Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, two of the best clubs in the world, are showing their early dominance at the tournament. Meanwhile, some non-European squads, like Brazilian club Palmeiras and Botafogo, are putting up strong performances to open the group stage.

A look at the only FIFA Club World Cup football team whose players earn no salary at Auckland City, playing purely for passion and pride at the US tournament

To preview the tournament, The Post caught up with Cobi Jones, a legend of the U.S. men’s national team who knows a thing or two about big soccer games on American soil. Jones, 54, made 164 appearances for the USMNT, including all four matches at the iconic 1994 World Cup hosted in the States.

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé headline the star-studded Club World Cup, but they're not the only ones worth watching.

FIFA’s revamped expanded Club World Cup kicks off on Saturday and most fans’ eyes will be firmly fixed on the plethora of soccer superstars competing for up to $125 million, but look closer and you’ll see a team of amateurs on the pitch too.

Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain began their Club World Cup bid against fellow European heavyweights Atletico Madrid, running out dominant 4-0 winners in South America.