The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final will be held in New Jersey, home of the NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets, soccer's world governing body FIFA has announced.
Accordingly, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has announced the list of venues for this reformed tournament.
The expanded 32-team tournament, featuring top clubs from around the world, will be held in the US from June 15 to July 13.
A total of 12 venues will host games in the tournament, with only two on the West Coast — the Rose Bowl in Pasadena near Los Angeles and Lumen Field in Seattle.
The tournament takes place at the same time as the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which is primarily held on the West Coast.
With the New Jersey Stadium hosting the final, this is the stadium that opened in 2010 and has a capacity of 82,500. The venue hosted the 2016 Copa America Centenario final, when Chile beat Lionel Messi's Argentina on penalties.
It will also host the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.
Other venues that will host are Mercedes-Benz (Atlanta), Bank of America (Charlotte), TQL (Cincinnati), Hard Rock (Miami), GEODIS Park (Nashville), Camping World (Orlando), Inter&Co (Orlando), Lincoln Financial (Philadelphia) and Audi (Washington, DC).
The draw for the tournament will be held in December. Currently, 30 of the 32 places have been determined through the qualifying process.
Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich are among the 12 European teams that have qualified while Argentina's River Plate and Boca Juniors and Brazil's Flamengo are among the six South American teams.
“This new tournament is a unique example of unity and inclusion in club football worldwide, allowing the best clubs from Africa, Asia, Central and North America and Oceania to take on the powerhouses of Europe and South America in an incredible new World Cup that will have a huge impact on the development of club football and talent globally,” said Infantino.
The tournament will be seen as a key test ahead of the 2026 World Cup and will focus on security issues following crowd incidents at Copa America matches last July at stadiums in Charlotte and Miami.
FIFA has yet to announce any broadcasting or sponsorship deals for the tournament and the tournament has faced some opposition.
FIFPRO and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have filed a joint complaint with the European Committee against FIFA over the inclusion of the tournament in the international match calendar.
Opponents say the tournament adds stress to an already packed schedule and increases the players' workload.
The most recent edition of the Club World Cup featured seven teams competing in a knockout format and was won by Manchester City after defeating Fluminense in the final in Saudi Arabia.
FIFA plans to hold the expanded tournament every four years, but no host country has yet been chosen for the 2029 event.
