2025 FIFA Club World Cup Group A


Group A 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: Palmeiras of Brazil; Porto of Portugal; Al Ahly of Egypt; and host Inter Miami CF of the United States. Teams qualified by winning the respective continental club championships of their confederation, through a ranking of their performance in competitions, or as the representative of the host association. 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 was the first in the tournament's history to be played under its quadrennial format with 32 teams. The group's matches began on June 14 and concluded on June 23.

Teams

The four teams in Group A 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. 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. For scheduling purposes, Inter Miami CF were automatically placed in Group A but remained in their assigned Pot 4 position.
Draw positionTeamAssociationPotConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
AppearanceLast
appearance
Previous best
performance
A1Palmeiras1CONMEBOLWinners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores3rd2021Runners-up
A2Porto2UEFAUEFA four-year ranking 1st
A3Al Ahly3CAFWinners of the 2020–21 CAF Champions League10th2023Third place
A4Inter Miami CF4CONCACAFWinners of the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield1st

Standings

In the round of 16:

Matches

Matches took place from June 14 to 23. All times listed are local.

Al Ahly vs Inter Miami CF


Palmeiras vs Porto


Palmeiras vs Al Ahly

The teams had faced each other at the FIFA Club World Cup on two previous occasions, with Al Ahly winning 3–2 on penalties in 2020, and Palmeiras winning 2–0 in the 2021 edition.
At 1:29 pm EDT, in the 63rd minute, the match was interrupted due to adverse weather conditions. The match was resumed at 2:15 pm EDT.

Inter Miami CF vs Porto


Inter Miami CF vs Palmeiras


Porto vs Al Ahly


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:
  • first yellow card: −1 point;
  • indirect red 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.