⚽ FIFA Club World Cup 2025 - USA: Discussion Thread ⚽

[Sexylizzy2813]

One Italian team was eliminated yesterday and we might as well see another leaving today, talking about Juventus. After that poor display against Manchester City in their last group game I feel Madrid will have a better chance of getting something in this encounter because if I'm to be honest I'd say Madrid are different from what we saw them play in the first group game but since after that their performance changed starting from the game they played with a man down and the chances are for good and I don't think Juventus can stop them when they start running.
Real Madrid can be seen as the favorite but it doesn't matter, without the odds I'd still go for Madrid to win this game, as for the Old Ladies I think they look too open to be penetrated too easy like their defenders are another version of that of Inter Milan...let's go for a 3-1 in for Madrid.

[Raflesia]

One Italian team was eliminated yesterday and we might as well see another leaving today, talking about Juventus. After that poor display against Manchester City in their last group game I feel Madrid will have a better chance of getting something in this encounter because if I'm to be honest I'd say Madrid are different from what we saw them play in the first group game but since after that their performance changed starting from the game they played with a man down and the chances are for good and I don't think Juventus can stop them when they start running.
Real Madrid can be seen as the favorite but it doesn't matter, without the odds I'd still go for Madrid to win this game, as for the Old Ladies I think they look too open to be penetrated too easy like their defenders are another version of that of Inter Milan...let's go for a 3-1 in for Madrid.

I want to feel that this is a problem but when looking at Inter's current condition with the transition and problems within them and of course by looking at their performance in the group stage I actually think that this result is a normal thing.

It doesn't mean that I don't want to admit that they are a great club but in other conditions we must realize that in the end Inter's current condition is still not ready enough and they still need time to adjust to be better. Their performance in terms of dominance and ball possession does look quite convincing but on the other hand their readiness for counterattacks is also still very minimal so that in the end Fluminense managed to make this an advantage for them.
For Juventus in tomorrow's match it is clearly still a bit difficult but looking at their goal productivity and with Madrid's current condition even though I still lean towards Madrid but I still expect that this match will have a lot of goals.

[mv1986]

One Italian team was eliminated yesterday and we might as well see another leaving today, talking about Juventus. After that poor display against Manchester City in their last group game I feel Madrid will have a better chance of getting something in this encounter because if I'm to be honest I'd say Madrid are different from what we saw them play in the first group game but since after that their performance changed starting from the game they played with a man down and the chances are for good and I don't think Juventus can stop them when they start running.
Real Madrid can be seen as the favorite but it doesn't matter, without the odds I'd still go for Madrid to win this game, as for the Old Ladies I think they look too open to be penetrated too easy like their defenders are another version of that of Inter Milan...let's go for a 3-1 in for Madrid.

I want to feel that this is a problem but when looking at Inter's current condition with the transition and problems within them and of course by looking at their performance in the group stage I actually think that this result is a normal thing.

It doesn't mean that I don't want to admit that they are a great club but in other conditions we must realize that in the end Inter's current condition is still not ready enough and they still need time to adjust to be better. Their performance in terms of dominance and ball possession does look quite convincing but on the other hand their readiness for counterattacks is also still very minimal so that in the end Fluminense managed to make this an advantage for them.
For Juventus in tomorrow's match it is clearly still a bit difficult but looking at their goal productivity and with Madrid's current condition even though I still lean towards Madrid but I still expect that this match will have a lot of goals.

It's difficult to tell what's going on with them, but when you take into account how much they have lost at the end of this season, it makes sense that the players are not only physically exhausted, but also mentally. They lost the Champions League final in a horrible way, they gave away the Serie A title because of incredibly bad games at the end, got kicked out of the Coppa and I heard that Lautaro Martinez made his 64th game of the season. That is insane.

[TastyChillySauce00]

I don't really think Intermilan can compete for the upcoming season with that kind of performance. It's absolute cinema by Intermilan. I can't even comment to their performance as it's the worst ever i seen. That's beyond embarassing performance at this point, and i don't see them can compete in UCL next season.
It's hard to believe they're crumbling like that. They get the downward spiral, and banter era for Inter is coming again.

