The Spanish newspaper Marca analyzed the draw for the first new Club World Cup. The event defined the groups for the first phase of the tournament, which will be played in the United States, between June 15 and July 13, 2025.
Flamengo, Botafogo, Fluminense and Palmeiras are the representatives of Brazil.
For the European daily, the draw brought "mixed luck" to the Spanish clubs.
Marca wrote: while Real Madrid will face RB Salzburg, Al-Hilal and Pachuca, in Group H (in which the Merengue team "should have no problem qualifying"), Atlético de Madrid "was placed, without discussion, in the group of death", B, with Botafogo, Paris Saint-Germain and Seattle Sounders.
The newspaper highlights that Atlético de Madrid closes the qualifier against Botafogo, in a "complicated" group.
The newspaper highlights that Atlético de Madrid closes the qualifier against Botafogo, in a "complicated" group, but has, in a possible second phase, "some more accessible crosses" — against Group A, which includes Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly and Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami.
For Marca, Group A is not "impossible" for Messi’s team, invited to participate in the tournament even without winning the American football league, MLS.
If Group B is the "death group", C was classified by the diary as a
Based on the draw, what are Atlético Madrid’s chances of advancing out of Group B, considering they face PSG, Seattle, and Botafogo?
“Joining us today to discuss the draw for the newly expanded Club World Cup is football analyst Alex Reed. Marca, the Spanish newspaper, definitely had some strong opinions on how things shook out for the participating teams. They called Group B a ‘group of death.’ What do you think about Atlético Madrid drawingPSG and Seattle alongside Botafogo? Can they survive that group?”
