The first phase of Club World Cup 2025 It is in the second round, but the clubs are already doing math to know what they need to advance to the round of 16. For the tournament, FIFA has made a change in tiebreaker criteria.
The tiebreaker rules are described in Article 13 of the Club World Cup Regulations. The first criterion became direct confrontation.
See the tiebreaker criteria between two teams in the Club World Cup classification 2025
If two teams draw at points, direct confrontation is used. If equality persists, the order to define who is ahead in the classification table is the overall goal balance, the number of goals scored and the Fair Play (score in the number of yellow and red cards received).
- Performance in direct confrontation
- Goal balance in all games
- Number of goals scored in all games
- Fair Play
- Prize draw