Eight of the tournament's 63 matches will take place at Lincoln Financial Field, featuring clubs including Manchester City Juventus, Real Madrid, and Chelsea.

U.S. Homeland Security officials doubled as security at Saturday's opening match in Miami. Some international fans headed to the Linc on Monday are worried.

A lot of people in soccer think a 32-team Club World Cup is too much. Whether it succeeds could come down to how seriously Real Madrid, Manchester City, and other teams playing games here take it.

A countdown clock installed outside City Hall made the point, and it will stay there until next summer. "No moment has ever been too big for this city," organizing committee chair Dan Hilferty said.

Philadelphia will host eight FIFA Club World Cup matches at Lincoln Financial Field this summer in June and July.

Meg Kane, one of the leaders of Philadelphia's local World Cup organizing committee, did not hold back in pushing SEPTA's importance for helping visitors and residents get to the Linc.

The Christian to Crescent connection, featuring a cable bridge that goes over the Schuylkill opened Saturday.

Fired-up members of Transport Workers Union Local 234 headed to Harrisburg to rally in the Capitol Rotunda for more money for SEPTA and other public transit systems.

The rededication ceremony kicked off a two-day Philadelphia tour for Prince Edward, who has visited the city twice before.

Lincoln Financial Field and MetLife Stadium are the closest stadiums of any in the tournament. The local organizing committees were quick to start working together, especially on transportation.

Semiquincentennial organizers are feeling optimistic. But without a state funding solution, SEPTA says it can't accommodate the estimated one million expected visitors.

He visited the Linc, City Hall, and Lemon Hill, amid the buildup to this year's Club World Cup and next year's World Cup. FIFA faces big questions, especially over visas for fans visiting from abroad.

Council also approved nominees for the Citizens Police Oversight Commission and called on the NFL to forego banning the Tush Push.