FILE PHOTO: Sep 8, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Fans display an American flag on the field before the game between the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images/File Photo
(Reuters) - The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final will be held at the New Jersey home of the NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets, world soccer's governing body announced on Saturday along with the venue lineup for the revamped tournament.
The expanded 32-team tournament, which will feature leading clubs from around the world, will be held in 12 stadiums around the United States next year from June 15-July 13.
The open-air stadium for the final, which opened in 2010 and has a capacity of 82,500, held the Copa America Centenario final in 2016 when Chile denied Lionel Messi's Argentina for a second time in a penalty shootout.
The venue was also announced earlier this year as the site of the 2026 World Cup final.
The other venues, mostly a mix of NFL and Major League Soccer stadiums, are in Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, Philadelphia, Seattle, Washington and two in Orlando.
The Club World Cup will have eight groups of four with the top two teams from each group advancing to the single-match knockout stage from the round of 16 to the final.
FIFPRO's European member unions have started legal action against FIFA over the Club World Cup due to concerns over the impact of a crammed calendar on players' health and performance.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Toby Davis)