However, i noticed some interesting fact is that Fluminense's goal keeper is 44 years old, and which is the same as Inter's coach age. Also they have so many old players such as Thiago Silva, which is 42 years old.

They must be joking to lose against a team with so many old players there. They looked so tired, and no motivation to win the game. Go home and refuel your assess Inter. You ain't good as a football club now.

[snipie]

I always say that Inter Milan is very fluctuating this season and very unpredictable.
Just remember how many teams they kicked in the UEFA Champions League and how they ended badly by PSG in the final game by shameful 4 goals.
There is only like 10 minutes left before the end of the match against Fluminense and the result didn't change since the third minute of the first half..
Possessing more the ball and wasting opportunities will be a pure defeat. Fingers crossed!

The most popular club in Brazil, Fluminense has kicked Inter out from the competition with two goals on clean sheet. This is not the Inter that I know, imagine them playing the game but wasn't lucky enough to find the back of the net as Fabio denied them all their chances.

The supersub Hercules came from the bench and scored the last goal to frustrate Inter more. Looks like these clubs that are not in Europe are somehow dangerous.

In football, there is Europe teams or nations in the first place, in terms of numbers, then comes South American ones especially Brazil. Many top players in the world came from Brazil, from teams like Fluminense, Sao Paolo and the others, and trained later in Europe so they were just exposed to the world through these European teams.
Today's match showed again that Inter Milan isn't well at all. This is the second costly defeat for them in a couple of weeks after UEFA Champions League as I mentioned before..

[Amphenomenon]

Weird result so far after the end of the 1st half.
Inter is losing against Fluminense.

For sure they will end winning the game.
There is no way they will not pass this easy for them match.,

Inter Milan lost the game 2-0, can we say they lost the game because they underrated their opponent? They were really putting in that much pressure to see themselves equalising and doing a comeback in this game. I must commend Fluminense for their great defense in this game and not also relenting when their is a counter attack to convert into a goal.

Truly in this match, Inter Milan has really made a lot of people lost hope in them once more after the shameless defeat to PSG in the champions league finals. This clearly shows once again that they were never the favourite in the final match and PSG outplayed and won the trophy as deserving of them. They need to work on their squad for next season, they cannot continue like this when the new season begins.

I doubt any team will be underestimating any Brazilian team in the club world cup especially after how they performed even against European giants.

To be honest I think Inter Milan are still very far from their best, they need to improve as a team. There is more work for their new boss and hopefully the board would support him in order to strengthen the squad because in their current shape, I don't think they may make it pass round of 16 in the Champions league or even top four in their domestic league (Serie A) because teams are spending much to strengthen their squad notably Napoli, the league winner last season.

[criptoevangelista]

I never would have imagined in my life that Botafogo would beat PSG and Fluminense would beat Inter Milan. What a crazy thing. Sometimes I wonder, are the European teams really taking this competition seriously? I ask myself that because in the old Club World Cup format, most of them didn’t even want to play in the tournament. It felt more like a preseason for the European teams.

[joniboini]

It's difficult to tell what's going on with them, but when you take into account how much they have lost at the end of this season, it makes sense that the players are not only physically exhausted, but also mentally. They lost the Champions League final in a horrible way, they gave away the Serie A title because of incredibly bad games at the end, got kicked out of the Coppa and I heard that Lautaro Martinez made his 64th game of the season.

I think they also have a new coach, right? I guess that's another explanation for why their performance drop. I don't watch the game, but the stats don't seem to be that bad at first glance. They also conceded an early and a late goal against Fluminense, which you could say is one of those matches where things don't go your way at all.

They need to improve and maybe take a deserved break. As you mentioned, it probably feels terrible to play 50+ games without a sufficient mental and physical break.

[Tamaperdana]

One Italian team was eliminated yesterday and we might as well see another leaving today, talking about Juventus. After that poor display against Manchester City in their last group game I feel Madrid will have a better chance of getting something in this encounter because if I'm to be honest I'd say Madrid are different from what we saw them play in the first group game but since after that their performance changed starting from the game they played with a man down and the chances are for good and I don't think Juventus can stop them when they start running.
Real Madrid can be seen as the favorite but it doesn't matter, without the odds I'd still go for Madrid to win this game, as for the Old Ladies I think they look too open to be penetrated too easy like their defenders are another version of that of Inter Milan...let's go for a 3-1 in for Madrid.

