TQL Stadium Named a Host Venue for FIFA Club World Cup 2025

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TQL Stadium Named a Host Venue for FIFA Club World Cup 2025

September 28, 2024 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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TQL Stadium has been named one of 12 stadiums that will host matches in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 when the 32 best clubs in the world play for the title of FIFA Club World Champions.

The 2025 edition of the Club World Cup will take place in the United States and is expanded to 32 clubs for the first time. The tournament kicks off on Sunday, June 15, 2025 and will continue for 29 days before the Club World Cup Final on July 13, 2025 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

TQL Stadium and MetLife Stadium are joined by 10 other venues - Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta), Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte), Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles), Hard Rock Stadium (Miami), GEODIS Park (Nashville), Camping World Stadium (Orlando), Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando), Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia), Lumen Field (Seattle), and Audi Field (Washington, D.C.).

The fourth-year home of FC Cincinnati, TQL Stadium has hosted seven international matches, two concerts and has featured the Orange and Blue compete in international competitions including the Concacaf Champions Cup and Leagues Cup.

"Football is the most popular sport on the planet, and in 2025 a new era for club football will kick off when FIFA stages the greatest, most inclusive and merit-based global club competition right here in the United States," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who made the announcement at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York while simultaneously announcing FIFA's new four-year partnership with Global Citizen to mobilise football fans globally to help end extreme poverty and provide access to education for millions of children.

"The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will feature 12 fantastic stadiums where a new chapter in football's global history will be written by great players from the 32 best clubs in the world," Mr Infantino continued. "This new FIFA competition is the only true example in worldwide club football of real solidarity and inclusivity, allowing the best clubs from Africa, Asia, Central and North America and Oceania to play the powerhouses of Europe and South America in an incredible new World Cup which will impact enormously the growth of club football and talent globally.

"This is about opportunity and hope for those who need it most, and also about prestige and true football for those who make our sport shine. My thanks go to all. We never discriminate; we include everyone. This is the true spirit of the brand new FIFA Club World Cup.

"It has been an honour to make this significant tournament announcement before an enormous, energetic crowd at the Global Citizen Festival here in New York. The fans of the 32 competing clubs will create a similar buzz at the FIFA Club World Cup next year when we take it to the world," the FIFA President concluded.

With the draw set for December, just two of the 32 teams are yet to be confirmed: one from South America, the other representing the host country. Further information regarding the draw, which will see the 32 best clubs in the world divided into eight exciting groups of four, will be released in due course. The tournament match schedule will be published shortly after the draw.

Fans can visit FIFA.com/tickets to register for FIFA Club World Cup 2025 ticket and hospitality information.

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