The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. It’s been nearly a decade in the making, but Gianni Infantino’s big idea, the expanded Club World Cup, is finally here. The plan was for the best 32 club sides to finally end the arguments over who is by far the greatest team the world has ever seen,

European powerhouse Bayern Munich will kick off its Club World Cup campaign on Sunday against New Zealand's domestic league champions Auckland City FC.

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich thrashed Auckland City FC in Cincinnati, in the United States’ Ohio, on Sunday (June 15, 2025), recording the biggest win in the history of the Club World Cup. Bayern defeated the New Zealand football club 10-0.

Bayern Munich clobbered an amateur team in the Club World Cup, setting a new all-time record in FIFA competitions.

Bayern Munich started their journey in the ongoing Club World Cup with a massive win against Auckland City on June 15 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

TQL Stadium was a sea of red on Sunday as the first of four FIFA Club World Cup matches in Cincinnati opened with Bayern Munich taking on Auckland City FC.

The best teams in the world will be in the United States this summer as the FIFA Club World Cup will bring teams from reigning Champions League champions Paris Saint-Germain to the only amateur side in the competition in Auckland City FC from New Zealand.