The FIFA Club World Cup is being played in the U.S. this year, with a handful of games, including the championship, at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Ken Daneyko laid his eye on the ball. And with one right step and swift left kick, sent a soccer ball sailing forward and into a small 4x4 net. Not to be outdone, Travis Zajac used his own kicking motion to land a ball into a similarly sized net.

A fan fest at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, will be open for all 104 games of the 2026 World Cup — and a big kickoff event is being held Wednesday to celebrate one year out. Fan fests with large video screens have been a part of each World Cup’s organization since 2006.

We are officially one year away from the FIFA World Cup, the world's largest sporting event, kicking off in our back yard.Eight matches will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey,

The Club World Cup starts Saturday and will be played on warm-season grass grown at Tuckahoe Turf Farms in New Jersey.