💻Supercomputer: Palmeiras and Flu outsiders, see the favourite
The first two have already returned home, but Tricolor Carioca and Verdão advanced to the quarterfinals and remain firm in the fight for the tournament title.
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This Wednesday (2), the Opta supercomputer - a website for analysis and statistics - released the new forecast for who will be the big champion of the Club World Cup.
According to the company, Chelsea surpassed PSG as the favorite, in relation to the last analysis, before the round of 16, precisely because the Blues are on the "easier" side of the bracket - the one that has Fluminense and Palmeiras - clubs that have a lower probability of being champions.
The French, on the other hand, if they want to lift the beautiful trophy on July 13 in New Jersey, will have to go through tough opponents, such as Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals, and Real Madrid or Borussia Dortmund in the semifinals.
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According to the supercomputer's projection, Chelsea has a 26.8% chance of being champion, followed by PSG (24.9%). Real Madrid (16.9%) and Bayern Munich (14.8%) are close behind.
Borussia Dortmund (7.6%) can already be considered a "dark horse", followed by Al-Hilal (4.3%), Palmeiras (3%), and Fluminense (1.5%).
According to the technological projection, Palmeiras has only a 25.2% chance of advancing to the semifinals, while Fluminense has 40.2%. However, Tricolor das Laranjeiras would have only a 9.5% chance of reaching the big final.
On its website, Opta reinforces that this is just a forecast.
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"The supercomputer is not perfect, and not all projections are correct – that's the beauty of sports: surprises happen, and nothing can be 100% predicted. It's important to clarify that the projections do not indicate that a Brazilian club will not win the 2025 Club World Cup, but rather that this is the least likely outcome, based on data models".
The quarterfinals take place on Friday (4) and Saturday (5). The semifinals will be on Tuesday (8) and Wednesday (9), while the big final will be on July 13 (Sunday).
Friday (4) - 4 pm (Brasília time) - Fluminense x Al-Hilal
Friday (4) - 10 pm (Brasília time) - Palmeiras x Chelsea
Saturday (5) - 1 pm (Brasília time) - PSG x Bayern Munich
Saturday (5) - 5 pm (Brasília time) - Real Madrid x Borussia Dortmund
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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