📊 Two more groups wrap up round 2, check the updated World Cup table
📊 Two more groups wrap up round 2, check the updated World Cup table
Four games continued the second round of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday (21).
Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, and Fluminense suffered more than expected, but managed to come from behind to win.
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And River Plate drew 0-0 with Monterrey.
The matches were valid for groups E and F of the World Cup!
Mamelodi 3 x 4 Borussia Dortmund
Inter Milan 2 x 1 Urawa Reds
Fluminense 4 x 2 Ulsan HD
River Plate 0 x 0 Monterrey
📆 Schedule for the third round (25/06)
Group E (22h Brasília time)
Inter Milan x River Plate
Urawa Reds x Monterrey
Group F (16h Brasília time)
Mamelodi x Fluminense
Borussia Dortmund x Ulsan HD
🗓️ Schedule for this Sunday (22)
13h (Brasília time) - Juventus x Wydad Casablanca - Group G
16h (Brasília time) - Real Madrid x Pachuca - Group H
19h (Brasília time) - RB Salzburg x Al-Hilal - Group H
22h (Brasília time) - Manchester City x Al Ain
📊 See the UPDATED table of the FIFA Club World Cup
Remember that the quarterfinal matchups are the 1st of a group against the 2nd of the subsequent group. Ex: 1st of Group A x 2nd of Group B and 2nd of Group A x 1st of Group B.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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