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Group B is one of eight groups in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club soccer tournament organized by FIFA. It comprises four teams: Paris Saint-Germain of France; Atlético Madrid of Spain; Botafogo of Brazil; and Seattle Sounders FC of the United States.[1] Teams qualified by winning the respective continental club championships of their confederation or through a ranking of their performance in competitions. Only two countries per country were allowed to qualify. The 2025 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup is the first in the tournament's history to be played under its quadrennial format with 32 teams.[2]
The tournament is being hosted by the United States and all matches in Group B will be played at two West Coast venues—Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington; and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, near Los Angeles.[3][4] A temporary grass pitch will be installed at Lumen Field for the tournament instead of using the stadium's normal artificial turf.[5] The Sounders were automatically placed in Group B during the tournament draw due to their status as a host team.[1] Following the draw in December 2024, Group B was labeled the tournament's "group of death" due to the strength of the teams.[6] The group's matches are scheduled to begin on June 15 and conclude on June 23.[3]
Teams
[edit]The four teams in Group B were decided by the FIFA Club World Cup draw held by FIFA on December 5, 2024, in the Miami area. The 32 participants were divided into four pots based on their confederation and ranking within FIFA's club ranking system.[7] Each of the eight groups would receive one team from each pot. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group except for those from UEFA, which had twelve slots; teams from the same national association were not able to be drawn into the same group.[8] For scheduling purposes, Seattle Sounders FC were automatically placed in Group B but remained in their assigned Pot 4 position.
| Draw position | Team | Country[8] | Pot[8] | Confederation[8] | Method of qualification[7] |
Date of qualification |
Appearance | Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 |  Paris Saint-Germain
|
France | 1 | UEFA | UEFA four-year ranking (2nd) | December 17, 2023 | 1st | — | — |
| B2 |  Atlético Madrid
|
Spain | 2 | UEFA | UEFA four-year ranking (6th) | April 16, 2024 | 1st | — | — |
| B3 |  Botafogo
|
Brazil | 3 | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores | December 17, 2023 | 1st | — | — |
| B4 |  Seattle Sounders FC
|
United States | 4 | CONCACAF | Winners of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League | March 14, 2023[a] | 2nd | 2022 | Second round (2022) |
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Botafogo
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Matches
[edit]Matches are scheduled to take place between June 15 and June 23. All times listed are in the local Pacific Daylight Time (UTC–7).[3]
Paris Saint-Germain vs Atlético Madrid
[edit]The opening match of Group B will be contested by Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid, who both qualified through UEFA's four-year club ranking. They had previously met in one competitive match, a league phase match in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, which Madrid won 2–1 at the Parc des Princes in Paris.[9]
Botafogo vs Seattle Sounders FC
[edit]| Botafogo | Match 5 | Seattle Sounders FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Seattle Sounders FC vs Atlético Madrid
[edit]Paris Saint-Germain vs Botafogo
[edit]| Paris Saint-Germain | Match 20 | Botafogo |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Seattle Sounders FC vs Paris Saint-Germain
[edit]Atlético Madrid vs Botafogo
[edit]| Atlético Madrid | Match 34 | Botafogo |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Qualification confirmed on this date
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Jayda (December 7, 2024). "Sounders' Club World Cup schedule released; Seattle qualifies for CONCACAF Champions Cup". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Middleton, Emma (December 3, 2024). "How does the new Club World Cup work?". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup 2025 stadiums". FIFA. December 5, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ "2025 FIFA Club World Cup bracket, fixtures schedule, venues". ESPN. May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Booth, Tim (October 15, 2024). "FIFA president lauds Seattle as city lands more major soccer matches". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Pantorno, Joe (December 5, 2024). "2025 FIFA Club World Cup draw results: 32 teams placed into groups for USA-hosted tourney". amNewYork. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Johnson, Dale (May 7, 2025). "FIFA Club World Cup: Format, draw, teams, schedule ... Messi". ESPN. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Draw Procedures for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025" (PDF). FIFA. December 2024. pp. 2–5. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Mathews, Max (November 6, 2024). "How Angel Correa's last-second goal lifted Atletico Madrid to stunning 2-1 win over PSG". The Athletic. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
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