FIFA Club World Cup matches in Atlanta a precursor for 2026

Atlanta will get its first taste of global soccer excitement beginning June when six matches of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament are played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium The FIFA Club World Cup was created in as a tournament for the seven best individual clubs But for FIFA has moved to make it a marquee event held every four years featuring clubs including the winners of the last four continental championships Besides Atlanta host cities include Cincinnati Charlotte Los Angeles Miami Nashville New York New Jersey Orlando Philadelphia Seattle and Washington D C The matches set for Atlanta are Monday June p m Chelsea FC England vs LAFC United States Thursday June p m Inter Miami CF United States vs FC Porto Portugal Sunday June p m Manchester City England vs Al Ain FC United Arab Emirates Sunday June p m Round of match Tuesday July p m Round of match Saturday July p m Quarterfinal matchHowever ticket sales have not met expectations for the Club World Cup with major price drops occurring over the last scarce months according to Sports Illustrated There are several thousand seats available for the June Atlanta match between Chelsea and LA priced as low as via Ticketmaster An estimated soccer fans are expected in Atlanta for the eight matches in next year s World Cup The city is urging fans to take MARTA directly to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the Club World Cup matches MARTA announced it will beef up opreations with additional trains before an after each contest including a pre-game shuttle train that will run between Five Points and GWCC Stations For the latest information visit MARTA s FIFA Club World Cup page here The post FIFA Club World Cup matches in Atlanta a precursor for appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta