Al Ain Emirati is preparing to run in the 2025 Club World Cup in its first version of the new system, which is hosted by the United States of America, amid great public anticipation of his historical participation in a fiery group that includes ancient clubs from Europe and Africa.
A new World Cup system
FIFA has adopted an innovative club World Cup, inspired by the old shape of the World Cup. The new tournament is held every four years with the participation of 32 clubs from different continents, along with the host country champion, and clubs are chosen based on their performance in the continental championships between 2021 and 2024, in addition to specific classification criteria.
The clubs were distributed to 8 groups, each of which includes 4 teams, from which the first and second places qualify to the final price, which kicks off with the defeated exit system from one match to the final, without holding a match to determine the third and fourth places.
Eye in a fiery group
Al Ain qualified for the tournament after crowning the AFC Champions League for the 2023-2024 season, becoming the first representative of the UAE in the new version. The lottery in Group Seven was located alongside Manchester City, European champion, Moroccan Wydad, and Juventus, in a group described as the most difficult.
Eye matches dates
Al Ain begins his career against Juventus on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at the “Audi Field” stadium in Washington, at four in the morning, Saudi time, at five in the morning Emirates time.
After that, Manchester City collides with a prospective confrontation on Monday, June 23 at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, at the same time.
It will conclude its matches in the group stage against the Moroccan Wydad on Thursday, June 26 at the “Audi Field” stadium at ten in the evening, Saudi time, at eleven in the evening Emirates time.
Al Ain Group ranking before the tournament starts
To date, no game has been played in the Group Seven, and the arrangement of the teams came as follows:
• Manchester City: 0 points
• Wydad: 0 points
• Al Ain: 0 points
Juventus: 0 points
Free broadcast via DAZN
The International Football Association announced that the DAZN channel network will transmit all 63 championship matches directly through its electronic platforms of high and free broadcast quality to the public around the world, and in a number of languages, which enhances the global access to the championship with its new system.
