FIFA president Gianni Infantino tours Seattle ahead of next year's Club WC

Seattle's Lumen Field will host six games during next year's Club World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said.

The Seattle Sounders, which earned a spot in the competition by winning the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League, will host all three of their group matches at their home stadium.

Three other matches will also be played at Lumen Field, one of 12 stadiums that will host a total of 63 games during the tournament. The event, which is now set to be played every four years, will include an expanded field of 32 teams from FIFA's six soccer confederations.

"I arrived yesterday and visited Lumen Field. Great arena, very special arena which has a special soul, a special heart inside," Infantino said on Tuesday.

"You can feel it when you are in some stadiums, they don't have to be the biggest or the most special. This one is very special."

The tournament is set to start on June 15 and run through July 13, with the final set for New Jersey's MetLife Stadium also the site of the 2026