LISTEN: The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and 2026 FIFA World Cup will have several matches in Atlanta over the next year, with the Club World Cup set to begin in a few weeks. GPB's Orlando Montoya and Jon Nelson discuss what the matches mean for the city and what to expect.

FIFA Club World Cup

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It’s World Cup time!

GPB will cover FIFA World Cup activities through the 2026 World Cup starting with the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, set to begin in a few weeks.

Both sporting events will have several matches in Atlanta at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

FIFA’s continental confederations—UEFA (Europe), CONMEBOL (South America), AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), Concacaf (North and Central America), and OFC (Oceania) compete in the Club World Cup taking place between June 15 and July 5.

GPB's Jon Nelson said cities like Atlanta being one of the host cities for the Club World Cup gives the cities "a great learning experience" ahead of next year's FIFA World Cup.

"When it comes to the venues that are going to be there as your host venues for the clubs themselves — like we focused on GPB Sports, involving what it's gonna be like for Mercer University down in Macon to be a host for LAFC," he said. "It's gonna to be a great learning experience for Macon, for Charlotte, for Greensboro: all of these different little pockets that get to learn and get those boosts of the economy. It's going to be interesting. I'm looking forward to the empirical evidence on the flip side of this that they have to turn quickly and get ready for '26."

Check this World Cup blog often for updates from GPB's Jon Nelson, who will cover all the games in Atlanta.

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