Low interest in the World Clubs Championship »FIFA made an unprecedented decision in trying to make fans to the stadium
Article by Tudor Belivaca – Published on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 21:08 / Updated Tuesday, June 10, 2025 21:08
FIFA is worried before the start of the World Club Championship, which begins on Sunday in Florida. The first match of the tournament is between Inter Miami and the Egyptians from Al-Ahli. Less than 20,000 match tickets were sold, and “Hard Rock Stadium”, which will host the game, has a capacity of 65,326 spectators. The interest in this match does not seem to have been influenced by Lionel Messi's participation.
For this reason, tickets for the opening match are sold for $ 55. After drawing lots of December, the cheapest tickets cost $ 349, and in May they were selling at $ 230. FIFA hopes that the price reduction, as well as a large advertising campaign this week will increase the demand. Their concern also comes from the way a half -empty stadium would look for the first match of the new tournament.
The cheapest tickets at the matches of the World Club Championship starts at $ 24
Since the beginning of sales, FIFA has put tickets at quite high prices, and they are maintained for some matches. For example, for Real Madrid's matches and Boca Juniors, the cheapest tickets cost around $ 132. For the match in the first round between River Plate and the Japanese from Urawa Red Diamonds, playing in Seattle, tickets can be found at $ 24, according to Sportal.bg.
The representatives of the host cities of the championship are also worried about the political situation in the United States, in a time when they will receive guests from all over the world. The protests against the Government and some administration decisions have created tensions in certain states and could discourage some fans of “king sport” to travel to the US for the World Club Championship.
The World Club Championship will start on June 15, 2025. The opening match of Ahly – Inter Miami has been scheduled from 03:00, Romania time. 32 teams will start in the competition organized by FIFA in the United States.
