FIFA Club World Cup 2025: South American football takes first steps

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is also unpredictable

A few hours earlier, Chelsea (England) thought they had become the first team to qualify for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage, when they led Flamengo (Brazil) for more than an hour of play. Unexpectedly, Flamengo was the team to have that honor, when they won 3-1. In general, the first clashes between the two great European and South American powers in the group stage were all good. Chelsea - Flamengo were truly an attractive "football picture" that FIFA wanted to see in the first time expanding the scale of the tournament to a global level. There was also a festive atmosphere, created by Flamengo fans, in addition to high professional quality. The Bayern Munich - Boca Juniors match was the same. Kane said that it was one of the matches that gave him the most special emotions and impressions ever.

FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Bóng đá Nam Mỹ thành công bước đầu- Ảnh 1. — Brazilian football representative Botafogo *(right)* has a great chance of passing the group stage.

The degree of interest varies, but most of those interested in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ probably didn’t really know what to expect. Most of the teams participating in the tournament had never met in an official match. There was also a general mentality that after the end of the annual European season, the strong teams in this region just “ traveled ” to the US or Asia, mainly for sponsorship deals and only played in friendly tournaments. The old FIFA Club World Cup was very boring.

Now, the first answers have come after half of the group stage when everyone played for real, with a higher level of professionalism than expected. The credit goes to South American football, with all 6 representatives showing their strength, and with passionate fan groups in the stands. In addition to Flamengo and Boca Juniors, South America also has Fluminense, Botafogo, Palmeiras (Brazil) and River Plate (Argentina). In total, they have lost only 1 of their first 12 matches (Boca lost 1-2 to Bayern, with the decisive goal scored in the 84th minute). Meanwhile, Botafogo beat Champions League champions PSG 1-0.

South American football is certainly not as good as Europe in the modern era, as all South American players have moved to European teams after proving their talent. However, the matches at the FIFA Club World Cup once again confirmed that South American football talent is never exhausted. This is the biggest success of this tournament, in nearly ten days of competition.

Also the initial answer: Asia, Africa, CONCACAF are still not strong enough to compete in this world-class arena. Oceania, with its only representative Auckland City, is only participating for fun (although this is the team that has participated in the FIFA Club World Cup the most in history). Only Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) and Inter Miami (USA) are still struggling a little. The group stage will end on June 27. And then there is a high possibility that the game will really explode!

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