Brazilian superhero Neymar Junior and his Al-Hilal, together with Pachuca and Salzburg, will be the opponents of Real Madrid, the reigning European champions, in the FIFA Club World Cup. This event will debut with 32 teams next summer in the United States. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid, the other Spanish representative, will face a difficult group that includes Paris Saint-Germain, Botafogo and the Seattle Sounders.
The new format of the tournament will bring together the giants of Football on American soil from 15 June to 13 July 2025. Boca Juniors will face Bayern Munich, Benfica and Auckland City, while River Plate will face Monterrey, coached by their former player Martin Demichelis, together with Inter Milan and the Japanese Urawa Red Diamonds.
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Football legends such as the Brazilian Ronaldo Nazario, the Italian Alessandro Del Piero, the former French coach Arsene Wenger and his compatriot Youri Djorkaeff participated in the draw held yesterday in Miami, in the presence of the FIFA president, the Swiss Gianni Infantino.
Portuguese great Cristiano Ronaldo will not participate in this Club World Cup, but Lionel Messi and his team, Inter Miami, will. The rossoblù are present at the tournament as invited guests after winning the Supporters’ Shield as the best team of the MLS regular season. Messi and Inter Miami will kick off the competition on June 15 in Miami, having been drawn in Group A alongside Palmeiras, Porto and Al Ahly.
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