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Bayern are aiming for yet more silverware at the FIFA Club World Cup in the USA, and you won't miss a kick of the action on fcbayern.com and in the app. We'll bring you exclusive insight from the team's basecamp in Orlando, updates from training as well as fan events and other activities Stateside, as well as the matches themselves.
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As ever, you can follow the team in action our live text commentary from line-ups through to full-time at every game they play, from the group stage through to a potential final. You'll then find the usual post-match reaction, videos and analysis to get stuck into.
Watch the first training session
The squad fly out to the USA on 10 June. Vincent Kompany will then oversee the team's first training session the following day, which you can watch live and for free from 4pm CEST (10am local time) on Wednesday.
4pm CEST on Wednesday: Bayern's first training session in the USA
Our social media channels will also get you closer to your favourite players with interviews, reels and stories straight from pitchside.
Free highlights with FC Bayern TV
There's even more video insight from FC Bayern TV with free highlights of every game at the Club World Cup, plus press conferences and interviews. Fans with an FC Bayern TV PLUS subscription will get exclusive post-match reaction straight from the squad after full-time. The full game with our own commentators and real Bayern flair will also be available to watch again on demand 48 hours afterwards.
Bayern's Club World Cup group fixtures:
Bayern vs. Auckland City in Cincinnati – 15 June, 12pm EDT/ 6pm CEST
Bayern vs. Boca Juniors in Miami – 20 June, 9pm EDT/ 21 June, 3am CEST
Bayern vs. Benfica in Charlotte – 24 June, 3pm EDT/ 9pm CEST
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