Yes, I also agree with your assumption. Because it can be said that Juventus' current performance is not too special. So when compared to Real Madrid, of course Madrid is superior. Therefore I am not surprised if you predict that Real Madrid will win this match, because basically all aspects support Real Madrid. Although in reality Real Madrid is currently not at its best performance, because in the group stage Real Madrid's journey was not 100% smooth, because in the first match Real Madrid was also held to a draw by a team like Al Hilal. So with that, I think Real Madrid should not underestimate Juventus in the next match. Because basically Real Madrid still has a gap that will certainly have fatal consequences if the gap is penetrated by Juventus.

Because in the last 16, Juventus will definitely also show their best performance and they will also definitely fight to win the match. Because the last 16 has a knockout system, so there is no second leg. Therefore Juventus will also not give an easy victory to Real Madrid. Therefore, I am sure that this match will definitely be awaited, because basically this match will definitely be very exciting. And I personally have not decided which team to bet on in this match, because I don't want to be careless in choosing. Maybe if analyzed briefly, Real Madrid does have the potential to win. But we need to remember that Juventus is also not a weak team, so anything can happen.

[Fuso.hp]

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it was really tense the Inter Miami vs PSG match and of course in that match it was really entertaining for me because I could see Messi and his friends trying hard to win but unfortunately Messi and his friends failed to win because PSG certainly appeared stronger which finally Inter Miami had to be willing if they lost to PSG with a score of 4-0 and certainly now Inter Miami's struggle is enough to stop here. but in this match fortunately I bet on PSG's victory how about you guys?

but honestly in that match PSG really played well and honestly I didn't expect PSG to score 4 goals against Inter Miami and it's also very unfortunate that Inter Miami failed to take advantage of the opportunity properly. yes now of course PSG advances to the quarter-finals and of course now PSG must be ready again to be able to win against Bayern in the quarter-finals what do you think who will win in that match?

but honestly I am amazed by Luis Enrique who can make a good strategy and of course now Luis must be able to make a better strategy for the upcoming match.

Inter Miami ended the Club World Cup Super Sixteen match with a bad experience against PSG. Inter Miami lost 4-0 against PSG. However, I did not see such an attack or such a finishing from them in the second half of the match as much as PSG was in the first half and as well as they finished. PSG was able to score a total of four goals against Inter Miami in the first 45 minutes. When PSG took such a lead at half time, I thought that the gap might increase in the second half and at least PSG could finish the game with 8-0 goals, but that did not happen in the end. However, PSG qualified for the quarterfinals from the round of sixteen and PSG fans are waiting to see a good performance from them in the quarterfinals as well.

[Solokan]

One Italian team was eliminated yesterday and we might as well see another leaving today, talking about Juventus. After that poor display against Manchester City in their last group game I feel Madrid will have a better chance of getting something in this encounter because if I'm to be honest I'd say Madrid are different from what we saw them play in the first group game but since after that their performance changed starting from the game they played with a man down and the chances are for good and I don't think Juventus can stop them when they start running.
Real Madrid can be seen as the favorite but it doesn't matter, without the odds I'd still go for Madrid to win this game, as for the Old Ladies I think they look too open to be penetrated too easy like their defenders are another version of that of Inter Milan...let's go for a 3-1 in for Madrid.

yes of course Inter has now lost to Fluminense and of course he as one of the representatives of Italy of course now he will not be able to continue the match in the Club World Cup this season and their struggle is enough here. yes now only Juventus is still the representative from Italy and of course now Juventus will definitely not be easy to win against Real Madrid because of course Real Madrid is a club that does have many star players and of course it will not be easy to beat.

it seems that I personally will be the same as you because I also favor Real Madrid in the bet on the Real Madrid vs Juventus match. and I also hope Mbappe can play in that match because if Mbappe plays of course it will make Real Madrid's strength even better. now of course Xabi must be ready to make his best strategy even better because of course Tudor will also make his best strategy and of course Tudor also knows that Real Madrid has a good attack and of course Tudor will also prepare his men to be able to guard Juventus' defense well but of course now in the bet Real Madrid will still be the favorite. Yes, we'll see later, but in my opinion, 4-1 is Real Madrid's win.

