On Saturday, June 14, 2025, the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens will be the scene of the opening ceremony of the FIFA Club World Cup, which will feature a musical attraction full of Latin and Urban rhythms.
This event will precede the confrontation between Inter Miami x Al Ahly, which officially opens the competition at 21h (Brasília time). THE Sporting News It brings details of the opening of the World Cup.
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Roadmap of the opening ceremony of the World Cup
The opening will start at 8:15 pm (Brasilia), with a countdown video designed on the screens of the stadium, bringing together visual elements that celebrate the union of the 32 participating clubs. Soon after, they will start the musical performances, with shows that will mix Latin Beats and Rap.
Throughout the shows, there will be a tribute to the 32 clubs that will play the tournament. Young players, each representing one of the participating teams, will enter the field carrying the shield of their respective clubs.
Together they will form the lyrics “FIFA” in a luminous and lasting symbol of union, which will be kept in the United States before being transferred to the FIFA Museum in Zurich, Switzerland.
Who will sing at the opening of the Club World Cup?
Vikina by Richaeli
Scheduled to start at 8:15 pm, Vikina and Richaelio begin the musical performances. Vikina is a Latin Pop singer and dancer and EDM, born in Miami, who has been gaining international projection in recent months. Known for the nickname “Miss 305” – in reference to the city’s area code – she has performed in large awards, such as the LO Nuestro 2025 prize, and accumulates praise for her merger of urban rhythms and electronic melodies.
Richaelio is an independent Cuban artist based in Miami, acting as a singer, composer and producer of his own tracks. He built his career mixing Latin and Urban sounds, winning a faithful audience on social networks and streaming platforms, with about 16,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
French Montana Swae Lee
Shortly thereafter, the show of the duo French Montana and Swae Lee promises to be the most anticipated of the opening. Rapper and music producer, French Montana gained prominence in 2012 and settled in the mainstream scene with the hit “Pop That” alongside Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne. In 2017, he said his biggest success, “UnforgetTable”, which reached the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 and accumulates billions of streams.
Swae Lee stood out in 2014 with the single “No Flex Zone” and reached international projection in 2018 with “Sunflower”, partnership with Post Malone on the Trail of Spider-Man: in the spider. Recognized for her melodic voice and captivating choruses, Swae Lee also acts as a composer and has been nominated for Grammy.
Tribute to Clubs
There will be 32 young shields from each club that will enter the field to form the word “FIFA” on the lawn, symbolizing the global union that the tournament represents. This luminous symbol will be on display until it is transferred to the FIFA Museum in Zurich. Soon after, the opening and preparation ceremony for the first game of the competition will be completed.
After the show, the debut game between Al Ahly e Inter Miamiexpected to start 21h00 (Brasilia).
Opening Ceremony – Club World Cup
- Data: Saturday, June 14, 2025
- Time: 8:15 pm (from Brasilia)
- Transmission: TV Globo (open TV), SporTV (closed TV), Cazé TV (Youtube), Globoplay (streaming) and Dazn (streaming)
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Tickets for the World Cup
According to information from The Athletic, FIFA has been collaborations with Miami Dade College, which has over 100,000 students enrolled. Among the advantages offered, such as the opportunity to do an internship at FIFA’s office in Miami, the entity has offered $ 20 tickets for students, and up to four free tickets for the game.
That is, a total of five tickets for a student would leave for only $ 4 each (about $ 22) to watch Messi live.
For the general public, last Tuesday, tickets to Inter Miami x al-Ahly were leaving for $ 55 ($ 304) at Ticketmaster, the portal used by FIFA to market the tickets. In May, the cheapest price was twice the value. In January, the cheapest ticket cost $ 230 ($ 1274), and in December, when the tournament groups were set, the most affordable ticket was valued at $ 349 ($ 1934).
FIFA has decided to adopt a dynamic price model for the tournament, where the price floats according to the demand.
Although the entity does not reveal how many tickets were actually sold to the starting game of the Club World Cup, the measure of offering promotional tickets to students, according to sources heard by The Athletic, is a measure to offer the student of Miami Dade, an institution that has a good relationship with FIFA, an opportunity to see first -class football in the “door of the house”.
Club World Cup: Agenda
- June 14-26: Group Stage
- June 28th to July 1st: Eighth Final
- July 4th to 5th: Wednesdays
- July 8th to 9th: Semifinals
- July 13: FINAL
