By : Osabuohien Imuetinyanosa
Lamine Yamal will be missed in the club world cup with a painful disqualification. The club world cup promises to feature some of the sport’s biggest names, with the likes of Lionel Messi, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe all due to be involved with their respective clubs.
But Christiano Ronaldo and lamine Yamal are out due to certain fifa rules for qualifications.
The Fifa world cup is a two-team per country : Stating that the tournament only allows two teams per country except when more than two teams from the same country have won the Champions League in the last four years. This is where Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid took the lead. And Barcelona’s win of La Liga in 2023 did not l guarantee them any chance.
Barcelona isn’t participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup due to the set rules . Atletico Madrid had coefficient point compared to Barcelona which had a lower four year accumulated points.
UEFA rankings has made it plain on how Atletico Madrid secured the second spot for Spain with 67 points, while Barcelona ranked 12th with 61 points.
Al-Nassr the team in which Christiano Ronaldo has being very fantastic but a total of hundred goals plus, yet his team won’t be participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup his team didn’t qualify for the tournament despite Al-Hilal securing the spot for Saudi Arabia by winning the league title last season.
Nonetheless, a slim hope for Christiano Ronaldo as FIFA has created a transfer open window from June 1 to 10, allowing participating clubs to register up to six new players. With this in view Cristiano Ronaldo may potentially join a qualified team like Botafogo from Brazil or Wydad Casablanca from Morocco, for the chance of participating.
Another hindrance for his participation is his worth as a player. It appears that no club in any of the aforementioned country can afford Christiano Ronaldo.
BesidesFIFA president Gianni Infantino has emphatically confirmed that discussions are ongoing for Ronaldo to play with another team if contract terms do not create another challenge for the super star.
Chelsea and Manchester City are the only English teams competing in the blockbuster new-look 32-team tournament.
Trent Alexander-Arnold will make his Real Madrid debut during the competition after Los Blancos paid Liverpool a £10million fee to complete his switch from Merseyside to Spain early.
The Club World Cup promises to be a thriller and not one you will want to miss.Group A: Palmeiras (Brz), Porto (Por), Al Ahly (Egy), Inter Miami (USA)
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain (Fra), Atletico Madrid (Esp), Botafogo (Brz), Seattle Sounders (USA)
Group C: Bayern Munich (Ger), Benfica (Por), Boca Juniors (Arg), Auckland City (Nzl)
Group D: Flamengo (Brz), Chelsea (Eng), Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tun), Los Angeles FC (USA)
Group E: River Plate (Arg), Inter Milan (Ita), CF Monterrey (Mex), Urawa Red Diamonds (Jpn)
Group F: Fluminense (Brz), Borussia Dortmund (Ger), Ulsan HD (Kor), Mamelodi Sundowns (Rsa)
Group G: Manchester City (Eng), Juventus (Ita), Wydad AC (Mor), Al Ain (UAE)
Group H: Real Madrid (Esp), FC Salzburg (Aut), Al Hilal (Rsa), CF Pachuca (Mex)
Club World Cup 2025 fixtures
Sunday, June 15
Group A: Al Ahly vs Inter Miami – Hard Rock Stadium, kick off 1am
Group C: Bayern Munich vs Auckland City – TQL Stadium, kick off 5pm
Group B: PSG vs Atletico Madrid – Rose Bowl Stadium, kick off 8pm
Group A: Palmeiras vs Porto – MetLife Stadium, kick off 11pm
Monday, June 16
Group B: Botafogo vs Seattle Sounders – Lumen Field, kick off 3am
Group D: Chelsea vs Los Angeles FC – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, kick off 8pm
Group C: Boca Juniors vs Benfica – Hard Rock Stadium, kick off 11pm
Tuesday, June 17
Group D: Flamengo vs Esperance de Tunis – Lincoln Financial Field, kick off 2am
Group F: Fluminense vs Borussia Dortmund – MetLife Stadium, kick off 5pm
Group E: River Plate vs Urawa Red Diamonds – Lumen Field, kick off 8pm
Group F: Ulsan HD vs Mamelodi Sundowns – Inter&Co Stadium, kick off 11pm
Wednesday, June 18
Group E: Monterrey vs Inter Milan – Rose Bowl Stadium, kick off 2am
