Good news, local soccer fans: Audi Field, home of D.C. United and the Washington Spirit, was just picked to host matches for the FIFA Club World Cup in 2025. It's one of 12 U.S. stadiums selected by the international soccer federation to host the men's tournament, which'll run June 15-July 13.
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Coming to the USA in 2025 🇺🇸#TakeItToTheWorld | #FIFACWC pic.twitter.com/ocAOgy87Fl
— FIFA Club World Cup (@FIFACWC) September 28, 2024
This tournament is a bit different from the FIFA World Cup, which will see national teams (whose players are members of different clubs) vie for the global championship across the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026. This tournament will feature the top 32 soccer clubs, or teams from professional leagues around the world, from six different governing bodies. The tournament will consist of 63 games across all host stadiums.
The stadium, which opened in 2018 in Southwest, can hold 20,000. The championship match will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, which will also be the site of the FIFA World Cup final in 2026.
This is an opportunity for locals to potentially see some major soccer stars play in their backyard. The qualifying teams include: top-ranked Manchester City; Real Madrid, whose roster includes arguably the top player in the world, Kylian Mbappé; Bayern Munich FC; Flamengo from Brazil; Juventus from Italy; Atletico Madrid and more. Two U.S. clubs will also compete; the Seattle Sounders and one as yet undetermined team.
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U.S. Host Cities for 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
1. MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
2. Lumen Field in Seattle
3. Audi Field in Washington, D.C.
4. Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia
5. Hard Rock Stadium in Miami
6. Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles
7. Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
8. Geodis Park in Nashville, Tenn.
9. Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta
10. TQL Stadium in Cincinnati
11. Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
12. Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Fla.