Thousands of fans clad in blue and black flocked through the streets of Atlanta on Monday, June 16, heading towards Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the site of a first-round match in the newly reimagined FIFA Club World Cup. The match, between the English Premier League’s Chelsea Football Club and American MLS club Los Angeles FC, was the first of six matches slated to be held in Atlanta before the final in New York on July 13.
Soccer’s international governing body, FIFA, has increased the number of clubs in the competition from 7 to 32, all competing to be crowned champions of the world.