The Club World Cup is a big draw for fans around the world and FIFA has just put new tickets on sale for all the matches in a tournament that will be historic and in which 32 of the best teams on the planet will compete for the title of world champion.
Can you imagine which are the most in-demand matches? Boca Juniors and Real Madrid lead the way, with two matches each among the top five in terms of sales. The matches are:
-FC Bayern Munich – CA Boca Juniors
-Boca Juniors – SL Benfica
-CR Flamengo – Chelsea FC
-Real Madrid C.F. – Al Hilal
-FC Salzburg – Real Madrid
There are ten group stage matches for which no tickets were available before the additional tickets went on sale:
FC Bayern Munich vs Auckland City FC
-Boca Juniors – SL Benfica
-Real Madrid C.F. – Al Hilal
-Al Ain – Juventus FC
-Flamengo – Chelsea
-FC Bayern Munich – CA Boca Juniors
-FC Salzburg – Al Hilal
-FC Salzburg – Real Madrid
These tickets for the clashes at the summer’s showpiece soccer event will be available for purchase through FIFA’s official platform for 18 days or until sold out.
The three best footballers in the voting for the The Best award – Rodri, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham – are expected to be present, as well as other world stars such as Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Jamal Musiala, Cole Palmer, Joshua Kimmich, Federico Valverde, Antonio Rudiger, Lautaro Martinez, Ederson, Antoine Griezmann and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Based on current squads, the 32 participating clubs are expected to bring players from 86 nations, a figure that exceeds the total number of countries that have participated in the FIFA World Cup since 1930.
Fans from more than 130 countries have already booked their tickets. The United States tops the list of countries with the most tickets purchased, followed by club fans from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Saudi Arabia, France, Japan and Spain, making for a truly global cast.
The World Cup begins on Saturday, June 14 at Hard Rock Stadium and will bring together 32 teams from the six confederations. In total, 63 matches will be played at 11 venues: Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Nashville, Miami, New York New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington D.C. The tournament will culminate with the final on Sunday, July 13, when the world club champion will be crowned at New York’s MetLife Stadium.
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