[Jatiluhung]

One Italian team was eliminated yesterday and we might as well see another leaving today, talking about Juventus. After that poor display against Manchester City in their last group game I feel Madrid will have a better chance of getting something in this encounter because if I'm to be honest I'd say Madrid are different from what we saw them play in the first group game but since after that their performance changed starting from the game they played with a man down and the chances are for good and I don't think Juventus can stop them when they start running.
Real Madrid can be seen as the favorite but it doesn't matter, without the odds I'd still go for Madrid to win this game, as for the Old Ladies I think they look too open to be penetrated too easy like their defenders are another version of that of Inter Milan...let's go for a 3-1 in for Madrid.

Inter Milan really suffered a pretty bad defeat. Because apart from them wasting too many opportunities, we also see that Inter Milan's defense is really getting worse. Fluminense actually almost scored more than 2 goals in that match. So yeah, Fluminense deserved to win and advance to the next round. Meanwhile, Inter Milan really have to improve their playing strategy and also the depth of their squad.

I didn't expect that Inter Milan wouldn't even be able to get even 1 goal back in that match. This indicates that Inter Milan could also experience bad luck in the upcoming Serie A.

[Gost ms]

We have seen a really beautiful game. It is a very tight game. MCI had a great opportunity but could not use it. If Erling Haaland had used the opportunity then maybe the game would not have happened.

It is not possible to say what will happen now but the game is still in the hands of HIL.

[Woodie]

Wow wow wow , Manchester City are going home 🛩

Now I feel like Cristiano Ronaldo has been vindicated that the Saudi 🇸🇦 league ain't no farmers league, and for me who only watched the 2nd half of the game I can confidently say Al Hilal do play some good football and they we mentally ready for Citeh.

Going forward,  we might need to reconsider what's to be called the farmers league...perhaps EPL isn't the best in the world anymore.

Congrats Al-Hilal 👏 🥳

[Majestic-milf]

 OMG! Remind me never to underrate this Saudi Arabia club, Al Hilal because for the first time in this tournament, with pep's reinforced squad, I'm seeing them being bested at their own game. What! First goal was gotten controversially and as soon as second half commenced, Hilal equalized and began giving Man City problem from then on. Big credit needs to go to Bono, the Al Hilal keeper because he really gave his all to ensure that his team would be the ones to play Fluminese and not City.
 Isn't it amazing that City recorded their first loss today since the tournament started and it was bad that it's their first loss that saw them packing back to England? For me, I think the Saudi club deserved their win and for once, Man City met their match and played all they could do but nothing positive came out.

[bitzizzix]

Al-Hilal finally qualified for the last 8 of the Club World Cup, after eliminating Manchester City with a score of 4-3. This match was really the most tense throughout the Club World Cup because both teams attacked each other and also scored goals, and I saw Al-Hilal really playing very well and being able to match Manchester City's game under Simone Inzaghi. And even though my bet lost, I was really entertained and felt the sensation and tension while watching this match and this was really a different undernalin.

[Arenga pinnata]

Al-Hilal finally qualified for the last 8 of the Club World Cup, after eliminating Manchester City with a score of 4-3. This match was really the most tense throughout the Club World Cup because both teams attacked each other and also scored goals, and I saw Al-Hilal really playing very well and being able to match Manchester City's game under Simone Inzaghi. And even though my bet lost, I was really entertained and felt the sensation and tension while watching this match and this was really a different undernalin.

I am also very satisfied with this match even though I also lost my bet but that was replaced by this very entertaining match. Al-hilal played beyond what I expected from them. I know they are a strong team but I never thought they were stronger than Man city.

Now I understand that when Al-Hilal managed to hold Real Madrid to a draw it wasn't just because of luck. But indeed, because Al-Hilal's quality is the same as Real Madrid, the draw in their match is strong evidence of this. And now Man City really has to accept this defeat gracefully. And I'm sure both teams are also satisfied with the match. Because both of them fought well. Man City have tried well and their Al-Hilal has indeed become stronger after Inzaghi became their coach. And even before that, Al-Hilal was already strong. With this the reputation of SPL clubs has really improved.

