The FIFA Club World Cup will be the Aperient of the FIFA World Cup this summer, since the best teams around the world will compete in the United States for the first time.
Major League Soccer Squads Seattle Sounders FC and Inter Milan will be among the 32 clubs competing for the trophy. The tournament begins on June 14.
CLICK HERE for more sports coverage at Foxnews.com
The president of the FIFA, Gianni Infantino, on the left, and the former Brazilian soccer player Ronaldo Nazario presents the FIFA Club World Cup trophy during the club’s World Cup raffle in Telemundo Studios in Miami on December 5, 2024. (Sam Navarro-Imagn images)
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday in “Fox & Friends” that some of the best players in the world will compete, including Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., Jude Bellingham and Rodri, will compete.
“The show, pure and football will definitely conquer the United States in 100 days from now on,” he said.
The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California; Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey; Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina; Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Lumen Field in Atlanta, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida; Camping World Stadium and Inter & Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida; Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee; The TQL stadium in Cincinnati and Audi Field in Washington will be the host place.
The American player of the MLS takes a subtle excavation to Canadian fans booed ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’
Pablo Barrios del Atlético de Madrid, on the left, fights for the ball with Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid during the Round of the 16 Soccer Champions League of the first stage between Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid at the Bernebeu stadium in Madrid on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Photo AP/Manu Fernández)
The Club World Cup will be a preview of when the best players represent the best football nations in the world to fight for the World Cup trophy, which will take place from June 11, 2026 to July 19, 2026, and can only be seen in Fox Sports programming.
The United States, Canada and Mexico are the host countries with the championship played at the Metlife Stadium.
Until now, host nations are the only countries that have secured places in the tournament. More will continue next year. The field will expand to 48 teams for the first time.
Infantino had great hope for the two main tournaments.
Football fans visit an exhibition of trophies for the FIFA 2025 Club World Cup football tournament, on the right, and the Concacaf Champions Cup, before a football match of the Concacaf Champions Cup between Inter Miami and Sporting Kansas City, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo AP/Rebecca Blackwell)
“A quarter of the world will be there,” he said about fans in the World Cup next year. “We will have millions of people who come. And, honestly, between the Club World Cup this year and the World Cup next year, it is definitely time to take care of this country when it comes to football.”
