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Manchester City will kickstart their Club World Cup campaign with a favourable clash against Moroccan minnows Wydad AC this week. Pep Guardiola's side are among the favourites for glory at the competition, having already invested heavily in the transfer market. The Citizens paid out £180million on new players in January, nearly as much as the other 19 Premier League teams combined (£190m). However, having failed to see that translate into silverware, the club splurged another £116m this month to fund their Club World Cup bid. Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki, and goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli all signed in time to feature in the tournament. City, who won the Club World Cup in 2023 under the original format, can justify their spending with a $1billion prize purse up for grabs. The FA Cup runners-up are also in a favourable group with Juventus, Al Ain and Wydad AC, with the latter team first up. This Group G match will take place on Wednesday, June 18, with kick-off set for 5pm UK time. Channel 5 will show 23 of the 63 matches from the Club World Cup on free-to-air terrestrial TV in the UK, and this will be one of them. Coverage of Man City v Wydad AC will begin an hour before kick-off at 4pm, before Real Madrid vs Al Hilal will follow afterwards. All Man City matches will also still be available to stream for FREE on DAZN, existing members can jump straight into all of the action. If you are not subscribed, you can sign up for a free DAZN account with no hidden costs or fees. More details can be found here. talk SPORT 2 will have EXCLUSIVE radio coverage from the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Commentary will come from Ian Danter and former England defender Alvin Martin. To tune in to talk SPORT or talk SPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talk SPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. talk SPORT. com will keep you up to date with all the latest news and reaction from the Club World Cup, including Man City vs Wydad Casablanca. Visit talk SPORT BET for all the latest odds and bet boosts. Rayan Cherki says he is at Man City to write his own history, rather than be the next Kevin De Bruyne. The Frenchman could make his City debut against Wydad after penning a five-year deal to join from Lyon last week. Asked about the challenge of coming in after the Belgian's exit, Cherki said: "I'm not Kevin De Bruyne. "Kevin De Bruyne, he is the legend. I'm here to help the team and write my own history. "I hope I win all the time with the team. "I loved no. 10, but now I play all the positions on the pitch. It's not complicated because I just want to play. " Watch all of the FIFA Club World Cup free on DAZN. Sign up now so you don't miss any of the action. © 2025 talk SPORT Limited
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