What happens if Chelsea or Man City win the Club World Cup?

Chelsea and Man City are both looking to win the Club World Cup for the second time (Picture: Getty)

Chelsea and Manchester City are among the 32 teams fighting for a trophy at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, which begins this weekend.

The west London club and Pep Guardiola’s side are the only two Premier League teams involved with no Arsenal, Liverpool or Manchester United.

Chelsea and City are two of the 12 European teams in action with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris-Saint Germain all hunting silverware too.

But seeing as there will only be one champion – here’s exactly what will happen if Chelsea or City end up clinching the 2025 Club World Cup title…

What happens if either team wins the Club World Cup?

If Chelsea or City land the Club World Cup trophy in the United States, they will get to wear a special gold badge on their shirts for the next four years.

The badge is there to recognise the achievement of the winning team until the next edition of the Club World Cup takes place in 2029.

Man City wore the gold badge after winning the 2023 Club World Cup (Picture: Getty)

The winner also receives the FIFA Club World Cup trophy, of course, as well as a FIFA World Champions certificate.

Club World Cup prize money

Should Chelsea or City win the Club World Cup, they will be handed a large amount of prize money from FIFA – £97m ($125m).

The Club World Cup has been revamped and expanded for 2025 (Picture: Getty)

That’s similar to the amount French club PSG earned from clinching the Champions League trophy in 2025.

A total of £774m ($1b) in prize money will be split across the 32 participating teams.

Have Chelsea and Man City won the Club World Cup before?

Chelsea won the Club World Cup in 2021 under the old format (Picture: Getty)

Yes – both teams have previously won the Club World Cup – before it was revamped and expanded to 32 teams for 2025.

Chelsea won the 2021 Club World Cup under the management of former boss Thomas Tuchel, defeating Brazilian side Palmeiras in the final.

City, meanwhile, are the defending Club World Cup champions, having landed the trophy in 2023 with a victory against Fluminense in the final.

Both of their triumphs came when the Club World Cup was only contested between seven teams in the old format – which only featured one European side – whoever won the most recent Champions League.

City have had the Club World Cup gold winners’ badge on their kit since they won the tournament two years ago.

Guardiola’s team have been allowed to wear it for back-to-back campaigns as the Club World Cup was not contested in 2024 – with the FIFA Intercontinental Cup taking place instead.

Chelsea and City were picked for this year’s Club World Cup because they have both won the Champions League across the last four seasons.

The winners of the last four Champions Leagues automatically qualify for the Club World Cup under the new format. The other eight places for European teams are determined by a UEFA ranking system, based on teams’ performances in Europe over the past four seasons.