For the grand finale of the Copa Intercontinental 2024he Real Madrid defeated Pachuca by 3 to 0 he added a new crown. The set of Spain was superior from start to finish and extended the hegemony of the teams of the UEFA.
It is worth remembering that the Pachuca reached the final after beating Botafogo clearly. Although he failed to live up to Madrid. The tournament corresponded to the former Club World Cup and will continue to have only six competitors for its future editions. The last Representative of Argentina was River in the 2018 season.
The Club World Cup 2025
The draw for the 2025 Club World Cup was recently held.. It took place in Miami and was attended by several guests. 32 teams were divided into four groups of four and only the best two will qualify for the round of 16. That is, it is the same format as the national team tournament..
Conmebol will have six teams while Argentine soccer will have two representatives: Boca, River, Fluminense, Palmeiras, Botafogo and Flamengo. The Club World Cup will begin on June 15 and close on July 13. It is worth remembering that it will take place in the USA.
The Groups
Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly and Inter Miami.
Group B: Atlético Madrid, PSG, Botafogo and Seattle Sounders FC.
Group C: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Boca and Auckland City.
Group D: Flamengo, Chelsea, León and Espérance de Tunis.
Group E: River, Inter Milan, Monterrey and Urawa Red Diamonds.
Group F: Borussia Dortmund, Fluminense, Ulsan HD and Mamelodi Sundowns.
Group G: Manchester City, Juventus, Wydad AC y Al Ain.
Group H: Real Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg, Al-Hilal and Pachuca.
River will face Inter Milan, Monterrey and Urawa Red Diamonds from Japan in the Club World Cup. Therefore, the Millionaire will face Lautaro Martínez and none other than Martín Demichelis.
Although everything will depend on whether the coach is still in charge of the Mexican team when the competition starts. While River would also debut against the Asian team, who in the previous one is the weakest rival in the area.
On the Boca side, their rivals will be Benfica led by Ángel Di María and Nicolás Otamendi, Juventus and Auckland City from New Zealand.. While his debut would take place against the Portuguese team.
Finally, the Club World Cup will also feature the presence of Inter Miami and Lionel Messi. Mascherano’s team will face Palmeiras, Porto and Al Ahly of Egypt. In general terms, users on the networks consider that the MLS team does not have many chances of qualifying for the round of 16.