FIFA Club World Cup: When it starts and which teams are playing in soccer’s new-look tournament

By JAMES ROBSON

FIFA’s newly expanded Club World Cup kicks off in Miami on June 14, featuring some of soccer’s biggest stars like Lionel Messi and greatest teams like Real Madrid. But the launch of the new-look tournament, staged in the United States, also comes with uncertainty over how it will be embraced in an already bloated calendar where soccer is played virtually year-round.

This is world governing body FIFA’s big play to get a stronghold in the club game. Until now, club...