The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. It’s been nearly a decade in the making, but Gianni Infantino’s big idea, the expanded Club World Cup, is finally here. The plan was for the best 32 club sides to finally end the arguments over who is by far the greatest team the world has ever seen,

A comprehensive look at each of the teams competing in the FIFA Club World Cup along with their top players and group play schedule.

The Italian giants have decided to replace Inzaghi with former club legend and Parma manager Cristian Chivu, who will make his debut on the Nerazzurri bench at the FIFA Club World Cup, showing how the clubs wanted to hire their new managers before the summer tournament.