FIFA Club World Cup struggles to ignite

With over one million empty seats across the 48 group stage matches
at the Club World Cup, FIFA hope the knock-out stages can impact
trend of poor attendances in oversized, out-of-town stadia
Attendances over 60,000 at FIFA Club World Cup
Worst attendances at FIFA Club World Cup

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Total capacity
2.95m
48 matches

1.67m
Total
attendance
(56.6%)

Hard Rock Stadium in Miami has
averaged 81.8% capacity – boosted
by matches involving Lionel Messi

Average attendances
51,188
FIFA
World Cup
2022*

40,423
Premier
League
2024-25

34,759
FIFA Club
World Cup
2025

Attendances over 60,000 at FIFA Club World Cup

Jun 15	Paris Saint-Germain - Atletico Madrid	Rose Bowl		80,619
Jun 22	Real Madrid - Pachuca			Bank of America Stadium	70,248
Jun 26	Red Bull Salzburg - Real Madrid		Lincoln Financial Field	64,811
Jun 20	Bayern Munich - Boca Juniors		Hard Rock Stadium	63,587
Jun 18	Real Madrid - Al Hilal			Hard Rock Stadium	62,415
Jun 14	Al Ahly - Inter Miami			Hard Rock Stadium	60,927
Jun 23	Inter Miami - Palmeiras			Hard Rock Stadium	60,914

Lowest attendances at FIFA Club World Cup

Lowest ticket sales feature matches with earlier kick-off times –
played between Monday and Friday – as FIFA balance
local demand and lucrative TV revenue

Jun 17	Ulsan HD - Mamelodi Sundowns		Inter&Co Stadium		3,412
Jun 20	Pachuca - Red Bull Salzburg		TQL Stadium		5,282
Jun 25	Benfica - Auckland City			Inter&Co Stadium		6,730
Jun 26	Borussia Dortmund - Ulsan HD		TQL Stadium		8,239
Jun 21	Wydad - Al Ain				Audi Field		10,785

Source: FIFA
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*Group stage matches only
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