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Real Madrid hold the record for most FIFA Club World Cup titles with five wins. They are also the only club to have won the tournament three consecutive years and were the first to win four times in total.
Chelsea won the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, defeating Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final. It was the first edition of the tournament contested under the expanded 32-team format, hosted in the United States.
The FIFA Club World Cup was first contested in 2000, under the name FIFA Club World Championship, in Brazil. Corinthians defeated Vasco da Gama 4-3 on penalties in the all-Brazilian final after a goalless draw.
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup featured a total prize pool of US$1 billion. The champions received US$40 million, the runners-up US$30 million, and clubs eliminated in the group stage received US$2 million per win and US$1 million per draw.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the overall top scorer in FIFA Club World Cup history with seven goals. Toni Kroos holds the separate record for most winner's medals, having won the competition six times.
The tournament was not held from 2001 to 2004 primarily because of the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner International Sport and Leisure. The 2001 edition had been planned for Spain but was officially cancelled on the 18th of May of that year.