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The FIFA World Cup 2025 was the first edition of the FIFA World Cup organised by FIFA for the men's national teams. The tournament was played in New Zealand from 2 to 27 July 2025.

Host selection
Applications were submitted in August 2022. Switzerland were selected as hosts of the tournament on 6 April 2024 at the FIFA Executive Committee in Malmö, Sweden. To be appointed as hosts, an absolute majority of votes was needed in the first round. If the first vote did not produce an absolute majority, the two bids with the most votes would advance to a second and final round. As the first round produced a three-way tie for first, a ballot was used to determine which two bidders would proceed to the second round.

Confirmed bids
Four declarations of interest to host the tournament were received by FIFA before the deadline of 10 September 2023.


 * 🇸🇪 Sweden
 * 🇳🇿 New Zealand
 * 🇺🇸 United States
 * 🇩🇪 Germany / 🇧🇪 Belgium

Cancelled bids

 * 🇵🇱 Poland
 * 🇪🇸 Spain

Qualified teams
All 49 FIFA national teams were able to submit an entry for the competition except Russia, who are banned. This involved participation in both the inaugural 2023–24 FIFA World League and FIFA World Cup 2025 qualifying.

In total, 48 teams entered the qualifying competition. Russia were not permitted to enter the competition, as Russian teams had been suspended indefinitely from FIFA competitions.

The following teams have qualified for the final tournament alongside host New Zealand.

Final draw
The final draw took place on 1 February 2025 in TSB Arena with hosts New Zealand placed in group position A1.

Venues
The following are the 8 host cities and stadiums selected for New Zealand's bid:


 * Auckland – Eden Park, capacity 43,217
 * Wellington – Wellington Regional Stadium, capacity 33,132
 * Christchurch – Te Kaha (stadium), capacity 30,000
 * Dunedin – Forsyth Barr Stadium, capacity 25,947
 * Auckland – North Harbour Stadium, capacity 25,317
 * New Plymouth – Yarrow Stadium, capacity 25,000
 * Hamilton – Waikato Stadium, capacity 18,009
 * Christchurch – Christchurch Stadium, capacity 17,308

Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Sponsors
PlayStation and Oman Air are the two official sponsors of FIFA World Cup 2025.

2025 Unisex Cup
The winner of the FIFA World Cup 2025 quallifies for the 2025 Unisex Cup against the winner of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2025 winner. The final will be played in Stockholm, Sweden.