Boca Juniors vs Benfica LIVE streaming info: Where to watch FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match? Predicted lineups
Argentine club Boca Junior will kick off its FIFA Club World Cup 2025 campaign against Benfica of Portugal in their Group C match at the Hard Rock Stadium, Miami on Wednesday (IST)
Both Boca vs Benfica qualified for the tournament through the ranking pathway system of CONMEBOL and UEFA.
The 32-team revamped tournament began on Saturday in the United States with Lionel Messi's Inter Miami playing out a goalless draw against Egyptian side Al Ahly. The final is set to be played on July 14 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
LIVESTREAM AND TELECAST INFO
When will the Boca Juniors vs Benfica FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group stage kick off?
The Boca Juniors vs Benfica FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group stage will kick off at 3:30 AM IST on Wednesday, June 17 at the Hard Rock Stadium, Miami. Where to watch the Boca Juniors vs Benfica FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group stage match?
The Boca Juniors vs Benfica FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group stage will not be telecast anywhere in India. The match will be live-streamed on the DAZN webiste.
PREDICTED LINEUPS
Boca Junior: Marchesín; Blondel, Battaglia, Costa, Blanco; Belmonte, Delgado, Zenón; Palacios; Merentiel, Giménez
Benfica: Trubin; Araújo, Otamendi, Silva, Carreras; Luis, Kökçü, Aursnes; Di Maria, Pavlidis, Aktürkoğlu.
FULL SQUADS
Boca Juniors (Argentina)
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero, Leandro Brey, Javier Garcia, Augustin Marchesin
Defenders: Marcelo Saracchi, Marcos Rojo, Nicolas Figal, Marco Pellegrino, Rodrigo Battaglia, Luis Advincula, Frank Fabra, Lautaro Blanco, Juan Barinaga, Aryton Costa, Mateo Mendia, Lautaro di Lollo, Lucas Blondel, Walter Molas
Midfielders: Carlos Palacios, Ignacio Miramon, Malcom Braida, Williams Alarcon, Agustin Martegani, Alan Velasco, Andre Herrera, Kevin Zenon, Tomas Belmonte, Camilo Rey Domenech, Milton Delgado, Santiago Dalmasso, Joaquin Ruiz
Forwards: Exequiel Zeballos, Milton Gimenez, Edinson Cavani, Lucas Janson, Miguel Merentiel, Brian Aguirre Benfica (Portugal)
Goalkeepers: Antonily Trubin, Diogo Ferreira, Andre Gomes
Defenders: Alvaro Carreras, Antonio Silva, Samuel Dahl, Nicolas Otamendi, Rui Silva, Goncalo Oliveira, Joshua Wynder, Leandro Santos, Adrian Bajrami
Midfielders: Fredrik Aursnes, Orkun Kokcu, Leandro Barreiro, Florentino Luis, Joao Veloso, Rafael Luis, Joao Rego, Renato Sanches, Diogo Prioste
Forwards: Angel di Maria, Vangelis Pavlidis, Kerem Akturkoglu, Andrea Belotti, Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni, Bruma, Tiago Gouveia, Eduardo Fernandes
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