The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage delivered the goods as audiences across the planet were entertained by an array of unfamiliar battles.
Competitors from all six continental federations duked it out for a place in the knockout stage of the expanded and revamped tournament, with 16 sides from eight groups making the cut.
All knockout phase qualifiers will now have the opportunity to compete for the trophy but will need to triumph in four successive encounters to win this year’s competition in the United States. That’s far from easy.
Here are Club World Cup power rankings based on each team’s group stage performance.






