CWC: Palmeiras take on Botafogo as round of 16 gets underway
CWC: Palmeiras take on Botafogo as round of 16 gets underway
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2025-06-28T15:01:34Z
How Botafogo line up...
Starting XI: John, Vitinho, Danilo, Artur, Savarino, Telles, Freitas (C), Barboza, Allan, Cunha, Jesus
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Substitutions: Raul, Linck, Ponte, Montoro, Cruz, Nathan, Marçal, Rodríguez, Newton, Correa, Kaio, Mastriani, David Ricardo, Cuiabano, Cabral
2025-06-28T14:51:00Z
First up.. team news!
Here is how Palmeiras line up this afternoon.
2025-06-28T14:50:09Z
Good afternoon!
Welcome to our live coverage of today's FIFA Club World Cup round of 16 matches. First up, it's an all-Brazilian tie between Palmeiras and Botafogo, before Benfica take on Premier League side Chelsea later this evening.
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Yellow card given to Weverton for time wasting. Yellow card given to A. Moreno for dissent towards a match official. Red card given to G. Gómez for receiving a second yellow card. Yellow card given to Á. Montoro for a foul. Yellow card given to Estêvão for dissent towards a match official. Yellow card given to Marçal for dissent towards a match official. Paulinho scores with left footed shot from the right of the box. Assist from R. Ríos. Yellow card given to Newton for a foul. Yellow card given to J. Piquerez for a foul. Yellow card given to Artur for a foul. Yellow card given to G. Gómez for a foul. Yellow card given to Alex Telles for dissent towards a match official. Yellow card given to A. Barboza for a foul. Errors Leading to Goal / Errors Leading to Shot xGOT (Expected goals on target) Faced Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Aerials Won / Aerials Total Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Aerials Won / Aerials Total Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Aerials Won / Aerials Total Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Aerials Won / Aerials Total Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Aerials Won / Aerials Total Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Aerials Won / Aerials Total Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Chances Created in Open Play / Chances Created Expected Assists / Assists Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Take Ons Completed / Take Ons Chances Created in Open Play / Chances Created Expected Assists / Assists Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Take Ons Completed / Take Ons Chances Created in Open Play / Chances Created Expected Assists / Assists Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Take Ons Completed / Take Ons Chances Created in Open Play / Chances Created Expected Assists / Assists Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Take Ons Completed / Take Ons Errors Leading to Goal / Errors Leading to Shot xGOT (Expected goals on target) Faced Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Aerials Won / Aerials Total Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Aerials Won / Aerials Total Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Aerials Won / Aerials Total Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Aerials Won / Aerials Total Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Chances Created in Open Play / Chances Created Expected Assists / Assists Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Take Ons Completed / Take Ons Chances Created in Open Play / Chances Created Expected Assists / Assists Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Take Ons Completed / Take Ons Chances Created in Open Play / Chances Created Expected Assists / Assists Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Take Ons Completed / Take Ons Chances Created in Open Play / Chances Created Expected Assists / Assists Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Take Ons Completed / Take Ons Chances Created in Open Play / Chances Created Expected Assists / Assists Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Take Ons Completed / Take Ons Chances Created in Open Play / Chances Created Expected Assists / Assists Passes Completed / Total Passes Attempted Take Ons Completed / Take Ons Recent Matches
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