Club World Cup fans tell the situation of the “dangerous” rose bowl, in the case of calories and lack of water | Club World Cup 2025

Sunday fans’ conditions Club World Cup The fixtures between the Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California were described as “dangerous” and “terror” and “terror” as participants struggled to obtain water and experienced a tight crowd at temperatures of at least 31c/88f of the stadium.

Supporters have said people in trouble on the ground and lines lasting 45 minutes to get water for sale before entering the ground.

A fan who has competed multiple times at the Rose Bowl contacted the Guardian about “a poor running experience” that they said has left them reluctant to attend the World Cup next year.

“There’s no way to simply buy water,” said John Celmins, a resident of the competition. “You can go to a stall with only beer, but no water racks, and no extra water stations. Every supplier, even has a long line on the water dispenser.”

Bryan González, another participant in Oakland, California, said there were no other water stations and the atomized settings throughout the game were crowded.

“People are filling their cups [with water] “Luckily, they put those atomized stands in the bathroom area, so people took turns.”

One contributor to the problem, Celmins said, is that the Rose Bowl usually allows fans to bring sealed water bottles into the game, but in this case it doesn’t. Stadium policies outlined on the website state that as long as they are empty, disposable water bottles are allowed to be allowed, as well as reusable water bottles.

However, the Rose Bowl website also notes that the regulations may change based on the incident, in which case FIFA’s instructions seem to be prioritized. FIFA Club World Cup Code of Conduct Say “in addition to those bottles needed for medicinal purposes or baby bottles, it can also bring “a liter of empty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles”.

There is nothing new in the Rose Bowl that opened in 1922. However, these problems have intensified during the midday game in high temperatures, especially given that the seat bowls are not covered and on the black tops around the stadium, the vast majority of the outside of the seats are outside the seats.

Still, attendees told The Guardian that the experience was much worse than usual. Among other events, the Rose Bowl is home to UCLA American football team and often hosts other major college football games.

“The Stadium knows how to deal with nearly 90,000 fans, but today it fights 81,000 people, which I don’t know at all,” Celmins said. “I’m unlikely to try to play in the World Cup after a bad experience.”

Celmin’s and González’s views echo many online observers. Below a post on your Rosebowl Instagram account, a user who will compete is the “most serious mistake” of their life. “We were sunburn everywhere, everything hurts,” Khusan Madimov wrote.

Another Instagram user Val Wright said: “Dangerous experience. It’s not surprising that the weather is 90.” [degrees] And there will be 90,000. Each water supplier’s 45-minute queue. The line is so long that there is a deadlock between the 13-20th quarter before and during the half. Even the Pasadena fire department took the stroke victims away and tried to pass. I’ve been to football games around the world, we [never] Feeling this insecure. We left for halftime. ”

FIFA and Rose Bowl Stadium organizations were commented on Monday, but did not respond at the time of writing. Sources close to organizers last week told The Guardian that FIFA will monitor matching conditions daily to ensure safety in hot weather and take measures to protect supporters if necessary.

The Rose Bowl will host five games in the club’s World Cup group stage, including the Atlético Madrid v Botafogo on June 23, which includes the kickoff time at noon local time, such as Atlético’s Game V PSG. The stadium hosted the 1994 and 1999 World Cup finals, but not the 2026 World Cup venue.