Al Ahly comes out of Egypt having qualified after winning the CAF Champions League in 2020-21. This is the club’s 10th trip to the CWC, and fourth year in a row. Al Ahly has finished third in three of the last four tournaments.

Real Madrid might begin the FIFA Club World Cup without star Kylian Mbappé, who did not practice with his teammates on Tuesday because of a fever.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami were held to a scoreless draw against Egypt's Al Ahly in the opening game of the Club World Cup.

Thirty-two clubs from around the world will compete in the Club World Cup, which begins Saturday night when Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami hosts Al Ahly, the champions of the Egyptian Premier League. Messi and Miami are +100 favorites on the three-way moneyline for Saturday’s curtain-raiser.

Fans from over 130 countries have purchased nearly 1.5 million tickets for the Club World Cup that kicked off last weekend in its newly expanded format across the United States, FIFA said on Tuesday.

The FIFA Club World Cup is underway as 32 teams from across the globe battle it out in the U.S. in the new-look tournament. Revamped to mimic that of a World Cup, the financially lucrative tournament in its new format features the likes of Real Madrid,

FIFA legends Marcelo, Kaká, Pepe, and Alessandro Del Piero showed up to celebrate the one year countdown to the 2026 World Cup.