It seems that for the authorities of the FIFAthe venues in the city of Los Angeles, such as Sofi Stadium and the Rose Bowl, do not have enough appeal to schedule a large event such as the World Cup finals. Club World Cup 2025 and the 2026 World Cup.
In fact, the above It was proven when FIFA announced the 12 venues that will host the maximum event at club levels that will be played in the American Union next year and where it was also established that the final game of the Club World Cup and the 2026 World Cup will take place in the Big Apple with the Met Life stadium as the grand venue. stage for the definitive game.
But if that were not enough, not long ago Conmebol also did not take into account the stages of the Californian city to celebrate the opening or the grand final, since the opening duel was played between Argentina against Canada at the Mercedes Benz in the city of Atlanta.
While that the final was played at the Hard Rock Stadium in the city of Miami, which was the scene where the Argentine national team ended up being crowned against Colombia in a very controversial duel due to the lack of reaction of the authorities of this metropolis to control the entry of fans to the stadium and which unleashed a maelstrom of violent events.
Aspects of the Global Citizen Festival 2024 held in Central Park where FIFA leader Gianni Infantino made the official announcement of the 12 venues for the 2025 Club World Cup in the American Union.Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen | Courtesy
The format of the 2025 Club World Cup
With a new modality of 32 participants, the Club World Cup It will begin on July 15, 2025 and will end on July 13 at MetLife Stadiuma stage that was also surprisingly chosen by FIFA to celebrate the final match of the 2026 World Cup,
A very controversial decision taking into account the capacity and experience that the Californian authorities have throughout history to celebrate football events at the highest level, such as the 1994 World Cup final, when Brazil beat Italy in dramatic penalties to be crowned champion.
Now in the structure of the Club World Cup along with MetLife Stadium, the remaining eleven venues will be Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta), Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte), TQL Stadium (Cincinnati), Rose Bowl Stadium (Pasadena), Hard Rock Stadium (Miami ), GEODIS Park (Nashville), Camping World Stadium (Orlando), Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando), Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia), Lumen Field (Seattle) and Audi Field (Washington, DC).
The selection of venues has greater relevance now that they have been announced, because the 2025 Gold Cup will end up being held on the West Coast of the United States, while the Club World Cup will be almost entirely on the East Coast.
The official announcement
In the great announcement by FIFA of the twelve venues, the head of this organization, Gianni Infantino, sent a brief message in which he recalled that football is the most followed sport in the world and that this will mark the beginning of a new era in football.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino here with Hugh Evans and Hugh Jackman at the official announcement event for the 12 venues for the 2025 Club World CupCredit: Adam Hunger – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images | Courtesy
“Football is the most popular sport on the planet, and in 2025 a new era for club soccer begins thanks to the dispute of the most important and inclusive global competition based on sporting merits in the world, which FIFA will organize here in the United States,” said the head of the highest soccer body. internationally at an event held at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park (New York).
Besides, Infantino spoke about the importance of holding a Club World Cup similar to a World Cup, by ensuring that this will mark a before and after of the aforementioned event, which has been modified in its structure to have the support of the most powerful teams in the world.
“The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will be held in twelve fantastic stadiumsin which the players of the 32 best teams on the planet will write a new chapter in the history of world football,” said the FIFA leader.
And he added that: “This new FIFA tournament is the only example of solidarity and real inclusivity that exists globally in club football, as it will allow clubs from Africa, Asia, Oceania and Central and North America to play against the big clubs of Europe and South America in an incredible World Cup.”
To date part of the classifieds include names like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Boca Juniors, Seattle Sounders, as well as the Mexican teams, Monterrey, León and Pachuca, among many others.
It is also true that still Two teams remain to complete the list of participants and it is rumored that an invitation will be sent to Inter Miami of the MLS with its international stars led by the Argentine Lionel Messi and that includes the Uruguayan Luis Suárez and the Spaniards Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, as well as another South American squad.
The development of the contest will be announced next December with the contest draw to determine the official calendar of this 2025 Club World Cup.
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