It's Lionel Messi and Inter Miami vs Al-Ahly of Egypt today in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup first match. What to know, including time, TV schedule.

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.

Just like the international FIFA World Cup, players will be desperate to put themselves in the shop window at the revamped 2025 Club World Cup this summer. New names will undoubtedly emerge at the 32-team tournament in the United States but there are also some high-profile stars aiming to impress their suitors.

Which teams are in the World Cup? Which ones have close to qualifying? Breaking it all down, region by region.

Chelsea are judged by the Opta supercomputer to have an 8.4% chance of winning the Club World Cup, with five teams above them in terms of likelihood - Paris St-Germain, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

Tournament soccer is officially underway this weekend with both the FIFA Club World Cup and the Concacaf Gold Cup, both of which come with plenty of questions for the teams and tournament organizers alike.