Sales for the FIFA Club World Cup, a series of precursor games ahead of next year’s North American World Cup, were already lackluster when, last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection bragged online about how its agents would be “suited and booted and ready to provide security for the first round of games.

We have wire-to-wire soccer action lined up on Tuesday, as the FIFA Club World Cup rolls out a four-game slate for us to navigate from a sports betting perspective. Below, I’ll dive into River Plate vs.

The FIFA Club World Cup is being played in the U.S. this year, with a handful of games, including the championship, at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

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.

Soccer fans traveling to the U.S. for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 this summer are expected to inject $9.6 billion into the economy.

It’s taken time for the Club World Cup to build brand awareness, but opening weekend drew huge crowds in Miami, NYC and Los Angeles.

River Plate and Urawa Red Diamonds take on each other in a FIFA Club World Cup group stage match on Tuesday at the Lumen Field in Seattle.

Seated on the steps in the late-afternoon sun along the west side of Lumen Field, Torri Murray watches the Sounders fans’ march to the match walk past while he finishes his traditional pre-match bratwurst.