Countdown to Fluminense: TV, kits, stadium, referee | OneFootball

Venue: MetLife Stadium in East RutherfordNot only will BVB play their first match in the competition at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the stadium will also host the final of the FIFA Club World Cup on 13 July. The stadium is located in East Rutherford: although small in terms of population (around 10,000), this town in the state of New Jersey is hugely important in US sport: MetLife Stadium is just 12 kilometres from Manhattan and home to the famous American football teams the New York Giants and New York Jets (click here for more information about MetLife Stadium).

Fan information: stadium to open 120 minutes before kick-offThe fan representatives have compiled the most important information for all BVB fans travelling to the match and will be available as contact persons on site.

Weather: changeable and mildThe weather forecast for Tuesday in East Rutherford: The day is expected to start cloudy with scattered showers, with the sun peeking through the clouds briefly during the day. At kick-off time at 12 noon local time, temperatures are expected to be around 22 degrees celsius with the probability of rain between 20-40%.

Referee: Tantashev to officiateThe referee for Borussia Dortmund's opening match is Ilgiz Tantashev from Uzbekistan. The 41-year-old has been refereeing international matches for 11 years and took charge of four matches at the 2024 Olympics. He officiated the semi-final between Morocco and Spain, but had to leave the action in the 17th minute due to injury.

Live broadcast: DAZN and SAT.1The match can be watched live and free on TV via the streaming service DAZN and on SAT.1. Pre-match coverage starts at 17:30 CEST on both channels. Tobi Wahnschaffe will host the broadcast on DAZN. Sebastian Kneissl will be providing his expert analysis, while Marco Hagemann will be on commentary duty. On SAT.1 and ran.de, Wolff-Christoph Fuss will provide commentary alongside analyst Lothar Matthäus. BVB Netradio will not be broadcasting the FIFA Club World Cup, as all BVB matches will be shown on TV or streamed free of charge on DAZN. A summary of the match, the press conference and reactions to the game will then be available on BVB-TV.

Kits: BVB in Black & YellowBorussia Dortmund will play in a shirt designed especially for the tournament, naturally in their usual colours of yellow (shirt) and black (shorts). Fluminense's shirt is dark green and red stripes. Shorts and socks are predominantly white.

Liveticker: over to the appBVB's digital channels operate at full throttle on matchday. And that's not only the case during the match, but throughout the matchday too – starting at 09:09 CEST, of course. In "Matchday Mode", the BVB app (click to download) offers news, pictures, posts, videos, statistics and plenty more match info besides. The live ticker starts at kick-off and updates you on all the important moments. In addition to the live ticker, there will be full match highlights, statistics and first-hand info on our social media channels Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The match report plus reactions and facts will follow on the  website and on the app after the final whistle.