The groups have been drawn Club World Cup with the 32 teams being divided into 8 groups. THE’Inter was placed in group E with River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds and Monterrey, while the Juventus will play in Group G with Manchester City, Wydad and Al Ain. Here’s everything you need to know about the competition:
THE GROUNDS
GROUP A – Palmeiras (BRA), Porto (POR), Al Ahly (EGY), Inter Miami (USA)
GROUP B – PSG (FRA), Atletico Madrid (ESP), Botafogo (BRA), Seattle Sounders (USA)
GROUP C – Bayern Munich (GER), Benfica (POR), Boca Juniors (ARG), Auckland City (NZL)
GROUP D – Flamengo (BRA), Chelsea (ENG), Leon (MEX), Espérance Tunis (TUN)
GROUP E – River Plate (ARG), Inter (ITA)Monterrey (MEX), Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
GROUP F – Fluminense (BRA), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Ulsan (KOR), Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA)
G GROUP – Manchester City (ENG), Juventus (ITA)Wydad (MAR), Al Ain (UAE)
GROUP H – Real Madrid (ESP), Salzburg (AUT), Al Hilal (KSA), Pachuca (MEX)
THE BOARD (visible in the photo at the bottom of the article)
The first and second placed teams in Group E of Inter will face the second and first teams from Group F, made up of Fluminense (BRA), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Ulsan (KOR) and Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA). Should they access the quarter-finals via the first “route”, the Nerazzurri would face the winner of the match between the top of Group H, made up of Real Madrid (ESP), Salzburg (AUT), Al Hilal (KSA), Pachuca (MEX), and second in Group G, which includes Manchester City (ENG), Juventus (ITA)Wydad (MAR), Al Ain (UAE). In the second option, however, they would meet the winner of the match between the first of Group H and the second of Group G.
The first and second place in Group G of Juventus will face the second and first place in Group H, made up of Real Madrid (ESP), Salzburg (AUT), Al Hilal (KSA), Pachuca (MEX). Should they access the quarter-finals via the first “route”, the Bianconeri would face the winner of the match between the top of Group E, made up of River Plate (ARG), Inter (ITA)Monterrey (MEX), Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN), and the second of Group F, which includes Fluminense (BRA), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Ulsan (KOR), Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA). In the second option, however, they would meet the winner of the match between the first of Group F and the second of Group E.
EIGHTH
Q1: 1A vs 2B
Q2: 1C vs 2D
Q3: 1E vs 2F
Q4: 1G vs 2H
Q5: 1B vs 2A
Q6: 1D vs 2C
Q7: 1F vs 2E
Q8: 1H vs 2G
QUARTERS
S1: Q1 vs Q2
S2: Q3 vs Q4
S3: Q5 vs Q6
S4: Q7 vs Q8
SEMI-FINAL
F1: S1 vs S2
F2: S3 vs S4
FINAL
F1 vs F2
THE CALENDAR
GROUP A
June 15: Al Ahly (EGY) – Inter Miami (USA)
To be defined: Palmeiras (BRA) – Porto (POR)
TBD: Palmeiras (BRA) – Al Ahly (EGY)
To be defined: Inter Miami (USA) – Porto (POR)
TBD: Inter Miami (USA) – Palmeiras (BRA)
TBD: Porto (POR) – Al Ahly (EGY)
GROUP B
TBD: PSG (FRA) – Atletico Madrid (ESP)
TBD: Botafogo (BRA) – Seattle Sounders (USA)
To be defined: PSG (FRA) – Botafogo (BRA)
TBD: Seattle Sounders (USA) – Atletico Madrid (ESP)
TBD: Seattle Sounders (USA) – PSG (FRA)
TBD: Atletico Madrid (ESP) – Botafogo (BRA)
GROUP C
TBD: Bayern Munich (GER) – Auckland City (NZL)
TBD: Boca Juniors (ARG) – Benfica (POR)
TBD: Bayern Munich (GER) – Boca Juniors (ARG)
TBD: Benfica (POR) – Auckland City (NZL)
TBD: Benfica (POR) – Bayern Munich (GER)
TBD: Auckland City (NZL) – Boca Juniors (ARG)
GROUP D
To be defined: Flamengo (BRA) – Esperance de Tunis (TUN)
TBD: Chelsea (ENG) – Club Leon (MEX)
TBD: Flamengo (BRA) – Chelsea (ENG)
TBD: Club Leon (MEX) – Esperance de Tunis (TUN)
TBD: Club Leon (MEX) – Flamengo (BRA)
TBD: Esperance de Tunis (TUN) – Chelsea (ENG)
GROUP E
TBD: River Plate (ARG) – Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
TBD: Monterrey (MEX) – Inter (ITA)
TBD: River Plate (ARG) – Monterrey (MEX)
TBD: Inter (ITA) – Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
TBD: Inter (ITA) – River Plate (ARG)
TBD: Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) – Monterrey (MEX)
GROUP F
TBD: Fluminense (BRA) – Borussia Dortmund (GER)
TBD: Ulsan (KOR) – Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA)
To be defined: Fluminense (BRA) – Ulsan (KOR)
TBD: Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) – Borussia Dortmund (GER)
TBD: Fluminense (BRA) – Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA)
TBD: Borussia Dortmund (GER) – Ulsan (KOR)
G GROUP
TBD: Manchester City (ENG) – Wydad (MAR)
TBD: Al Ain (UAE) – Juventus (ITA)
TBD: Manchester City (ENG) – Al Ain (UAE)
To be defined: Juventus (ITA) – Wydad (MAR)
To be defined: Juventus (ITA) – Manchester City (ENG)
TBD: Al Ain (UAE) – Wydad (MAR)
GROUP H
TBD: Real Madrid (ESP) – Al Hilal (KSA)
TBD: Pachuca (MEX) – Salzburg (AUT)
TBD: Real Madrid (ESP) – Pachuca (MEX)
TBD: Salzburg (AUT) – Al Hilal (KSA)
TBD: Salzburg (AUT) – Real Madrid (ESP)
TBD: Pachuca (MEX) – Al Hilal (KSA)