The one is coming Club World Cup 2025the new contest organized by the FIFA for the best clubs in the world, which will have a novel format, different from the traditional world club tournament that was played every year. This event will feature the participation of River y Boca. And from great teams in the world.
River secured qualification for the 2025 Club World Cup thanks to Martin Demichelisby adding the necessary points in the group stage of the 2024 Libertadores Cup. Two teams qualified by ranking in South America and the Millionaire He was the first to take a place.
The second was Boca, although they had to wait. Since they were not playing the Libertadores, the team from Diego Martinez depended on other results. The early elimination of Independent of the Valley and the fall in the round of 16 of National confirmed Boca’s classification as the second best in the continental ranking.
River and Boca’s rivals
The 2025 Club World Cup will have 32 teams and will be played in USAwith eight groups of four clubs each in the group stage. Asiaare already confirmed Ulsan HD FC (ranking AFC), Al Ain (2023/24 AFC Champions League), Urawa Red Diamonds (Champions 2022 champion) and Al Hilal (Champions 2021 champion). While in Oceania the team will be Auckland City (OFC ranking)
Of Africa The classifieds are Al Ahly (Champions League winners in 2021, 2023 and 2024), Wydad (champion in 2021/22), EN Tunisia (ranking) y Mamelodi Sundowns (ranking). From North America will go Pachuca (2024 Concacaf Champions Cup winners), Monterrey (Champions Cup 2021) and Seattle Sounders (2022 Concacaf Champions Cup), León (2023 Champions Cup).
The bulk of the quotas are Europawhich has already qualified Salzburg (ranking UEFA), Atletico Madrid (ranking), Juventus (ranking), Borussia Dortmund (ranking), Porto (ranking), Benfica (ranking), Inter Milan (ranking), PSG (ranking), Bayern Munich (ranking), Manchester City (2022/23 Champions League winners), Real Madrid (Champions champion 2021/22) and Chelsea (2020/21 Champions League champion).
From South America they will play Palm trees (champion of the Libertadores 2021), Flemish (champion of the Libertadores 2022), Fluminense (2023 Libertadores champion), River (Conmebol ranking) and Boca (Conmebol ranking). The 2024 Libertadores champion will be added (if it is River or Flamengo, they will then qualify). Olympia of Paraguay). And the guest from the United States, who could be the Inter Miami of Lionel Messi.