Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, two of the best clubs in the world, are showing their early dominance at the tournament. Meanwhile, some non-European squads, like Brazilian club Palmeiras and Botafogo, are putting up strong performances to open the group stage.

The summer of soccer will take a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which comes to the U.S. for the first edition of the expanded competition that will see 32 teams from around the world compete for a share of the $1 billion prize purse.

A team full of amateurs will take on Bayern Munich, Benfica and Boca Juniors at the Club World Cup. David vs. Goliath doesn't even begin to describe it.

A look at the only FIFA Club World Cup football team whose players earn no salary at Auckland City, playing purely for passion and pride at the US tournament

Boca Juniors and SL Benfica are set to clash in a key game for Group C of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. Matchday 1 of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 continues with high drama and eye-catching results, including Bayern Munich’s stunning 10-0 victory over Auckland City FC.

Bayern Munich Vs Auckland City Highlights, FIFA Club World Cup: Catch the play-by-play updates from the BAY vs AKL football match, as it happened at the TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sunday, June 15,

C incinnati’s first FIFA Club World Cup match at TQL Stadium kicked off with a knockout, record-breaking game between Germany’s FC Bayern Munich and New Zealand’s Auckland City FC. UEFA heavyweight Bayern beat amateur Auckland 10-0—including three braces and a hat trick—in the first of four matches taking place in Cincinnati this month.

Bayern Munich romped to a 10-0 victory over Auckland City in its Club World Cup opener as Jamal Musiala had a hat trick in a 17-minute span of the second half in front of a crowd that unfurled a banner urging to “Smash FIFA!