New York, June 13 -- The FIFA Club World Cup is to kick off on Saturday in the United States, ushering in a bold new chapter for a tournament that has long struggled to earn top-tier status.
Gone is the seven-team format and the filler slot on the holiday calendar. In its place is a bonafide 32-team competition, sprawling across four weeks, 12 venues and 11 cities, all culminating in a final at MetLife Stadium on July 13.
With 1 billion U.S. dollars in prize money on offer, global superpowers and emerging challengers have more incentive than ever to treat this as a genuine quest for international glory.
The 2025 Club World Cup will be the first edition of a planned quadrennial tournament. The teams are split into eight groups of four,...