There was a certain excitement, sometimes feigned, before approaching the draw for this 2025 Club World Cup. FIFA ended up organizing its competition under its new version with 32 teams from all over the world. It will take place from June 15 to July 13, 2025 in the United States. Before kick-off, we had to know the roster of these 8 groups.
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The draw was long, as is often the case in this type of ceremony, and the constellation of stars present in Miami, both from the world of football and elsewhere, did not succeed in speeding up the time. Fortunately, the personalities invited to open the balls fulfilled their mission. It wasn't the most complicated thing, despite a few tight recalcitrances.
PSG and Atlético are already meeting again
What the audience waited a little over an hour for finally happened. The only tricolor representative of this competition desired by its president, PSG fell into group B. And it took a whole new global competition to face… Atlético de Madrid, an opponent they met in the Champions League just a year ago. month.
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Obviously with teams from all over the world, this draw still promised some new things. This will not prevent PSG from finding an old acquaintance in the person of John Textor, at the head of his Botafogo, who have just won the Copa Libertadores. Last opponent, the Seattle Sounders, 4th in the MLS regular season in the Western Conference and eliminated in the conference final by LA Galaxy.
A clash between Mbappé's Real and Neymar's Al-Hilal
In the other groups, we will note the meeting in group H between Kylian Mbappé's Real Madrid and Neymar's Al-Hilal, if the latter is not in the infirmary. The European champions will also be entitled to RB Salzburg and the Mexicans of Pachuca. Finally, Manchester City in Group G inherits a shock against Juventus but also against Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) and the Emirati club Al-Ain. Messi's Inter Miami ends up in Group A along with Porto in particular.
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The draw:
Group A
- Palmeiras (BRE)
- FC Porto (POR)
- Al-Ahly (ONE)
- Inter Miami (USA)
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Group B
- Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
- Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
- Botafogo (BRE)
- Seattle Sounders (USA)
Group C
- Bayern Munich (ALL)
- Auckland City (NZ)
- Boca Juniors (ARG)
- Benfica (POR)
Group D
- Flamengo (BRE)
- Hope of Tunis (TUN)
- Chelsea
- Club León (MEX)
Group E
- River Plate (ARG)
- Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
- Rayados Monterrey (MEX)
- Inter Milan (ITA)
Group F
- Fluminense (BRE)
- Borussia Dortmund (ALL)
- Ulsan HD (CDS)
- Mamelodi Sundowns (AFS)
Group G
- Manchester City (ENG)
- Wydad Casablanca (MAR)
- Al-Ain (UAE)
- Juventus (ITA)
Group H
- Real Madrid (ESP)
- Al-Hilal (KSA)
- Pachuca (MEX)
- RB Salzburg (AUT)
Pub. the 05/12/2024 18:46
– UPDATE 05/12/2024 21:06
