DAZN and Mediaset join forces to bring the Club World Cup to everyone: find out how!

The celebration of the Club World Cup 2025 continues to take shape. The competition, which will start on Saturday, June 14 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, will bring together 32 of the best teams in the world to compete for the title in 12 venues across the United States over 29 days, culminating on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

With less than three months until the championship begins, DAZN and Mediaset officially announced on Monday an agreement to provide the tournament with the greatest coverage in streaming and on television, live and on demand, in Spain and Italy.

Thanks to a sublicensing agreement, both media announced that they have finalized a deal in which it was stipulated that the first platform will offer all 63 matches of the new Club World Cup for free and openly. Meanwhile, the second group will be responsible for broadcasting one of the day's featured matches openly in co-exclusivity.

The agreement that "will mark a before and after in the history of club football"

According to Davide Mondo, CEO of 'Publiespaña', the advertising space concessionaire for Mediaset Spain's seven free channels, he stated that "we estimate a reach of more than 25 million viewers, just in Spain," firmly asserting that "this alliance between a broadcaster and a streamer will amplify the visibility of the Club World Cup and will mark a before and after in the history of club football, not only due to the level of the teams participating but also because of the relevance and opportunity we will offer to our advertisers".

For his part, Óscar Vilda, CEO of DAZN Iberia, highlighted that "we are happy to bring the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 to fans around the world, for free and in multiple languages, with DAZN as the only platform where all 63 matches can be watched and enjoy exclusive content".

When will the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 take place?

The new format of the Club World Cup will take place from June 14 to July 13, 2025 and will be held in the United States, which will also be responsible for organizing the 2026 World Cup. FIFA announced on Saturday, September 28, the list of stadiums that will host this innovative edition of the championship, and up to 10 cities will host some matches of the competition.

Some of the most notable stadiums are the MetLife Stadium and the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey, the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, and the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Meanwhile, Lumen Field in Seattle, Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Audi Field in Washington DC, GEODIS Park in Nashville, and Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia complete the list of twelve venues.

The groups of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025

• Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, and Inter Miami
• Group B: PSG, Atlético de Madrid, Botafogo, and Seattle Sounders
• Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, and Benfica
• Group D: Flamengo, Esperance Sportive de Tunisie, Chelsea, and Club León
• Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, and Inter Milan
• Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns
• Group G: Manchester City, Wydad Casablanca, Al Ain, and Juventus of Turin
• Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Salzburg, and Pachuca.

Why will Barcelona not participate in the 2025 Club World Cup?

Poor performances in the last four Champions League seasons left FC Barcelona out. It is worth noting that performance during these periods was crucial for entering the competition. In the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons, the Blaugrana team was eliminated from the Champions League in the group stage, making these results key in the UEFA ranking.

Although in the last edition the Catalan team reached the quarter-finals, it was not enough to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. However, thanks to their performance in this edition of the continental tournament, they are already positioned as leaders with 34 points in the ranking for the Club World Cup 2029, as Flick's team finished the league phase in second place in the table, accumulating 19 points.