Pitch installed for FIFA Club World Cup matches at Lincoln Financial Field

We face Wydad at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field at 17:00 (UK) on Wednesday 18 June. That means the match begins at 12:00 local time. As with every game at the tournament, it will be shown live on DAZN globally* while Channel 5 will also carry this game in the UK.

A new HERO Hybrid grass blend was laid and some stadium seats were removed to meet FIFA’s standards for Philly’s eight games this summer.

Lincoln Financial Field may be the home of the Eagles, but in about two weeks, it will be hosting the other kind of football.

Find out how you can watch our opening FIFA Club World Cup clash, wherever you are in the world. City’s involvement in the tournament begins against the Moroccan side in the United States on Wednesday 18 June.

Leonard, the Eagles’ vice president of grounds, oversaw his team on Tuesday morning as it laid the grass playing surface for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup at Lincoln Financial Field. A group of 20 workers laid down the final dozen rolls of sod on the eastern side of the stadium.

Philadelphia is readying to host six World Cup matches at Lincoln Financial Field during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. VIP packages recently went on sale, and their costs are massive, writes Mike D’Onofrio for AXIOS Philadelphia.