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Why Are There So Many Empty Seats at the Club World Cup?

There were swathes of empty seats as Chelsea beat LAFC 2–0 to kick off their Club World Cup campaign. Why have attendances been poor at the start of the tournament?

Sports Illustrated

Why You Should Care About the Club World Cup (If Your Team or Rival Is In It)

Plus: a players union failure, immigration for the World Cup, and Welcome to Wrexham.

Reason

Empty stadiums, mismatched teams: Key talking points at FIFA Club World Cup

FIFA claimed the Club World Cup would change football ‘for the better’, but the event has had an underwhelming start.

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‘We’re simply not equipped to host international tourists right now’: Border Patrol brags about FIFA stadium presence — ticket sales nosedive

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Club World Cup fans tell of ‘dangerous’ Rose Bowl conditions amid heat and lack of water

Supporters who attended PSG’s noon kick-off against Atlético Madrid have talked of a struggle to access water and feeling unsafe

The Guardian - US

Boca let slip two-goal lead as Benfica claim late point at Club World Cup

Both sides had a player sent off before Nicolás Otamendi headed home a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw at a vibrant Hard Rock Stadium

The Guardian - US

State of the pitch criticised, as there's smoke but no fire in East Rutherford: Porto's 0-0 draw with Palmeiras at the Club World Cup

Porto and Palmeiras produced a feisty, goalless stalemate in their FIFA Club World Cup Opener, as FourFourTwo's man on the ground Zach Lowy zones in on the surface

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Delap impact helps Chelsea see off LAFC at Club World Cup but fans stay away

Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernández both scored and Liam Delap made his Chelsea debut in front of 22,137 fans in Atlanta

The Guardian - UK

Chelsea’s Club World Cup Opener Produces Shockingly Low Turnout

Chelsea's opening match against LAFC in the Club World Cup drew a shockingly small audience at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Sports Illustrated

MetLife Stadium: 2026 World Cup Final Stadium Slammed, Criticism Nothing New

MetLife Stadium features a new grass surface during the Club World Cup that will serve as a trial for the 2026 World Cup.

Sports Illustrated

No kings, few fans: USA’s year of World Cups gets off to a flat start

Fifa’s much-hyped Club World Cup and Concacaf’s Gold Cup opened to crowds far short of what organizers might have hoped

The Guardian - US

Club World Cup serves up wet towels and a mismatch in quest for ‘eternal glory’

In today’s Football Daily: pass us a wet towel, it’s the Copa Gianni

The Guardian - UK

Authoritarian-friendly Fifa fest shows why next year’s World Cup must be boycotted

The Club World Cup is being staged across the US as citizens from 12 countries are banned and masked agents demand people’s papers based on the color of their skin

The Guardian - US

Club World Cup goalkeeper who shipped in 10 goals reveals he's taken unpaid leave

The part-time New Zealanders took on European powerhouse Bayern Munich in their opening Club World Cup game on Sunday

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The Independent UK

A penalty shattered Palestinian World Cup dreams for 2026. The squad has inspired hope

The Palestinian bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup may have been snatched away with a contentious late penalty but the fact the team got so close is some comfort to the players and their supporters

Sports Illustrated

A Crucial First Step: Takeaways from the USMNT's Gold Cup Victory Over Trinidad and Tobago

Mauricio Pochettino and the USMNT snapped a four-game losing streak with a dominant victory over Trinidad and Tobago.

Al Jazeera

PSG dismantle Atletico Madrid 4-0 in impressive Club World Cup opener

Champions League winners PSG beat fellow European heavyweights Atletico Madrid at the Rose Bowl in California in the US.

The Guardian - UK

Messi drink launch affirms Spanish as new lingua franca at Club World Cup

Argentina superstar stole the limelight again at a tournament where South America is saying ‘no mas’ to European hegemony

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The Guardian - US

Auckland City shut down Kane .. and concede 10 against Bayern at Club World Cup

The good news for Auckland City was that they stopped Harry Kane scoring on Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati. His Bayern teammates weren’t so compliant

FourFourTwo

Club World Cup: Inter Miami and Al Ahly talk after their goalless opener

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami couldn't find a way through Al Ahly in the first match of the Club World Cup

Sports Illustrated

Pitbull, RedOne Return With New Anthem for Club World Cup

The pairing released a hyped-up version of Queen's "We Will Rock You"

Radio France Internationale

Champions League victors PSG set to strut their stuff at Club World Cup

Just two weeks after obliterating Inter Milan in Munich to claim the 2025 Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain start their quest on Sunday night for a fifth trophy of the season at the 2025 Club World Cup in the United States.

The Guardian - AU

Messi shows glimpses of his genius on Fifa’s stage of fakery as Club World Cup begins

A largely incoherent Inter Miami was held to a scoreless draw by Al Ahly as the opening ceremony outshined the football on the pitch

Sports Illustrated

Messi Comes Close to Magical Moment: Highlights From Club World Cup Curtain-Raiser

Lionel Messi nearly delivered a magical moment in the FIFA Club World Cup curtain-raiser. Takeaways from the match, opening ceremony and more.

Al Jazeera

PSG vs Atletico Madrid: FIFA Club World Cup – start, team news, lineups

UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain face Spanish giants Atletico Madrid in group opener at Club World Cup.

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