One fan is following Manchester City at the Club World Cup on a budget that few people would believe.
This year’s revamped Club World Cup takes place in the USA, with the opening round of fixtures already underway.
Thirty-two teams from across the globe are competing to be crowned the best club side on the planet.
Manchester City and Chelsea are the only Premier League teams in the Club World Cup.
Both qualified due to winning the UEFA Champions League in recent seasons, and the pair are among the favourites to win the tournament.
At the time of writing, the best UK betting sites put City at 5/1, with Chelsea around 11/1.
But while this exciting new competition is intriguing for fans of those teams involved, the cost of travelling to America to watch the Club World Cup in person is often extremely high.
Not for one Manchester City fan, though.
Operating on a shoestring budget, he managed to navigate his way from Manchester to New York for £149.
For context, that’s cheaper than a peak-time return train to London Euston from Manchester Piccadilly.
Keep reading to find out exactly how he managed this impressive display of low-cost travel.
How One Manchester City Fan Made It To The Club World Cup
This Manchester City fans mammoth journey to get to The Club World Cup in America.
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— Football Away Days (@FBAwayDays) June 18, 2025
Starting with a 3:00am Uber to Manchester Airport, this fan kept flight costs down by choosing unsocial times and a route with an eight-hour layover in Iceland.
The three-hour flight from Manchester to Reykjavik set him back just £32.
Then, after an eight-hour stop in Iceland, a further seven hour flight to New York cost £92.
After touching down in the Big Apple, he paid £20 for a coach to the city centre.
That took his total travel costs up to just £149 all together.
Manchester City Club World Cup Fixtures
However, he won’t be able to watch Manchester City’s first fixture without coughing up a little more.
That’s because Pep Guardiola’s side face Moroccan outfit Wydad Casablanca at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
But with the two cities only a short distance apart, a train to Philly will likely cost as little as £20.
After Wednesday’s opening game, City take on Italian giants Juventus and Al Ain of Abu Dhabi in Group G.
Manchester City Club World Cup Fixtures:
- 18 June: Man City vs Wydad AC – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia | 5pm
- 23 June: Man City vs Al Ain – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta | 2am
- 26 June: Juventus vs Man City – Camping World Stadium, Orlando | 8pm
- 1 July: Round Of 16
- 4-5 July: Quarter-finals
- 8-9 July: Semi-Finals
- 13 July: Final
How To Watch The Club World Cup On TV
Viewers in the UK can catch every match of the Club World Cup live on DAZN.
DAZN will stream all the action on both TV and mobile devices, and can be accessed from anywhere using the DAZN app.
The service has hired some top named for their coverage, including the likes of Ronaldo Nazario, Claude Makelele, Sami Khedira and John Obi Mikel as pundits.
