Club World Cup awaits audience explosion
The Club World Cup group stage matches took place over the past 3 days, but there were many contrasting images on the pitches. There were matches that attracted a huge audience, such as PSG's 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the opening match of Group B at the Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) on June 16, which welcomed a record number of spectators of up to 80,619 people.
Rose Bowl welcomes record attendance at Club World Cup 2025 with 80,619 viewers
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But there was also a match that took place with only 3,412 spectators. That was the match where Ulsan HD (Korea) lost to South African representative, Mamelodi Sundowns with a score of 0-1 on June 18 in Group F at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando (with a capacity of 25,500 seats).
This match is only 1 of 2 matches with an audience of less than 20,000 people in the group stage of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ so far, after River Plate (Argentina) won the Japanese representative, Urawa Red Diamonds with a score of 3-1 on the same day, June 18 in Group E (with about 11,974 spectators, according to FIFA statistics).
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In addition, there were also 3 matches with an audience of over 20,000 people, but not exceeding 30,000 people, including Bayern Munich's 10-0 win over Auckland City in Group C on June 15, Chelsea's 2-0 win over Los Angeles FC and Flamengo (Brazil)'s 2-0 win over Tunisia's representative, Esperance de Tunis, both in Group D on June 17.
Meanwhile, most of the remaining matches had the audience numbers that FIFA expected, such as the opening match between Inter Miami and Al Ahly with a score of 0-0 at Hard Rock Stadium, which had 60,927 viewers. Also at this stadium, the match between Boca Juniors (Argentina) and Benfica (Portugal) with a score of 2-2 on June 17 also welcomed 55,574 viewers.
Matches featuring Messi and Inter Miami always attract viewers at the Club World Cup
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FIFA said the most anticipated matches at the 2025 Club World Cup are still ahead, all of which will be watched by at least 50,000 fans or more.
For example, Real Madrid's Group H matches against CF Pachuca (Mexico), Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) and FC Salzburg (Austria) are all sold out. The stadiums where Real Madrid will play are all very large, such as Hard Rock Stadium (64,767 seats), Bank of America in Charlotte (74,867 seats) and Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia (67,594 seats).
In addition, other matches that promise to attract viewers include Bayern Munich vs. Boca Juniors in Miami, or Flamengo vs. Chelsea in Philadelphia in the next rounds. That is not to mention the matches of Manchester City Club from England starting with the match against Wydad AC (Morocco) at 11pm on June 18, also at Lincoln Financial Field, which has almost sold out.
Fans from 130 countries have purchased tickets, helping Club World Cup 2025 reach the 1.5 million ticket mark
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According to FIFA, ticket sales for the 2025 Club World Cup continue to increase, with fans from more than 130 countries purchasing nearly 1.5 million tickets, promising to fill stadiums for the upcoming exciting matches.
FIFA also donates $1 from every ticket sold to the world football body’s Global CitizenshipEducation Fund. The initiative aims to raise $100 million to improve access to education and football for children around the world.
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