Overview

• The group stage runs June 14-26 with eight groups of four, leading into a knockout phase from June 28 and a July 13 final at MetLife Stadium.
• Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami opens the competition against Al Ahly at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on June 14.
• Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are among the European heavyweights competing despite complaints over calendar congestion.
• FIFA has allocated a record $1 billion prize pool, including $125 million for the champion, to boost club engagement and global interest.
• All 63 matches will stream free on DAZN, with select games on TNT in English and Univision, TUDN and ViX in Spanish.