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Yahoo
2 hours ago
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🤖 AI predicts Club World Cup finalists and winner, do you agree?
🤖 AI predicts Club World Cup finalists and winner, do you agree? The Round of 16 of the Club World Cup kicks off this Saturday (28), with the Brazilian classic Palmeiras vs. Botafogo! With the start of the knockout stage, we asked ChatGPT about the path to the final and the grand champion of the Club World Cup! Advertisement Check it out below and tell us your prediction in the comments! Remember, this is not our opinion, just a simulation by an artificial intelligence following pre-established criteria. This Friday (27), Opta also made the probabilities for the 16 clubs in the Round of 16. Round of 16 Bracket 1 Inter Milan vs. Fluminense Manchester City vs. Al-Hilal Palmeiras vs. Botafogo Benfica vs. Chelsea Bracket 2 PSG vs. Inter Miami Flamengo vs. Bayern Munich Real Madrid vs. Juventus Borussia Dortmund vs. Monterrey Quarterfinals Bracket 1 Inter Milan vs. Manchester City Botafogo vs. Chelsea Bracket 2 PSG vs. Bayern Real Madrid vs. Dortmund Advertisement Semifinals Manchester City vs. Chelsea Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid Final Manchester City 🆚 Real Madrid Champion 🏆 Manchester City AI Criteria The prompt for the simulation asked the AI to consider the following criteria: Performance so far in the World Cup Squad depth Physical condition of the players Tactical efficiency History in knockout stages This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. 📸 Megan Briggs - 2025 Getty Images
Reuters
16 hours ago
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Chelsea's Club World Cup travel plan derailed by group-stage slip-up
June 27 (Reuters) - Chelsea are facing a logistical headache at the Club World Cup after finishing second in their group, forcing an unexpected trip to Charlotte for their last 16 match instead of staying in Miami, where the club thought they would be based for the knockout stage. A club source told Reuters that travel, accommodation and training arrangements were all made with the assumption that the West Londoners would top Group D and play their round of 16 match at Hard Rock Stadium. Instead, after a 3-1 loss to Brazil's Flamengo and only managing second place despite a 3-0 win over Esperance Tunis in their final group stage fixture in Philadelphia, Chelsea will now face Benfica on Saturday at the Bank of America Stadium. The detour means reorganising bookings and schedules at short notice, but the club still intends to return to its Miami base after the match, adding more miles to an already hectic itinerary. If Enzo Maresca's side reach the quarter-finals, they will return to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia to face the winner of the all-Brazilian clash between Palmeiras and Botafogo.
Yahoo
a day ago
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🔬 The Debrief as Club World Cup group stage comes to an end
The Club World Cup group stage came to an end overnight with the last 16 now firmly in place. Here's what went down. You can sign up to DAZN to watch every FIFA Club World Cup game for free. What happened? 📝 Manchester City were at their swaggering best as they hammered Juventus 5-2 in Orlando. Erling Haaland got in on the goals whilst Rayan Cherki looked superb in the City attack. Advertisement Elsewhere in Group G, Al Ain won their first game of the competition edging past Wydad 2-1 to send the Moroccans home in ignominy. Group H was the final foursome to finish and Real Madrid comfortably booked their place in the knockout rounds with a 3-0 victory against Salzburg. That meant Al Hilal needed three points against Pachuca to qualify, and that's exactly what they did with Salem Aldawsari starring from midfield in a 2-0 win. Player of the Day 🔥 It was no Kylian Mbappé, no problem for Real Madrid with Vinicius Jnr looking better than ever for Los Blancos. The Brazil international opened the scoring against Salzburg before brilliantly assisting Federico Valverde for their second. Stat of the Day 📊 A genuine goal machine ... What this means 🤔 The group stage is now complete with the tournament entering its last 16 phase. Advertisement Manchester City will face Al Hilal in a fascinating encounter on Tuesday evening whilst Miami will host a battle of the European heavyweights between Real Madrid and Juventus. What they said 🗣️ 📸 CHARLY TRIBALLEAU - AFP or licensors "We rediscovered a style of play we haven't had in a long time. We had a lot of injuries and we had lost the energy we had. It was very good for us to be together during this time. We played against a strong team today and we did very well. Now we're going to dinner and we'll see who we'll face on Monday." Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach Advertisement "We are delighted with the performance, with the result. Now we have gone through first in the group and we carry on. Juventus are one of the historic teams in Europe, they have a good team and it's going to be really tough." Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid coach "[Against Manchester City], we just have to play as a team. Like we did against Real Madrid, like we did the last game and today. So we need to do the same. We are playing against, for me, one of the top three teams in the world. I know them very well. They changed a lot of players, but I know them very well, the coach [and] some friends that I have there from Portugal as well. I played against them a few times when I was in England, and it was not easy. But we'll do our best, of course. We will prepare the game like we did on these three games, and let's see what happens." Ruben Neves, Al Hilal midfielder What's next? 👀 For the first time in almost two weeks we have a break in play which means you can enjoy France taking on Brazil in the women's game later this evening. 📸 CHANDAN KHANNA - AFP or licensors
CNA
3 days ago
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Fluminense do just enough to achieve last-16 objective
MIAMI :Fluminense did enough to become the fourth Brazilian side through to the knockout stages of the Club World Cup on Wednesday, even if they did not sign off from the group stage in style. A 0-0 draw with Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa at the Hard Rock Stadium was enough to ensure second place in Group F and a round of 16 match-up in Charlotte on Monday with the Group E winners, which will be decided later on Wednesday. Fluminense, who had to avoid defeat to go through, have achieved their primary objective at the tournament but are now setting their sights on further progress. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT: Fluminense ensured there would be a full haul of four Brazilian clubs through to the knockout stages of the competition. It keeps up the Europe-South America rivalry that is the bedrock of the tournament and guarantees good attendances at matches as the Brazilian teams have all been well supported at the event. KEY QUOTES: Fluminense coach Renato Gaucho: 'The squad is to be congratulated, as are the fans. We achieved what we came here to achieve, qualification in the first phase. We knew we would have a lot of difficulty, but sometimes it is better to suffer and qualify, than to want to play well and lose.' Fluminense winger Jhon Arias: 'It is a dream to advance and now every team that makes it to the round of 16 also wants to make it to the quarter-finals. We have to wait for the opponent to see how they do, study to gain any advantages. Our first objective was the round of 16, but that isn't the end objective.' Sundowns captain Ronwen Williams: 'For the African teams it all comes down to efficiency in front of goal. We had our chances in the match but we did not bury them. We saw that also with the Al Ahly against Porto game and the number of chances they missed.'
Reuters
3 days ago
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Fluminense do just enough to achieve last-16 objective
MIAMI, June 25 (Reuters) - Fluminense did enough to become the fourth Brazilian side through to the knockout stages of the Club World Cup on Wednesday, even if they did not sign off from the group stage in style. A 0-0 draw with Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa at the Hard Rock Stadium was enough to ensure second place in Group F and a round of 16 match-up in Charlotte on Monday with the Group E winners, which will be decided later on Wednesday. Fluminense, who had to avoid defeat to go through, have achieved their primary objective at the tournament but are now setting their sights on further progress. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT: Fluminense ensured there would be a full haul of four Brazilian clubs through to the knockout stages of the competition. It keeps up the Europe-South America rivalry that is the bedrock of the tournament and guarantees good attendances at matches as the Brazilian teams have all been well supported at the event. KEY QUOTES: Fluminense coach Renato Gaucho: 'The squad is to be congratulated, as are the fans. We achieved what we came here to achieve, qualification in the first phase. We knew we would have a lot of difficulty, but sometimes it is better to suffer and qualify, than to want to play well and lose.' Fluminense winger Jhon Arias: 'It is a dream to advance and now every team that makes it to the round of 16 also wants to make it to the quarter-finals. We have to wait for the opponent to see how they do, study to gain any advantages. Our first objective was the round of 16, but that isn't the end objective.' Sundowns captain Ronwen Williams: 'For the African teams it all comes down to efficiency in front of goal. We had our chances in the match but we did not bury them. We saw that also with the Al Ahly against Porto game and the number of chances they missed.'
