MACON, GA. – The 2026 FIFA World Cup is a little over a year away, and Atlanta will play a large part in hosting the quadrennial international event for North America. On the other hand, the FIFA Club World Cup is only a week away, and a match between English Premier League giant Chelsea and Major League Soccer’s LAFC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium is scheduled for Monday, June 16.
The FIFA Club World Cup will bring 32 of the largest and most successful football clubs in the world to Atlanta, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Seattle, New Jersey, Miami, Philadelphia, Orlando, and Washington, D.C. to settle which is the best on the planet.
Atlanta will host several matches, and other cities in Georgia look to participate in the madness that is international soccer competition.
Enter Macon, the new home