Sports streamer DAZN has been confirmed as the exclusive global broadcaster of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
DAZN will live stream all 63 matches at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, which involves 32 top clubs from around the world, on a free to view basis globally and in multiple languages. The deal includes the possibility of DAZN sublicensing to local free-to-air linear broadcast networks.
The FIFA Club World Cup kicks off on 15 June 2025 in Miami and will be played in 12 venues across the USA over a 29-day period, culminating with the final at New York’s MetLife Stadium on 13 July 2025. The contest will take place every four years.
The participating clubs include Real Madrid, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Porto, Inter Miami, CA Boca Juniors and Espérance Sportive de Tunis.
The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 deal is part of a broader partnership between DAZN and FIFA. This includes integrating FIFA+, FIFA’s library of iconic football moments and full-match replays, as well as live fixtures, into the DAZN platform.
Gianni Infantino, FIFA President, said: “I am delighted to announce that FIFA, in partnership with DAZN and FIFA+, will bring the best of club football for free to everywhere in the world, meaning that every single football fan across the globe can watch the best players from the 32 best clubs compete in the new FIFA Club World Cup to be the first official ‘FIFA Club World Champions’.
DAZN Chief Executive Officer, Shay Segev, said: “This groundbreaking deal with FIFA is a major milestone in DAZN’s journey to be the ultimate entertainment platform of choice for sports fans everywhere.”
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