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Watzke: Club World Cup will be a global football highlight for everyone!
Hans-Joachim Watzke defends the reformed Club World Cup 2025 in the USA, emphasizes global importance and opportunities for clubs.
Watzke: Club World Cup will be a global football highlight for everyone!
High excitement at Borussia Dortmund because the Club World Cup is just around the corner. Managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke is in top form and is defending the newly reformed Club World Cup, which will take place in the USA from June 18th to July 13th, 2025. Watzke emphasizes that football does not only belong to the Europeans, but that numerous clubs from South America, Asia and Africa are also showing great interest in competing against top European teams. The international stage will be significantly enhanced by the participation of a total of 32 clubs, which Watzke sees as a “big opportunity” for the clubs, as Sport1 reports.
On Tuesday, June 18, 2025, BVB's first group game against Fluminense from Rio de Janeiro in East Rutherford, New York. It continues on June 21st against Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa and on June 25th Ulsan HD from South Korea will be the next opponent in Cincinnati. Watzke is convinced that the players in the Dortmund team are highly motivated and that the new format of the Club World Cup as a real highlight every four years gives the fans a new reason to be happy.
New dimensions of the Club World Cup
The Club World Cup has changed significantly since it was first held in 2000. Previously often dismissed as “slapstick”, the new format with 32 participating teams and a group phase of 8 groups of 4 teams each has taken the tournament to a new level. “Football does not belong to us Europeans alone,” Watzke makes clear, calling for broader recognition of global football. For the first time in the history of this championship, several teams from different continents are taking part, which underlines the relevance of the competition. The [Wikimedia page on the FIFA Club World Cup](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA-Club-World Cup) also provides information on this.
The final, scheduled for July 13 in East Rutherford, already promises to be an exciting climax to this new-look major tournament. The reformed structure is intended to enable greater representation of the various associations and thus strengthen the international competitive spirit. This is not only a win for the clubs, but also for fans worldwide.
In summary, Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich, who represent Germany at this Club World Cup, can look forward to an exciting tournament. According to Watzke, the old format was no longer up to date and did not offer the right platform for the clubs. BVB is going into this event with a breath of fresh air and a lot of optimism, which will certainly bring many exciting encounters and unforgettable moments.