FIFA Club World Cup starts Monday night with its first games being played in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field.

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The FIFA Club World Cup has commenced at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, marking the start of several matches featuring prominent international football clubs. Teams such as C.R. Flamengo from Brazil and Esperance from Tunisia are among the participants, drawing fans from around the world.

The event is anticipated to have a substantial economic impact on the city, with estimates exceeding three-quarters of a billion dollars and significant increases in local tax revenue. Organizers and local businesses are preparing for an influx of international visitors, with matches scheduled at various times to accommodate a global audience.

FIFA Club World Cup kicks off at Lincoln Financial Field

It's pretty exciting, we have a number of games, really big teams in different times for the FIFA Club World Cup. The action kicks off tonight. Yeah, yeah, right there at the link. Tonight's the night, Hank. Yeah, absolutely, guys. It seems like only yesterday we were out here crowing about the fact that Philadelphia had been chosen as one of the host cities, and we're talking about it all being next year. Hey, listen, guys, next year is today, guys. The World Cup party begins tonight, and when you're playing Club World Cup soccer, you're on the world clock, not as much national time as international, so nine o'clock start time tonight right here at the link. For a worldwide audience, one that never sleeps, that's a win-win no matter who wins the match, and that is what we're counting on, guys, the world swooping into Philadelphia so that we can feed them, put them up, show them a good time, feed them some good football, soccer, the beautiful game, whatever you call it, when you're talking about more than an estimated three-quarter-billion-dollar economic impact for the region, more than $50 million worth of a jolt in city tax revenue, this is great a hundred different ways. This is more than just a sporting event. It is a transformative moment that embodies everything that we're working toward here in the city of Philadelphia. We are expecting to be busier than normal and have a busier than normal summer as we're getting people, we know they're coming in from out of the country, from out of the state to come see their team, and so we are definitely staffing up and preparing. International soccer fans, we love them. They travel well, they are, you know, they bring a lot of energy with them, they spend a lot of money, which we like, and they have a good time while they're here. Heck yeah. Now, guys, this is club world cup, not a tournament of nations just yet, but international, no doubt about it. We've got the legendary C.R. Flamengo out of Rio de Janeiro. Any Brazilian club, guys, is going to be dangerous that's in this tournament, at least, and this is not just any club. They square off against what FIFA calls the most decorated club in Tunisia, Esperance. Flamengo last won the South American continental title in 2022, Esperance's current Tunisian league and cup champion, and guys, yes, again, it does start at 9 o'clock tonight, which We always attach to our own sort of tropes about, all right, what time do the Phillies first pitch start, what time's tip-off for the Sixers on the West Coast, da-da-da-da-da. You're talking about an international audience, and Rio de Janeiro is actually only one hour ahead of us, so the start time is actually not to placate any of these other audiences. Tunis is, I think, five hours ahead, so that would be a 2 a.m. start for them, and a 10 p.m. start in Rio, guys, but when it's an international audience and people are going to be watching over the course of the next day, certainly talking about the results, people will be watching, millions of them worldwide, guys, they'll be looking at us. And here's the thing, you know, also, it's interesting, Hank, is that the game this Wednesday has Man City, that's a noon game in case people want to go, and the game on Friday is a 2 o'clock game, so there's all different times, they're not all just late, and that's another big game, that is Chelsea, a big well-known name, so things to look forward to. And check your local, no question about it, and there are tickets available, don't think that you're out, if you're here, you can be in the park, it's good stuff. Where's the soccer ball? Where's the foot action you promised us? It's in the car, I went to go get coffee, I forgot to bring it back out, it'll be back.

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