
First-week takeaways: Uneven attendance, sweltering heat
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created: June 23, 2025, 8:22 a.m. | updated: June 23, 2025, 1:42 p.m.
(0:45)Open Extended ReactionsThe 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is off and running and has produced plenty of talking points and storylines already.
PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty ImagesGiven all the questions and debate around the Club World Cup, it has been a positive first week.
Today's top Club World Cup stories• Brazil expresses interest in hosting Club World Cup in 2029• CWC permutations: How every team can advance• Kane lauds Club World Cup: 'Loving this tournament'Sights and sounds around Club World Cupplay 0:42 Maresca: We knew Flamengo were a good team Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca reacts to Chelsea's surprising 3-1 loss to Flamengo in the Club World Cup.
• Download ESPN from Google Play Store• Download ESPN from iTunes App Store• Club World Cup homepage | Bracket | Best kits DOWNLOADClub World Cup has Brazilian fans dreamingFrom a Brazilian journalist's perspective, the FIFA Club World Cup is the best news in a long time for football in the green and yellow country.
In this Club World Cup, at least for a week, Brazil is once again dreaming of being the "country of football."
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