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Club World Cup 2025 prize money, winnings, participation fee breakdown.
Find out about the Club World Cup 2025 prize money, winnings, and breakdown of the participation fee.
What is the prize money for the Club World Cup?
According to FIFA, the total prize money for the Club World Cup 2025 is £775 million. This will also be divided into two parts (£407m to be in every continent and £368m based on performance at the tournament).
Breakdown of £407m sharing formula
The £407m prize pool will be shared among the 32 teams that will participate in the tournament based on rankings and commercial value.
Europe (UEFA): £9.9m - £29.5m per team
South America (CONMEBOL): £11.8m per team
North, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF): £7.4m per team
Asia (AFC): £7.4m per team
Africa (CAF): £7.4m per team
Oceania (OFC): £7.4m per team
Breakdown of £368m sharing formula
The remaining £368m will be shared among teams based on how they performed at the Club World Cup 2025.
Winner: £31 million
Finalist: £23.1 million
Semi-final: £16.3 million
Quarter-final: £10.2 million
Round of 16: £5.8 million
Group stage (three matches each): £1.5m per win, £770k per draw.
List of teams in the 2025 Club World Cup
Europe (UEFA)
Chelsea (England)
Manchester City (England)
Atletico Madrid (Spain)
Real Madrid (Spain)
Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Juventus (Italy)
Inter Milan (Italy)
Benfica (Portugal)
Porto (Portugal)
FC Salzburg (Austria)
South America (CONMEBOL)
Boca Juniors (Argentina)
River Plate (Argentina)
Botafogo (Brazil)
Flamengo (Brazil)
Fluminense (Brazil)
Palmeiras (Brazil)
Asia (AFC)
Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)
Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)
Ulsan Hyundai FC (South Korea)
Africa (CAF)
Al Ahly (Egypt)
Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Wydad Athletic (Morocco)
North & Central America (CONCACAF)
CF Monterrey (Mexico)
CF Pachuca (Mexico)
Seattle Sounders (United States)
Los Angeles FC (LAFC) (United States)
Oceania (OFC)
Auckland City (New Zealand)
Host Nation
United States
Inter Miami (Representatives)
List of Club World Cup groups
Group A
SE Palmeiras (BRA)
FC Porto (POR)
Al Ahly FC (EGY)
Inter Miami CF (USA)
Group B
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Atlético Madrid (ESP)
Botafogo (BRA)
Seattle Sounders FC (USA)
Group C
FC Bayern Munich (GER)
Auckland City FC (NZL)
CA Boca Juniors (ARG)
SL Benfica (POR)
Group D
CR Flamengo (BRA)
Espérance Sportive de Tunis (TUN)
Chelsea FC (ENG)
Club León (MEX)
Group E
CA River Plate (ARG)
Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
CF Monterrey (MEX)
Internazionale (ITA)
Group F
Fluminense FC (BRA)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Ulsan HD (KOR)
Mamelodi Sundowns FC (RSA)
Group G
Manchester City (ENG)
Wydad AC (MAR)
Al Ain FC (UAE)
Juventus FC (ITA)
Group H
Real Madrid C. F. (ESP)
Al Hilal (KSA)
CF Pachuca (MEX)
FC Salzburg (AUT)
Favourites to win the tournament in 2025
Real Madrid
Without a doubt Real Madrid are one of the teams to watch, having won most trophies. Key players like Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Junior are expected to make headlines at the tournament.
Manchester City
Manchester City remains one of the best teams despite going trophyless last season.
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
UEFA Champions League winners PSG are one of the clear favourites to win the title. Key players like Ousmane Dembélé, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and Désiré Doué are expected to make headlines.
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich has won two trophies in the tournament. The Bavarians are also the defending champions of the German Bundesliga.
Inter Milan
Despite finishing as runners-up in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Inter Milan remains a key team to watch.
Other teams are Flamengo, River Plate, Al Hilal, and Inter Miami.
Who are the most successful teams in the tournament in history?
Real Madrid – 5 titles (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022)
Real Madrid is the most successful team in the tournament's history, with over five titles historically. The Los Blancos dominated the competition.
The club won the most trophies in what could be termed as one of the golden eras of the club. Some of the notable players include Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos.
Barcelona – 3 titles (2009, 2011, and 2015)
FC Barcelona is the second most successful team in the FIFA Club World Cup with three titles. This was another golden era of another Spanish football club in the tournament.
Barcelona won these trophies with notable household names in world football like Lionel Messi, Xavi, and Andrés Iniesta.
Bayern Munich – 2 titles (2013 and 2020)
FC Bayern Munich is the third team with the most trophies in the tournament's history, with two titles. The club's first title came in 2013, with the second years later, in 2020.
Most notably, Bayern Munich won the Club World Cup in 2020, the year they completed the historic sextuplet.
Corinthians – 2 titles (2000, 2012)
Corinthians is the first non-European football club on the list. The Brazilian football giants have won two titles historically.
Today, Corinthians holds the record as the only South American club to have won the Club World Cup trophy twice, which includes the famous triumph over English club Chelsea FC in 2012.
São Paulo – 1 title (2005)
São Paulo is the next team on the list with one title. The historic Brazilian soccer clubs won the Club World Cup trophy by defeating Liverpool.