2025 FIFA Club World Cup Group G
Group G was one of eight groups in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club soccer tournament hosted in the United States and organized by FIFA. It comprised four teams: Manchester City of England; Wydad AC of Morocco; Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates; and Juventus of Italy. Teams qualified by winning the respective continental club championships of their confederation or through a ranking of their performance in competitions. Only two clubs per country were allowed to qualify unless three or four won their respective continental club championship. The 2025 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup is the first in the tournament's history to be played under its quadrennial format with 32 teams.[1] The group's matches began on June 18 and concluded on June 26.[2]
Teams
The four teams in Group G were decided by the FIFA Club World Cup draw held by FIFA on December 5, 2024, in the Miami area. The 32 participants were divided into four pots based on their confederation and ranking within FIFA's club ranking system.[3] Each of the eight groups would receive one team from each pot. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group except for those from UEFA, which had twelve slots; teams from the same national association were not able to be drawn into the same group.[4]
| Draw position | Team | Association[4] | Pot[4] | Confederation[4] | Method of qualification[3] |
Date of qualification |
Appearance | Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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| G1 | Manchester City | England | 1 | UEFA | Winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League | June 10, 2023 | 2nd | 2023 | Winners (2023) |
| G2 | Wydad AC | Morocco | 3 | CAF | Winners of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League | March 14, 2023[a] | 3rd | 2022 | Sixth place (2017), Second round (2022) |
| G3 | Al Ain | United Arab Emirates | 4 | AFC | Winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League | May 25, 2024 | 2nd | 2018 | Runners-up (2018) |
| G4 | Juventus | Italy | 2 | UEFA | UEFA four-year ranking (8th among eligible) | March 12, 2024 | 1st | — | — |
Notes
- ^ Qualification was confirmed on this date by FIFA.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Juventus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Al Ain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 | Wydad AC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
In the round of 16:[5]
- The winners of Group G, Manchester City, advanced to play the runners-up of Group H, Al-Hilal.
- The runners-up of Group G, Juventus, advanced to play the winners of Group H, Real Madrid.
Matches
Matches took place from June 18 to 26. All times listed are local.
Manchester City vs Wydad AC
Manchester City[7]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Al Ain vs Juventus
Al Ain[10]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[10]
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Juventus vs Wydad AC
Juventus[12]
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Wydad AC[12]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[12]
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Manchester City vs Al Ain
Manchester City[14]
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Al Ain[14]
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Man of the Match:
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Juventus vs Manchester City
| Juventus | 2–5 | Manchester City |
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Juventus[16]
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Manchester City[16]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[16]
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Wydad AC vs Al Ain
Wydad AC[18]
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Al Ain[18]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[18]
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Discipline
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[5]
- first yellow card: −1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- direct red card: −4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
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| Manchester City | 1 | 1 | −5 | ||||||||||
| Al Ain | 1 | 2 | 2 | −5 | |||||||||
| Juventus | 4 | 1 | 1 | −6 | |||||||||
| Wydad AC | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | |||||||||
References
- ^ Middleton, Emma (December 3, 2024). "How does the new Club World Cup work?". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. December 7, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ a b Johnson, Dale (May 7, 2025). "FIFA Club World Cup: Format, draw, teams, schedule ... Messi". ESPN. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Draw Procedures for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. December 2024. pp. 2–5. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ a b "Regulations for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Match Report: Manchester City v. Wydad AC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 18, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up: Manchester City v. Wydad AC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 18, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Michelob ULTRA Superior Player of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Match Report: Al Ain FC v. Juventus FC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 18, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up: Al Ain FC v. Juventus FC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 18, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ "Match Report: Juventus FC v. Wydad AC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 22, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up: Juventus FC v. Wydad AC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 22, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ "Match Report: Manchester City v. Al Ain FC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 22, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up: Manchester City v. Al Ain FC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 22, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ "Match Report: Juventus FC v. Manchester City" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up: Juventus FC v. Manchester City" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Match Report: Wydad AC v. Al Ain FC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up: Wydad AC v. Al Ain FC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.