US Picked to Host 2025 Club World Cup, an Expanded Soccer Tournament With 32 Teams

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema holds up the FIFA Club World Cup trophy prior to a soccer match between Real Madrid and Elche CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on Feb. 15, 2023. Manu Fernandez/AP Photo

GENEVA—The United States will host the Club World Cup in 2025, the first time the FIFA tournament will have 32 teams.

Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea already earned places as recent Champions League winners for the expanded tournament lineup that is set to test stadiums and operations one year before the 2026 World Cup.