FIFA has published the 63-game match schedule for the FIFA Club World Cup (CWC) 2025 taking place in the United States from Saturday, June 14 to Sunday, July 13, 2025.
Various stadiums around the country including four cities utilizing Major League Soccer (MLS) soccer-specific stadiums were each awarded a minimum of three CWC matches. DC United’s Audi Field, Nashville SC’s Geodis Park each received three matches while Orlando City’s Inter&Co Stadium received two matches with the larger Camping World Stadium hosting four.
FC Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium will host four group stage matches and offers arguably the most premier headliners playing in MLS venues.
Cincinnati will host the second match of the tournament on Sunday June 15th at Noon with a Group C contest featuring Germany’s Bayern Munich and Auckland City FC of New Zealand. Munich, the six-time UEFA champion, isone of the largest brands in the tournament and will command a high demand for tickets.
Group H will kick off its first round in Cincinnati on Wednesday June 18th at 6pm with Club Pachuca of Mexico’s Liga MX and FC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Bundesliga. Salzburg is the parent for MLS club New York Red Bulls, while Pachuca is the reigning Concacaf Champion.
South African club Mamelodi Sundowns will face German power Borussia Dortmund in the second round for Group F on Saturday June 21st at Noon. Sundowns are one of the largest teams in African football while Dortmund and their famous Yellow Wall offered design inspiration for the Bailey in TQL Stadium.
The final group stage match in TQL Stadium will see Dortmund return to face Ulsan HD FC at 3pm on Wednesday June 25th. Ulsan are the reigning Korean champion and qualified via the Asian Football ranking component.
While the most “equal” matchup of the four group matches is Pachuca vs. Salzburg, many Cincinnati’s will likely look towards the three matches featuring German clubs. The Queen City has a heavy German heritage with TQL Stadium’s West End community adjacent to the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood.
Stars such as Munich’s Harry Kane and Jamal Musiala, along with Dortmund’s Emre Can and Gio Reyna will likely bring star-power never seen in the Queen City.
Many Cincinnatians will be stunned by not only one match with a true “headliner” of the tournament, but three. Munich is regarded is having the 6th most valuable soccer brand in the world with rival Dortmund coming in at 11th.
No other MLS SSS can boast brands of this caliber with DC United’s Audi Field hosting Juventus as the closest valued club. Nashville SC while still hosting the likes of Boca Juniors and Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia cannot boast any top 50 valued clubs.
Cincinnati truly has “stuck gold” with these match ups. TQL Stadium is again establishing itself as the premier soccer-specific stadium in the US with this signature event. However, it might take a half ounce to afford any of these world-class tickets.
Ticketing to launch on Thursday, December 19th at 10:00 am EST (16:00 CET) exclusively via FIFA.com/tickets.
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