The format for the 2025 Club World Cup follows the same format to a 32-team international World Cup. 32 teams will be drawn into eight groups of four teams in each. The top two teams from each group will make it through the last 16, while the bottom two teams in each group will be eliminated.

So your favorite team is coming to Charlotte for this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup, but you know very little about the city, the stadium and what to expect from all of it? Our soccer team here at SBNation,

The news follows FIFA’s decision to remove Club Lèon from the tournament, less than three months ahead of its commencement in June.