City v Wydad: Kick-off time, team news and TV information | OneFootball

Find out everything you need to know ahead of City's FIFA Club World Cup opener against Wydad AC.

When and where

We face Wydad at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field at 17:00 (UK) on Wednesday 18 June. That means the match begins at 12:00 local time.

As with every game at the tournament, it will be shown live on DAZN globally* while Channel 5 will also carry this game in the UK.

To see every game on DAZN, all you have to do is register for a free account!

*DAZN is not currently available in the following territories: Belarus, Cuba, China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria

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Man City app coverage

As always, our app is perfect companion for any City fan following from around the world.

For every game Guardiola’s team are involved in, our Matchday Centre will begin around two hours before kick-off.

In there, you’ll see text updates taking you all the way through the action and providing detailed reaction after the final whistle blows.

Steph Houghton will join Natalie Pike in the studio for Matchday Live at around 16:00 (UK), before Alistair Mann and Nicky Weaver provide radio commentary (via an active CITY+ subscription) during the action.

After each game, you can see a match report, reaction and highlights so you’re fully up to date.

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Pep preview

"It's the beginning of the season. In sport and life, this is what happens. In the past good or bad things, it’s forgotten.

"We start the season, that’s our feeling.

"We saw [Wydad AC's] games against Porto and Sevilla, the friendlies, in both they played really good.

"They had many chances and both were tight games. [I was] Impressed by their physicality and the defensive structure."

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Nico Preview

“We’re all really excited to start in the FIFA Club World Cup and we really want to start the match well in these type of competitions that are really short.

“The first match is so important. It’s massive, so it’s going to be maybe the most important match to start really well with the competition and if we win, everything is going to be easier.

“We have only three matches to qualify. So if you don’t start well in the first match, everything’s going to be much more difficult.

“But I think we are in a really good shape and everyone is in a really good mood and confident.”

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Last time out

City beat Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage on the final day of the 2024/25 season to clinch third place in the Premier League – and so confirm our place in next season’s UEFA Champions League.

A spectacular first half overhead kick from Ilkay Gundogan had sent the Blues in at the break holding a crucial first half advantage.

And victory was then secured mid-way through the second half when Erling Haaland despatched a penalty after Gundogan had been brought down in the box.

Match officials

Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

Assistant Referees: Rafael Alves & Danilo Manis (Brazil)

VAR Team (CONMEBOL): Nicolás Gallo Barragán, Leodán González–Cabrera, Hernán Mastrángelo, Juan Ignacio Lara, Jesús Valenzuela