FIFA Club World Cup buzz is building
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The Club World Cup has been beset by organisational challenges ahead of the first edition of the revamped 32-team tournament in the U.S.
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 Club World Cup will take Inter Miami from start-up to the global stage. Just five years after its MLS debut, the team co-owned by David Beckham and starring
The FIFA Club World Cup opener was a scoreless draw, lacking a magical Lionel Messi moment in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Boca Juniors have been strong in the first phase of league play in the Argentine top-flight level for first place in Group A with only three losses this season, while Benfica narrowly lost out on winning the Portugese league to Sporting.