FIFA Club World Cup draw set for 5 December
\nThe former Canada international, who earned 81 caps for his country, featured for a host of MLS (Major League Soccer) clubs during his career, including San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo, Toronto FC, New York Red Bulls and DC United.<\/p>\n
MLS will be represented by Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in the US, with the Sounders qualifying as 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup winners, and Miami securing the spot reserved for a team from the host nation on the back of lifting the 2024 MLS Supporters\u2019 Shield.<\/p>\n
The duo will join 30 more leading representatives of all six continental confederations for the tournament, which takes place between 15 June and 13 July, an event which the 46-year-old De Rosario would have loved to take part in.<\/p>\n
The former forward told FIFA: \u201cIt\u2019s unique to have all the champions of every region, every continent, to participate and compete against each other. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to see how that has expanded and is coming here. And I think the local fans in North America get to [have] a little taste of what it’s going to be like come 2026 when the World Cup comes to the US. We are excited. <\/p>\n
\u201cI wish I could turn back the hands of time, because all these tournaments and games now \u2013 it\u2019s amazing. I think it further builds the passion of the football fan. I think you are starting to see, with these tournaments, the fans are not [just] fans – they engage now.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs you see in Mexico, they are very passionate. They eat, breathe (and) sleep football. You are starting to see that now in America, and you are starting to see that now in Canada, where the fans are coming and are really supporting the nation. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think it helps to grow Concacaf and the game across this region. It also gives opportunities for other regions in the Central American and in the Caribbean regions to showcase their talent. They have a great opportunity to see the world\u2019s game come to their backyard.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 63-game tournament will be held in 12 different stadiums across the USA, with Miami\u2019s Hard Rock Stadium the venue for the opening game and the final taking place at the iconic MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey. De Rosario confident the country is ready to put on a show.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn MLS, we see the fans, we see the passion: 60,000 (or) 70,000 fans now. The stadiums [are] football stadiums now and the standard is high. I think we are up there now with a lot of the European stadiums now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd in terms of attendance and volume, I know that the US is ready to host such a tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cI trust that it\u2019s going to be a great fan experience, it\u2019s going to be great for the player experience, and something that I\u2019m really looking forward to watching and being a part of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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