Dortmund qualify for 2025 Club World Cup

Dortmund's place was confirmed following RB Leipzig's defeat to Real Madrid in the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League round of 16 on 6 March 2024. Leipzig were the only other Bundesliga outfit in the running to feature, but needed to reach at least the Champions League semi-finals to have a chance of overtaking Dortmund in the UEFA four-year rankings.

Dortmund will be one of 12 European clubs at the 32-team tournament, scheduled to take place in a number of US cities between 15 June and 13 July 2025, when sides from each of FIFA's six confederations will compete for the title of world champions.

BVB - Bundesliga runners-up last season - won the Champions League in 1996/97 before going on to lift the Intercontinental Cup, which FIFA recognises as the sole direct predecessor of the Club World Cup.

Already qualified clubs in full

UEFA: Bayern, Dortmund, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Porto
CONMEBOL: Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense
OFC: Auckland City
CAF: Al Ahly, Wydad Casablanca
AFC: Al-Hilal, Urawa Red Diamonds
CONCACAF: Monterrey, Seattle Sounders, Léon