But the 32-team tournament, which will be played across the USA from June 14 to July 13, has faced criticism and scepticism since the moment FIFA president Gianni Infantino began to float the idea.

FIFA’s newly expanded Club World Cup kicks off in Miami on June 14, featuring some of soccer’s biggest stars like Lionel Messi and greatest teams like Real Madrid.

FIFA Club World Cup stage is set. 32 teams from all across the globe have been drawn and split into eight groups of four to meet for all the marbles in the United States this summer. 63 matches will take place over 30 days;