Group G: Man City vs Wydad AC – Lincoln Financial Field, kick off 5pm
Group H: Real Madrid vs Al Hilal – Hard Rock Stadium, kick off 8pm
Group H: CF Pachuca vs FC Salzburg – TQL Stadium, kick off 11pm
Thursday, June 19
Group G: Al Ain vs Juventus – Audi Field, kick off 2am
Group A: Palmeiras vs Al Ahly – MetLife Stadium, kick off 5pm
Group A: Inter Miami vs Porto – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, kick off 8pm
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid – Lumen Field, kick off 8pm
Group B: PSG vs Botafogo – Rose Bowl Stadium, kick off 11pm
Friday, June 20
Group C: Benfica vs Auckland City – Inter&Co Stadium, kick off 5pm
Group D: Flamengo vs Chelsea – Lincoln Financial Field, kick off 7pm
Group D: Los Angeles FC vs Esperance de Tunis – GEODIS Park, kick off 10pm
Saturday June 21
Group C: Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors – Hard Rock Stadium, kick off 2am
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Bosurissa Dortmund – TQL Stadium, kick off 5pm
Group E: Inter Milan vs Urawa Red Diamonds – Lumen Field, kick off 5pm
Group F: Fluminense vs Ulsan HD – MetLife Stadium, kick off 11pm
Group E: River Plate vs Monterrey – Rose Bowl Stadium, kick off 11pm
Sunday, June 22
Group G: Juventus vs Wydad AC – Lincoln Financial Field, kick off 5pm
Group H: Real Madrid vs CF Pachuca – Bank of America Stadium, kick off 8pm
Group H: FC Salzburg vs Al Hilal – Audi Field, kick off 11pm
Monday, June 23
Group G: Man City vs Al Ain – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, kick off 2am
Group B: Seattle Sounders vs PSG – Lumen Field, kick off 5pm
Group B: Atletico Madrid vs Botafogo – Rose Bowl Stadium, kick off 5pm
Tuesday, June 24
Group A: Inter Miami vs Palmeiras – Hard Rock Stadium, kick off 2am
Group A: Porto vs Al Ahly – MetLife Stadium, kick off 2am
Group C: Auckland City vs Boca Juniors – GEODIS Park, kick off 7pm
Group C: Benfica vs Bayern Munich – Bank of America Stadium, kick off 8pm
Wednesday, June 25
Group D: Los Angeles FC vs Flamengo – Camping World Stadium, kick off 2am
Group D: Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea – Lincoln Financial Field, kick off 2am
Group F: Borussia Dortmund vs Ulsan HD – TQL Stadium, kick off 8pm
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Fluminense – Hard Rock Stadium, kick off 8pm
Group E: Inter Milan vs River Plate – Lumen Field, kick off 11pm
Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs Monterrey – Rose Bowl Stadium, kick off 11pm
Thursday, June 26
Group G: Juventus vs Man City – Camping World Stadium, kick off 8pm
Group G: Wydad AC vs Al Ain – Audi Field, kick off 8pm
Group H: Al Hilal vs CF Pachuca – GEODIS Park, kick off 1am
Friday, June 27
Group H: FC Salzburg vs Real Madrid – Lincoln Financial Field, kick off 2am
Round of 16
Saturday, June 28
Match 49: Group A winners vs Group B runners-up – Lincoln Financial Field, kick off 5pm
Match 50: Group C winners vs Group D runners-up – Bank of America Stadium, kick off 9pm
Sunday, June 29
Match 51: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, kick off 5pm
Match 52: Group D winners vs Group C runners-up – Hard Rock Stadium, kick off 9pm
Monday, June 30
Match 53: Group E winners vs Group F runners-up – Bank of America Stadium, kick off 8pm
Tuesday, June 31
Match 54: Group G winners vs Group H runners-up – Camping World Stadium, kick off 2am
Tuesday, July 1
Match 55: Group H winners vs Group G runners-up – Hard Rock Stadium, kick off 8pm
Wednesday, July 2
Match 56: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, kick off 2am
Quarter-finals
Friday, July 4
Match 57: Winner match 53 vs Winner match 54 – Camping World Stadium, kick off 8pmWhat
Saturday, July 5
Match 58: Winner match 49 vs Winner match 50 – Lincoln Financial Field, kick off 2am
Match 59: Winner match 51 vs Winner match 52 – Mercedes-Benz, kick off 5pm
Match 60: Winner match 55 vs Winner match 56 – MetLife Stadium, kick off 9pm
Semi-finals
Tuesday, July 8
Match 61: Winner match 57 vs Winner match 58 – MetLife Stadium, kick off 8pm
Wednesday, July 9
Match 62: Winner match 59 vs Winner match 60 – MetLife Stadium, kick off 8pm
Club World Cup Final
Sunday, July 13
Match 63: Winner match 61 vs Winner match 62 – MetLife Stadium, kick off 8pm
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