🔮 AI predicts the 6th round: our tips and forecasts 🐙
Here's the schedule for Thursday, June 19th at the Club World Cup: four decisive challenges on the second day of Groups A and B, promising spectacle and curiosity.
Four matches between favorites and outsiders ready to seek the pass for the round of 16.
Palmeiras – Al Ahly (6:00 PM Italian time)
Do or die match in Group A: both have drawn in their debut, and today a victory is needed to stay in the race. It will be a tactical battle between the golden green attack and the Egyptian defensive solidity.
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🔮 IA PREDICTION: Palmeiras wins, with both teams scoring. The Brazilians have more offensive quality and are pushing for the first place, while Al Ahly will try to hurt on the counterattack. The excellent form of Palmeiras' attack favors at least one goal per team.
👀 PROBABLE LINEUPS (4‑2‑3‑1)
PALMEIRAS (3-4-2-1): Weverton; Giay, Gustavo Gomez, Murilo; Felipe Anderson, Rios, Moreno, Piquerez; Estevao, Mauricio; Vitor Roque. Coach. Ferreira.
AL AHLY (4-3-2-1): El Shenawi; Hany, Yasser Ibrahim, Dari, Ahmed Kouka; Fathi, Ben Romdhane, Attia; Ashour, Trezeguet; Abou Ali. Coach. Riveiro.
Inter Miami – Porto (9:00 PM Italian time)
Second challenge for Messi and his teammates, coming from the draw with Al Ahly, while Porto comes from the 0‑0 with Palmeiras. Match between well-organized teams looking for a breakthrough.
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🔮 IA PREDICTION: Inter Miami 2‑1. Miami has the Messi factor and greater emotional cohesion; Porto will defend with order but can exploit opportunities from outside.
👀 PROBABLE LINEUPS (4‑3‑3)
INTER MIAMI (4-2-3-1): Ustari; Fray, Aviles, Falcon, Allen; Busquets, Redondo; Allende, Messi, Segovia; Suarez. Coach. Mascherano.
PORTO (3-4-2-1): Claudio Ramos; Fernandes, Pedro, Marcano; Joao Mario, Varela, Fabio Veiga, Moura; Vieira, Mora; Omorodion. Coach. Anselmi.
Seattle Sounders – Atlético Madrid (12:00 AM Italian time)
In Group B, a challenge between the North Americans coming from the defeat with Botafogo, and the Colchoneros hungry for redemption after the 0‑4 defeat with PSG. Simeone's Atletico aims straight for the three points.
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🔮 IA PREDICTION: Atlético Madrid with at least three goals difference. Atleti is technically far superior and will seek a goal fest; Seattle is compact but pays for the quality gap between departments.
👀 PROBABLE LINEUPS (3‑5‑2)
SEATTLE SOUNDERS (4-4-1-1): Frei; A. Roldan, Ragen, Kim, Tolo; Ferreira, C. Roldan, Vargas, Kent, Rusnak; Musovski. Coach. Schmetzer.
ATLETICO MADRID (4-4-2): Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Le Normand, Galan; G. Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Lino; Sorloth, Alvarez. Coach. Simeone.
PSG – Botafogo (3:00 AM Italian time)
Match between PSG, already clear winner against Atleti (4‑0), and Botafogo, winner against Sounders (2‑1). The Parisians want to confirm their dominance in the group, while the Brazilians seek continuity.
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🔮 IA PREDICTION: Easy PSG. The 4-0 result at the debut certifies offensive supremacy: world-class attack against an exposed Brazilian defense. The gap in prestige and depth helps predict another clear success.
👀 PROBABLE LINEUPS (4‑2‑3‑1)
PSG (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Doué, Ramos, Kvaratskhelia. Coach. Luis Enrique.
BOTAFOGO (4-2-3-1): John Victor; Vitinho, Jair Cunha, Alexander Barboza, Alex Telles; Marlon Freitas, Gregore; Artur, Savarino, Mastriani; Igor Jesus. Coach. Paiva.
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