Format, teams, groups, calendar: everything you need to know about the Club World Cup

This new FIFA competition runs from June 15 to July 13 and will see clubs from every continent compete. Paris Saint-Germain is the only French representative to have qualified through its European ranking in the last four seasons .

The competition takes place over the course of a month in several stadiums and cities across the United States. Thirty-two teams from each continent are represented, including 12 from Europe. They will first be separated into a group stage consisting of eight groups of four teams: each team plays the other teams in its group once.

The top two finishers in the group qualify for the round of 16, while the others are eliminated. The remainder of the competition consists of knockout matches in the round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and final. Note that there is no third-place match, which is the only difference between the format and a World Cup of Nations.

In the group stages, a group is composed of four teams. In total, there are eight groups.

Sunday, June 15

Group A: Al Ahly-Inter Miami, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami at 2 a.m.

Group C: Bayern Munich-Auckland City FC, TQL Stadium, Cincinnati at 6 p.m.

Group B: PSG-Atlético de Madrid, Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles at 9 p.m.

Monday, June 16

Group A: Palmeiras-FC Porto, MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey at 12 a.m.

Group B: Botafogo-Seattle Sounders, Lumen Field, Seattle at 4 a.m.

Group D: Chelsea-Los Angeles FC, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta at 9 p.m.

Tuesday, June 17

Group C: Boca Juniors - Benfica, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami at midnight

Group D: Flamengo-Esperance Sportive de Tunis, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 3 a.m.

Group F: Fluminense-Borussia Dortmund, MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey at 6 p.m.

Group E: River Plate-Urawa Red Diamonds, Lumen Field, Seattle at 9 p.m.

Wednesday, June 18

Group F: Ulsan HD-Mamelodi Sundowns FC, Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando at midnight

Group E: CF Monterrey-Inter Milan, Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles at 3 a.m.

Group G: Manchester City-Wydad AC, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia at 6 p.m.

Group H: Real Madrid-Al Hilal, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami at 9 p.m.

Thursday, June 19

Group H: Pachuca-RB Salzburg, TQL Stadium, Cincinnati at midnight

Group G: Al Ain-Juventus, Audi Field, Washington, DC at 3 a.m.

Group A: Palmeiras-Al Ahly, MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey at 6 p.m.

Group A: Inter Miami-FC Porto, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta at 9 p.m.

Friday, June 20

Group B: Seattle Sounders-Atlético de Madrid, Lumen Field, Seattle at 12 a.m.

Group B: PSG-Botafogo, Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles at 3 a.m.

Group C: Benfica-Auckland City FC, Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando at 6 p.m.

Group D: Flamengo-Chelsea, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia at 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 21

Group D: Los Angeles FC-Esperance Sportive de Tunis, GEODIS Park, Nashville at midnight

Group C: Bayern Munich-Boca Juniors, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami at 3 a.m.

Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns FC-Borussia Dortmund, TQL Stadium, Cincinnati at 6 p.m.

Group E: Inter Milan-Urawa Red Diamonds, Lumen Field, Seattle at 9 p.m.

Sunday, June 22

Group F: Fluminense-Ulsan HD, MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey at 12 a.m.

Group E: River Plate-CF Monterrey, Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles at 3 a.m.

Group G: Juventus-Wydad AC, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia at 6 p.m.

Group H: Real Madrid-Pachuca, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte at 9 p.m.

Monday, June 23

Group H: RB Salzburg-Al Hilal, Audi Field, Washington, DC at 12:00 a.m.

Group G: Manchester City-Al Ain, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta at 3 a.m.

Group B: Seattle Sounders-PSG, Lumen Field, Seattle at 9 p.m.

Group B: Atlético de Madrid-Botafogo, Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles at 9 p.m.

Tuesday, June 24

Group A: Inter Miami-Palmeiras, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami at 3 a.m.

Group A: FC Porto-Al Ahly, MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey at 3 a.m.

Group C: Auckland City FC-Boca Juniors, GEODIS Park, Nashville at 9 p.m.

Group C: Benfica-Bayern Munich, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte at 9 p.m.

Wednesday, June 25

Group D: Los Angeles FC-Flamengo, Camping World Stadium, Orlando at 3 a.m.

Group D: Espérance Sportive de Tunis-Chelsea, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia at 3 a.m.

Group F: Borussia Dortmund -Ulsan HD, TQL Stadium, Cincinnati at 9 p.m.

Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns FC-Fluminense, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami at 9 p.m.

Thursday, June 26

Group E: Inter Milan-River Plate, Lumen Field, Seattle at 3 a.m.

Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds-CF Monterrey, Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles at 3 a.m.

Group G: Juventus-Manchester City, Camping World Stadium, Orlando at 9 p.m.

Group G: Wydad AC-Al Ain, Audi Field, Washington, DC at 9 p.m.

Friday, June 27

Group H: Al Hilal-Pachuca, GEODIS Park, Nashville at 3 a.m.

Group H: RB Salzburg-Real Madrid, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia at 3 a.m.

Saturday, June 28

Game 49: 1st Group A-2nd Group B, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia at 6 p.m.

Match 50: 1st Group C-2nd Group D, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte at 10 p.m.

Sunday, June 29 (round of 16)

Match 51: 1st Group B-2nd Group A, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta at 6 p.m.

Game 52: 1st Group D-2nd Group C, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami at 10 p.m.

Monday, June 30 (round of 16)

Match 53: 1st Group E-2nd Group F, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte at 9 p.m.

Tuesday, July 1st (round of 16)

Match 54: 1st Group G-2nd Group H, Camping World Stadium, Orlando at 3 a.m.

Match 55: 1st Group H-2nd Group G, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami at 9 p.m.

Wednesday, July 2 (round of 16)

Match 56: 1st Group F-2nd Group E, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta at 9 p.m.

Friday, July 4 (quarter-finals)

Game 57: Winner of Game 53-Winner of Game 54, Camping World Stadium, Orlando at 9 p.m.

Saturday, July 5 (quarter-finals)

Game 58: Winner of Game 49-Winner of Game 50, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia at 3:00 a.m.

Game 59: Winner of Game 51-Winner of Game 52, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta at 6 p.m.

Game 60: Winner of Game 55-Winner of Game 56, MetLife Stadium, New York, New Jersey at 10 p.m.

Tuesday, July 8 (semi-finals)

Game 61: Winner of Game 57 - Winner of Game 58, MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey at 9 p.m.

Wednesday, July 9 (semi-finals)

Game 62: Winner of Game 59-Winner of Game 60, MetLife Stadium, New York, New Jersey at 9 p.m.

Sunday, July 13 (final)

Game 63: Winner of Game 61-Winner of Game 62, MetLife Stadium, New York, New Jersey at 9 p.m.

The entire competition will be broadcast in France by the DAZN platform for free. However, the latter has transferred the rights to two matches to TF1. For example, they will share the broadcast of PSG's first match against Atlético this Sunday and the final on July 13.

A total of 12 stadiums across the United States will host the 63 matches. The final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New York, New Jersey, while PSG will open the competition against Atlético de Los Angeles at the Rose Bowl Stadium this Sunday. It is at this same stadium that Luis Enrique's men will face Botafogo on June 19.

Here is the list of all stadiums: Mercedes-Benz Arena (Atlanta, Georgia), TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio), Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina), Rose Bowl Stadium (Los Angeles, California), Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, Florida), Geodis Park (Nashville, Tennessee), MetLife Stadium (New York New Jersey), Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida), Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando, Florida), Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Lumen Field (Seattle, Washington), Audi Field (Washington DC).