The CWC has sure brought some excitement and dominance as people continue to enjoy the thrill it keeps producing.

The participating clubs, history, and records been made, injuries and players making a statement for their career.

Participating clubs were able to name an initial squad of between 26 and 35 players. In a flurry of activity, 58 new players were registered for a total value of USD 480.4M, emphasising the ambitions of clubs as they head into the new global showpiece.

◾Twenty-six FIFA World Cup winners headline FIFA Club World Cup squad announcement.

◾The FIFA Club World Cup will see players from all six confederations and 81 countries participating in the tournament, including 22 nations that have never before played in a FIFA World Cup.

◾FIFA Club World Cup 2025 squad lists contain more FIFA World Cup winners than squads who competed in the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup tournaments.

◾The last four world champion nations are represented among the 32 participating clubs, including 13 of Argentina’s 2022-winning squad.

◾Players representing 81 countries will feature in the most inclusive global club tournament ever, which kicks off on Saturday, 14 June.

◾No fewer than 13 of the Argentina squad that lifted international football’s biggest prize in Qatar in 2022 will feature, led by Lionel Messi, who is likely to feature in the opening game against Al Ahly FC on Saturday 14 June.

◾Atlético de Madrid boast the most FIFA World Cup winners with six while Argentinian giants CA River Plate are next-best with four. The past four world champion nations will each be represented as FC Bayern München’s Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer were in the Germany squad that won in Brazil in 2014, while Inter Miami’s Sergio Busquets and CF Monterrey’s Sergio Ramos were part of the Spain side that triumphed in South Africa in 2010 alongside Real Madrid CF’s new coach Xabi Alonso.

◾There are nine of France’s victorious 2018 vintage, including Kylian Mbappé and Hugo Lloris of Los Angeles Football Club. Another three, Ousmane Dembélé, Lucas Hernandez and Presnel Kimpembe, come to the US as European club champions having claimed that title late last month with PSG.

◾Kylian Mbappe is the man with most goals for a FIFA Club World Cup participant this year. The 26-year-old has struck 29 in 32 appearances for Real. Mbappe is followed by Ousmane Dembele (25 in 30 for Paris Saint-Germain), Serhou Guirassy (22 in 26 for Borussia Dortmund) and Vangelis Pavlidis (22 in 29 for SL Benfica).