The newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. has seen over 1.5 million tickets sold across 130 countries. Despite some sparsely attended matches, FIFA aims to generate excitement for the 2026 World Cup amid past concerns of low fan turnout during Copa America.

Group D kicked off play at the Club World Cup with Chelsea defeating Los Angeles FC 2-0, showing why they are one of the favorites to win the Club World Cup. The Blues got off to a good start with Liam Delap making his debut and assisting the second goal to Enzo Fernandez.

Al Ahly comes out of Egypt having qualified after winning the CAF Champions League in 2020-21. This is the club’s 10th trip to the CWC, and fourth year in a row. Al Ahly has finished third in three of the last four tournaments.

The FIFA Club World Cup opener was a scoreless draw, lacking a magical Lionel Messi moment in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Thirty-two clubs from around the world will compete in the Club World Cup, which begins Saturday night when Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami hosts Al Ahly, the champions of the Egyptian Premier League. Messi and Miami are +100 favorites on the three-way moneyline for Saturday’s curtain-raiser.

Fans from over 130 countries have purchased nearly 1.5 million tickets for the Club World Cup that kicked off last weekend in its newly expanded format across the United States, FIFA said on Tuesday.

Inter Miami CF and FC Porto face each other this Thursday at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium of the FIFA Club World Cup. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on DAZN.In their last fixture, Inter Miami

The FIFA Club World Cup is underway as 32 teams from across the globe battle it out in the U.S. in the new-look tournament. Revamped to mimic that of a World Cup, the financially lucrative tournament in its new format features the likes of Real Madrid,