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Teams out of 2025 FIFA Club World Cup: Which sides have been eliminated

Dom Farrell

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The FIFA Club World Cup group stage has already tripped up some of world football's big hitters.

Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Saudi Pro League giants Al Hilal in their first match.

They at least managed to avoid defeat — something beyond both Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, who squandered the advantage of assured opening wins as they were taken down by Brazilian duo Botafogo and Flamengo.

Such results mean plenty was still up for grabs as we approach the final round of group stage matches.The European heavyweights then regrouped but did not have it all their own way as the knockout stages began.

Fluminense dumped out UEFA Champions League finalists Inter Milan in the Round of 16, while Manchester City lost an extra-time thriller 4-3 to Al Hilal of the Saudi Pro League.

Teams out of the FIFA Club World Cup: Every team eliminated

The bottom two teams in each of the eight four-team groups were eliminated at the end of the round-robin phase.

That means 16 teams progressing to the knockouts and 16 going home. Those teams will be listed below once their elimination is confirmed.

From the Round of 16 onwards, the tournament is played in a straight knockout format of one-off matches, with the winner decided using extra time or a penalty shootout if required.

This page will be updated as teams are eliminated

ClubNationStage eliminated
LAFCUnited StatesGroup Stage
Auckland CityNew ZealandGroup Stage
Urawa Red DiamondsJapanGroup Stage
UlsanSouth KoreaGroup Stage
PachucaMexicoGroup Stage
Wydad ACMoroccoGroup Stage
Al AinUAEGroup Stage
Atletico MadridSpainGroup Stage
Seattle SoundersUSAGroup Stage
PortoPortugalGroup Stage
Al AhlyEgyptGroup Stage
Boca JuniorsArgentinaGroup Stage
ES TunisTunisiaGroup Stage
River PlateArgentinaGroup Stage
Mamelodi SundownsSouth AfricaGroup Stage
Red Bull SalzburgAustriaGroup Stage
Botafogo BrazilRound of 16
BenficaPortugalRound of 16
Inter MiamiUSARound of 16
FlamengoBrazilRound of 16
Inter MilanItalyRound of 16
Manchester CityEnglandRound of 16
JuventusItalyRound of 16
MonterreyMexico Round of 16
Al HilalSaudi ArabiaQuarterfinals
PalmeirasBrazilQuarterfinals
Bayern MunichGermanyQuarterfinals
Borussia DortmundGermanyQuarterfinals
Semifinals
Semifinals

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FIFA Club World Cup fixture schedule

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  • June 14-26: Group stage
  • June 28 - July 1: Round of 16
  • July 4-5: Quarterfinals
  • July 8-9: Semifinals
  • July 13: Final

Dom Farrell

Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.