US EditionWhy Are LAFC and Club America Playing $10 Million Game for a Spot in the Club World Cup?
- Los Angeles FC and Club América will play a one-off match on May 31 at BMO Stadium to decide the final Club World Cup spot.
- The match was arranged after FIFA disqualified Club León for multi-club ownership, leading to a new play-in game to fill the tournament slot.
- This $10 million game offers a $9.55 million participation fee plus up to $2 million per group stage win in a 32-team US-hosted tournament.
- LAFC, 2022 MLS Cup champion and 2023 Concacaf runner-up, faces Club América, the highest-ranked Concacaf team, with the winner joining a group including Chelsea and Flamengo.
- The match highlights a major financial and competitive opportunity for both clubs while advancing LAFC’s global ambitions in the growing Club World Cup platform.
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LAFC has won an MLS Cup and played in two CONCACAF Champions League finals. None of those games were worth as much as the team’s upcoming match. Literally. Next up for LAFC is the $10-Million Game, in which it will play Mexico’s Club América on Saturday at Banc of California to determine the final entrant in the Club World Cup. The 32-team tournament, which will be staged across the United States from mid-June to mid-July, has a record-breaking …
LAFC and América aim to make most of 'gift from the sky' - Soccer America
Everyone involved with Los Angeles FC understands the magnitude of this unexpected interlude and the implications it carries. Saturday night’s BMO Stadium showdown with Club America is a pathway to a different world, with untold riches (and promotional opportunities) sitting there, waiting. A last-minute opening among the big clubs in FIFA’s lucrative, greatly expanded, U.S.-staged […] The post LAFC and América aim to make most of ‘gift from the…
Channel 5 and TUDN LIVE - where to watch game America vs. LAFC (Los Angeles FC) by open TV and onlineDAZN LIVE - where to watch match America vs. LAFC (Los Angeles FC) by TV and OnlineVix Plus LIVE - how to watch match Club America vs. LAFC (Los Angeles FC) by TV and Online in MexicoClub America and LAFC (Los Angeles FC) will hold a vibrant match this Saturday May 31st (20:30 hours of Center Time; 10:30 pm ET / 7:30 pm PT) by the latest qualifyi…
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