FIFA have confirmed the draw for the 2025 Club World Cup which will take place on 5 December 2024.
The extended 32-team tournament is set to take place in June and July 2025, but draw will take place in three weeks’ time, when each team will be placed in one of the eight groups, consisting of four teams.
The draw will take place at 13:00 local time in Miami, and 20:00 SA time.
Mamelodi Sundowns are one of the four African teams who qualified for the tournament, while 31 of the 32 teams have already been confirmed after Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami became the latest side to book their ticket.
South Africa will have more eyes on the tournament, with Rulani’s Mokwena’s Wydad Athletic Club as well as Percy Tau’s Al Ahly and Elias Mokwana’s ES Tunis also among the qualified teams.
The final team will come from the Copa Libertadores final between Atletico Mineiro and Botafogo, which is set to take place on 30 November.
All qualified teams:
- Al Ahly (EGY) – 2020/21, 2022/23 and 2023/24 CAF Champions League
- Wydad (MAR) – 2021/22 CAF Champions League
- ES Tunis (TUN) – CAF ranking pathway
- Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) – CAF ranking pathway
- Al Hilal (KSA) – 2021 AFC Champions League
- Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) – 2022 AFC Champions League
- Al Ain (UAE) – 2023/24 AFC Champions League
- Ulsan HD FC (KOR) – AFC ranking pathway
- Chelsea (ENG) – 2020/21 UEFA Champions League
- Real Madrid (ESP) – 2021/22 and 2023/24 UEFA Champions League
- Manchester City (ENG) – 2022/23 UEFA Champions League
- Bayern Munich (GER) – UEFA ranking pathway
- Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) – UEFA ranking pathway
- Inter Milan (ITA) – UEFA ranking pathway
- Porto (POR) – UEFA ranking pathway
- Benfica (POR) – UEFA ranking pathway
- Borussia Dortmund (GER) – UEFA ranking pathway
- Juventus (ITA) – UEFA ranking pathway
- Atletico Madrid (ESP) – UEFA ranking pathway
- FC Salzburg (AUT) – UEFA ranking pathway
- Monterrey (MEX) – 2021 Concacaf Champions Cup
- Seattle Sounders (USA) – 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup
- Club Leon (MEX) – 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup
- Pachuca (MEX) – 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup
- Auckland City (NZL) – OFC ranking pathway
- Palmeiras (BRA) – 2021 CONMEBOL Libertadores
- Flamengo (BRA) – 2022 CONMEBOL Libertadores
- Fluminense (BRA) – 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores
- River Plate (ARG) – CONMEBOL ranking pathway
- Boca Juniors (ARG) – CONMEBOL ranking pathway
- Inter Miami (USA) – Host nation slot
