September 27 – FIFA have opened the first phase of ticket sales for the FIFA Club World Cup 2023, to be held in Saudi Arabia.
Three ticketing levels are available: individual tickets, which will allow the buyer access to a single match, stadium packages, which will allow the buyer access to all matches at their choice of stadium, and all-match packages, which will allow the buyer to attend every match regardless of location.
This is first of three rounds of tickets sales with further ticket windows to be opened in October and November respectively.
FIFA have also confirmed that an official resale platform will also be launched ahead of the tournament, with more details to follow.
The tournament is set to unfold in Jeddah, where seven teams will play knock-out matches between December 12 and December 22.
2023 FIFA Club World Cup fixtures (all times local):
First round (Match 1)
Al Ittihad FC v Auckland City FC
12 December, 21:00
Second round (Matches 2 & 3)
Al Ahly FC v Winner of M1
15 December, 21:00
Club León v Urawa Reds
15 December, 17:30
Semi-finals (Matches 4 & 5)
CONMEBOL representative v Winner of M2
18 December, 21:00
Winner of M3 v Manchester City FC
19 December, 21:00
Play-off for third place & final (Matches 6 & 7)
Third place: 22 December, 17:30
Final: 22 December, 21:00
Competing teams
- AFC Champions League 2022 winners: Urawa Reds, Japan
- CAF Champions League 2022/2023 winners: Al Ahly FC, Egypt
- Concacaf Champions League 2023 winners: Club León, Mexico
- CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023 winners: TBD (final on 4 November)
- OFC Champions League 2023 winners: Auckland City FC, New Zealand
- UEFA Champions League 2022/2023 winners: Manchester City FC, England
- Host (latest winner of organising association’s league): Al Ittihad FC, Saudi Arabia
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