River Plate and Urawa Red Diamonds might be far from home, but the teams brought passion on and off the pitch at Lumen Field.

With falling ticket prices and protests from MLS players ahead of the tournament, buy-in from fans and players has taken the spotlight.

Despite FIFA's lofty ambitions, the Club World Cup has so far played out in front of half-empty stadiums, the result of steep ticket prices, poor promotion and a misread of the U.S. market.