[Sexylizzy2813]

One Italian team was eliminated yesterday and we might as well see another leaving today, talking about Juventus. After that poor display against Manchester City in their last group game I feel Madrid will have a better chance of getting something in this encounter because if I'm to be honest I'd say Madrid are different from what we saw them play in the first group game but since after that their performance changed starting from the game they played with a man down and the chances are for good and I don't think Juventus can stop them when they start running.
Real Madrid can be seen as the favorite but it doesn't matter, without the odds I'd still go for Madrid to win this game, as for the Old Ladies I think they look too open to be penetrated too easy like their defenders are another version of that of Inter Milan...let's go for a 3-1 in for Madrid.

I want to feel that this is a problem but when looking at Inter's current condition with the transition and problems within them and of course by looking at their performance in the group stage I actually think that this result is a normal thing.

It doesn't mean that I don't want to admit that they are a great club but in other conditions we must realize that in the end Inter's current condition is still not ready enough and they still need time to adjust to be better. Their performance in terms of dominance and ball possession does look quite convincing but on the other hand their readiness for counterattacks is also still very minimal so that in the end Fluminense managed to make this an advantage for them.
For Juventus in tomorrow's match it is clearly still a bit difficult but looking at their goal productivity and with Madrid's current condition even though I still lean towards Madrid but I still expect that this match will have a lot of goals.

Inter Milan has come to the point where they need to sell almost every player in the club amd bring in fresh legs because if you check their performance in the closing stage of last season you'd see how weak they have become and in this tournament they play like the were forced to compete, to me I don't think anything productive can happen in the Inter Milan side, they'll be like the likes of Ac Milan, Juventus, Lazio and Roma who try to keep up the winning pace last season. In this competition their attack was very weak and it has no threat to scare opposition defenders that's why their opponent Fluminense felt relaxed in that encounter.
Juventus also has same issue with Inter in the defense line but their attack is a bit effective when Kolo Muani is on the pitch but aside from that nothing can be said about the Old Ladies. Juventus have enough time to change the way they played against their next opponent.

[Agbamoni]

Al-Hilal finally qualified for the last 8 of the Club World Cup, after eliminating Manchester City with a score of 4-3. This match was really the most tense throughout the Club World Cup because both teams attacked each other and also scored goals, and I saw Al-Hilal really playing very well and being able to match Manchester City's game under Simone Inzaghi. And even though my bet lost, I was really entertained and felt the sensation and tension while watching this match and this was really a different undernalin.

I know right! So much excitement in the game. Manchester City players and Pep Guardiola couldn't believe what they saw. Honestly, there is a reason why their domestic league is called Saudi Pro League because those guys played like Pro's today.

I am one of those football fans who wants to see City get kicked out of this competition, and I'm glad it happened. Congratulations once again to Al-Hilal for this wonderful victory.

[Ahli38]

Al-Hilal finally qualified for the last 8 of the Club World Cup, after eliminating Manchester City with a score of 4-3. This match was really the most tense throughout the Club World Cup because both teams attacked each other and also scored goals, and I saw Al-Hilal really playing very well and being able to match Manchester City's game under Simone Inzaghi. And even though my bet lost, I was really entertained and felt the sensation and tension while watching this match and this was really a different undernalin.

I was too optimistic about Manchester City before. So initially I thought Al-Hilal would really have difficulties when facing Manchester City. But well, it turns out that Al-Hilal is not at all like the team that was under pressure in that match. And yes, Al-hilal can even match Manchester City's performance well. And it seems like I'm not the only one who failed to predict this match. Because it seems like many people lost their bets on this match.

Simone Inzaghi is indeed an extraordinary coach. Even Inter Milan is now starting to lose its strength when Simone Inzaghi left Inter Milan.

Al-Hilal now has to prepare to face a team from Brazil, namely Fluminense, which even managed to beat Inter Milan in the round of 16. I won't be too optimistic about either team from now on. (Possible). Because it looks like there will be many surprising things that will happen at the Club World Cup this time.