It was a bit of a tumultuous process at times, but the broadcast plan for the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup is finally starting to fall into place. After initial reports had the now-32 team tournament airing globally on Apple TV before that fell apart over price, soccer’s international governing body agreed to a deal to air the event on DAZN. While DAZN is available in the United States, it does not have nearly the market penetration of Apple TV, so the sports-focused streamer has opted to partner with Warner Bros. Discovery in order to expand the reach of the broadcasts. Now, 24 of the tournament’s 63 games will air on WBD-owned cable channels.

Key Details

• TNT Sports is partnering with DAZN to air 24 of the 63 games in this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup.
• The matches will air on TBS, TNT, and truTV, but will not stream on Max.
• The newly expanded tournament will run from June 14 through July 13 with all matches taking place in the United States.

Moving from just seven teams in 2023 to 32 in 2025, the tournament will kick off in Miami on Saturday, June 14 and all games will be available to stream on DAZN. However, thanks to a multi-platform partnership with WBD’s TNT Sports, nearly 40% of the tournament’s games, including the Club World Cup Final, will be available on cable on TBS, TNT, and truTV. The games set to air on the WBD channels have not yet been announced, but the company did say that they would include matches from both the group and knockout stages, as well as the championship game.

The Streamable has confirmed that the FIFA Club World Cup matches will not air on the WBD’s flagship streaming service Max. Since the launch of the platform's Bleacher Report Sports Add-On in October 2023, every sporting event to air on TBS, TNT, and truTV — as well as streaming exclusive games, matches, and events — have streamed on Max for free. However, since DAZN is a streaming platform, the agreement will not grant WBD the ability to stream the Club World Cup matches or not.

A WBD representative did, however, confirm to The Streamable that “pay TV subscribers authenticate via the TNT, TBS and/or truTV mobile and connected apps, they’ll be able to watch that way as well.”

This will be the first time in nearly a year and a half that a sporting event on a Turner channel has not also been available to stream via the B/R Sports Add-On. WBD recently announced that while the company had abandoned its long-held plan to offer the sports package at an additional charge, the company was moving it off of Max's cheapest, ad-supported base tier.

“Partnering with DAZN to present the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 further bolsters our sports portfolio this summer and brings another world-class event to our TNT Sports portfolio,” TNT Sports chairman and CEO Luis Silberwasser said. “We’re looking forward to this new partnership with DAZN as we collectively deliver this exciting new global soccer club competition in the US this summer.”

In addition to broadcasting the matches, the deal between DAZN and TNT Sports will include English-language studio shows, as well as additional tournament-related programming throughout the event. Other TNT Sports brands — including Bleacher Report, House of Highlights, and B/R Football — will get in on the fun as they will create and share FIFA Club World Cup content across their social media platforms. The two sides will also collaborate on cross-promotion, marketing, and advertising sales for the event’s broadcast.

“The combined expertise of DAZN and TNT Sports will deliver what FIFA and fans want – a tournament for generations to remember,” DAZN CEO Shay Segev said. “With our new partners at Warner Brothers. Discovery, DAZN will enhance and expand production, marketing and ad sales for the tournament, to maximize engagement and reach and ensure that fans receive the very best viewing experience.”

Since losing out on NBA broadcasting rights last year, Warner Bros. Discovery has been on a spree adding other sports deals to compensate. The company as added scores of college football and college basketball games, including a partnership with ESPN to sublicense College Football Playoff games for three years. WBD CEO David Zaslav has talked about his company's “disciplined” sports-rights strategy in the wake of the NBA’s departure, and this deal with DAZN certainly seems to fit into that mold.

DAZN prides itself on being “the global home of soccer,” as it owns domestic and international rights for top-flight European leagues including Serie A, LALIGA, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and English Premier League. DAZN also airs international competitions including the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women’s Champions League.

This partnership will mean that both companies will air matches from the tournament that will feature 32 of the top international club teams from six continents. While the event will kick off at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on June 14, the championship match will take place in New Jesey MetLife Stadium on Sunday, July 13.