It’s taken time for the Club World Cup to build brand awareness, but opening weekend drew huge crowds in Miami, NYC and Los Angeles.

The expanded Club World Cup has kicked off with healthy crowds, "Messi mania" and a festival atmosphere in Miami, giving an early vindication to world football body FIFA after fears of empty stands and global disinterest.

The FIFA Club World Cup is underway as 32 teams from across the globe battle it out in the U.S. in the new-look tournament. Revamped to mimic that of a World Cup, the financially lucrative tournament in its new format features the likes of Real Madrid,

Inter Miami, the Seattle Sounders and LAFC – will take part in the first edition of the new-look Club World Cup, but what will their bonuses look like?

When the Club World Cup kicks off Saturday night in Miami, so will the involvement of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as well as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials, working alongside local law enforcement to double as security for the event.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has promised to be "suited and booted" at the first round of Club World Cup soccer matches, as the curtain-raiser event for next year's World Cup kicks off amidst anxiety from some fans in the United States.

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Benfica overcame a two-goal deficit, getting Ángel Di Maria’s penalty kick in first-half stoppage time and Nicolás Otamendi’s 84th-minute goal for a 2-2 draw against Boca Juniors on Monday night in a heated Club World Cup match that included three red cards,