CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte will see some of the world's top soccer players kick in for the FIFA Club World Cup in the summer of 2025.
Bank of America Stadium was announced Saturday as one of 12 stadiums to host the tournament, which kicks off on Sunday, June 15, 2025, for a total of 29 days of soccer across the country. Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, and GEODIS Park in Nashville are among the other venues to host matches during the tournament.
“Football is the most popular sport on the planet, and in 2025 a new era for club football will kick off when FIFA stages the greatest, most inclusive and merit-based global club competition right here in the United States,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who made the announcement during the Global Citizen festival in New York City.
“The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will feature 12 fantastic stadiums where a new chapter in football’s global history will be written by great players from the 32 best clubs in the world,” he added. "This new FIFA competition is the only true example in worldwide club football of real solidarity and inclusivity, allowing the best clubs from Africa, Asia, Central and North America and Oceania to play the powerhouses of Europe and South America in an incredible new World Cup which will impact enormously the growth of club football and talent globally."
Two teams have already been confirmed: one from the United States, and the other from South America. The draw for the tournament will be held in December 2024, with the schedule published shortly after.