bastoni
Midfielders: Petar Sucic, Piotr Zielinski, Davide Frattesi, Hakan Calhanoglu, Kristjan Asllani, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Nicolo Barella, Valentin Carboni, Thomas Berenbruch
Forwards: Marcus Thuram, Lautaro Martinez, Luis Henrique, Rodrigo Palacio, Giacomo De Pieri, Sebastiano Esposito, Francesco Pio Esposito, Mehdi Taremi

Monterrey (Mexico): full squad

Goalkeepers: Esteban Andrada, Luis Cardenas, Santiago Mele, Santiago Perez
Defenders: Ricardo Chavez, Gerardo Arteaga, Victor Guzman, Carlos Salcedo, Erick Aguirre, Hector Moreno, Luis Reyes, Gustavo Sanchez, Tony Leone, Stefan Medina, Sergio Ramos
Midfielders: Fidel Ambriz, Nelson Deossa, Oliver Torres, Sergio Canales, Jesus Corona, Jordi Cortizo, Lucas Ocampos, Jorge Rodriguez, Iker Fimbres
Forwards: German Berterame, Alfonso Alvarado, Johan Rojas, Alfonso Gonzalez, Roberto de la Rosa, Joaquin Moxica

River Plate (Argentina): full squad

Goalkeepers: Franco Armani, Jeremias Ledesma, Lucas Lavagnino, Santiago Beltran
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel, Fabricio Bustos, German Pezzella, Federico Gattoni, Paulo Diaz, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Lautaro Rivero, Marcos Acuna, Milton Casco
Midfielders: Enzo Perez, Kevin Castano, Matias Kranevitter, Rodrigo Aliendro, Santiago Simon, Maximiliano Meza, Ignacio Fernandez, Manuel Lanzini, Gonzalo Martinez, Matias Rojas, Giuliano Galoppo, Franco Mastantuono, Santiago Lencina, Giorgio Costantini
Forwards: Miguel Borja, Facundo Colidio, Sebastian Driussi, Gonzalo Tapia, Ian Subiabre, Bautista Dadin

Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan): Full Squad

Goalkeepers: Shusaku Nishikawa, Ayumi Niekawa, Shun Yoshida, Alex Keita Malcolm
Defenders: Danilo Boza, Hirokazu Ishihara, Marius Hoibraten, Takuya Ogiwara, Kento Nemoto, Rikito Inoue, Yoshitaka Tanaka
Midfielders: Taishi Matsumoto, Matheus Savio, Genki Haraguchi, Shoya Nakajima, Samuel Gustafson, Ryoma Watanabe, Takahiro Sekine, Tomoaki Okubo, Kai Shibato, Yusuke Matsuo, Kaito Yasui, Jumpei Hayakawa, Takeshi Wada, Takuro Kaneko, Yoichi Naganuma
Forwards: Hiroki Abe, Thiago Santana, Hiiro Komori, Toshiki Takahashi, Toshikazu Teruuchi, Rio Nitta

Borussia Dortmund (Germany): Full Squad

Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel, Silas Ostrzinski, Alexander Meyer
Defenders: Yan Couto, Waldemar Anton, Ramy Bensebaini, Daniel Svensson, Niklas Sule, Julian Ryerson, Filippo Mane, Soumaila Coulibaly, Elias Benkara
Midfielders: Giovanni Reyna, Felix Nmecha, Julian Brandt, Pascal Gross, Carney Chukwuemeka, Marcel Sabitzer, Ayman Azhil, Jobe Bellingham
Forwards: Serhou Guirassy, Maximilian Beier, Julien Duranville, Karim Adeyemi, Cole Campbell, Samuele Inacio, Mathis Albert, Jamie Gittens

Fluminense (Brazil): Full Squad

Goalkeepers: Fabio, Gustavo Ramalho, Marcelo Pitaluga, Vitor Eudes
Defenders: Juan Freytes, Gabriel Fuentes, Guga, Ignacio, Manoel, Rene, Samuel Xavier, Thiago Santos, Thiago Silva
Midfielders: Facudo Bernal, Hercules, Isaque, Ruben Lezcano, Lima, Martinelli, Nonato, Ganso, Riquelme, Wallace Davi
Forwards: Agustin Canobbio, Everaldo, German Cano, Jhon Arias, Keno, Kevin Serna, Joaquin Lavega, Paulo Baya

Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa): Full Squad

Goalkeepers: Ronwen Williams, Denis Onyango, Reyaad Pieterse
Defenders: Mothobi Mvala, Divine Lunga, Aubrey Modiba, Thapelo Morena, Mosa Lebusa, Keanu Cupido, Grant Kekana, Khuliso Mudau, Malibongwe Khoza
Midfielders: Neo Maema, Siyabonga Mabena, Teboho Mokoena, Themba Zwane, Marcelo Allende, Jayden Adams, Bathusi Aubaas, Tashreeq Matthews, Sphelele Mkhulise
Forwards: Peter Shalulile, Lucas Ribeiro, Arthur Sales, Lebogang Mothiba, Kutlwano Letlhaku, Iqraam Rayners

Ulsan HD (South Korea): Full Squad

Goalkeepers: Jo Hyeonwoo, Moon Jungin, Ryu Seongmin
Defenders: Kang Minwoo, Seo Myunggmuan, Kang Sangwoo, Kim Yonggwon, Yoon Jonggyu, Park Minseo, Lee Jaeik, Milosz Trojak, Choi Seokhyun
Midfielders: Jung Wooyoung, Darijan Bojanic, Ko Seung-beom, Kim Minwoo, Um Wonsang, Lee Jinhyun, Lee Huigyun, Gustav Ludwigson, Kim Minhyeok, Lee Chung-yong, Yoon Jaeseok, Matias Lacava, Park Sangjun, Back Inwoo, Erick Farias
Forwards: Heo Yool, Yago Cariello