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The 32-team global competition to be played in the U.S. includes six games at the Rose Bowl – and two with UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain.

A comprehensive look at each of the teams competing in the FIFA Club World Cup along with their top players and group play schedule.

It’s taken time for the Club World Cup to build brand awareness, but opening weekend drew huge crowds in Miami, NYC and Los Angeles.

Atletico Madrid star Marcos Llorente was suffering in the extreme heat during the FIFA Club World Cup clash against Paris Saint Germain. On Sunday, Atletico and PSG faced off at the Rose Bowl in California as they kicked off their Club World Cup campaign.

The summer of soccer will take a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which comes to the U.S. for the first edition of the expanded competition that will see 32 teams from around the world compete for a share of the $1 billion prize purse.

LA soccer's beginning: In 1902, when the Southern California Foot Ball League was founded The backstory: European immigrants fueled soccer in L.A. in the early 1900s, and then Spanish speaking immigrants pushed it big in the late 20th century.