Photograph: Time Out/Michael JulianoLos Angeles drivers already have a pretty good sense of what traffic around SoFi Stadium looks like on a major event day. Soon, they'll be able to watch the congestion unfold in real time from the comfort of their own home rather than a rage-filled bumper-to-bum per jam. RECOMMENDED: FIFA World Cup 2026 Los Angeles: Match schedules, tickets and how to get there Just ahead of this summer's FIFA Club World Cup matches, mapping and navigation company TomTom has launched a new live traffic index that tracks how tournament games affect congestion around host stadiums. For Angelenos preparing for an influx of soccer fans, it could offer a glimpse into what the city might experience during the 2028 Olympics, giving them plenty of time to consider moving. The platform will provide live updates throughout the competition, monitoring real-time congestion levels, travel times, stadium-area bottlenecks and broader traffic shifts across the city on match days. It will also identify which roads and corridors are experiencing the most pressure before and after games. SoFi Stadium will host several Club World Cup matches beginning June 12, when the United States takes on Paraguay in Inglewood. While stadium officials and local transportation agencies have spent months preparing for the crowds, that doesn't offer much in the way of protecting already congested daily commutes. At least this will give drivers a fighting chance. At the time of launch, congestion around SoFi Stadium was sitting at 37%, according to TomTom's data. That's only 3 percentage points higher than what's considered typical for that time of day in the area, providing a useful baseline before tournament crowds begin arriving in earnest. For locals, the site could become a useful planning tool. Whether you're headed to a match, trying to avoid one or simply wondering why your usual route home suddenly doubled in length, the platform promises a clearer picture. Angelenos will get the first meaningful look at the data on June 12 when World Cup action officially arrives in Los Angeles. If you're curious, worried or annoted about what that means for traffic around SoFi Stadium, this may be the website to bookmark. ...read more read less