14 seats have been set for the top 16 of the Club World Cup, and the knockout round will start on Sunday: Miami challenges Paris Saint-Germain, the key is Messi

Chao News Client Reporter Ying Luyang Intern He Siyuan

The 2025 Club World Cup Group Stage is coming to an end, and the more exciting and fierce knockout round will kick off on June 29. 14 seats in the top 16 places in the Club World Cup have been confirmed, including eight European teams including Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Benfica, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester City, four Brazilian teams including Palmeiras, Botafogo, Flamenco, and Fluminense, Monterey from Mexico and host Miami International. The remaining two seats will be produced in Real Madrid, Salzburg Red Bull and Riyadh Crescent.

In the 1/8 final, Messi will lead Miami International to challenge his former leader Paris Saint-Germain. Bayern Munich will fight against the Brazilian leader Flamenco, and Inter Milan will usher in the team's first opponent from Brazil in its history. The General Staff of this issue of the Sports Lottery recommends the above three events for reference by lottery buyers.

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Paris Saint-Germain vs Miami International

June 30 0:00 ()

Under the leadership of Messi, Miami International was not optimistic before the game and scored an unbeaten record of one win and two draws in the group stage, successfully qualifying with the second place in the group, exceeding people's expectations. Messi, who just celebrated his 38th birthday, is about to challenge the new Champions League champion Paris Saint-Germain. This is also the first time Messi faces a team he once played for in his career. The match between the Champions League champion and the American League team seems to be unsurprising, but Messi's existence makes all the results possible.

Messi's performance was not up to expectations during his time at Paris. In addition, Messi, as an Argentine, defeated France in the 2022 World Cup final to win the championship, which also attracted some French fans to "hostility" towards him. Messi himself also sighed, "I don't enjoy those two years (in Paris), and I'm not happy every day." This unpleasant past also made Messi's game against his old master more topical.

In addition, Paris Saint-Germain also has old acquaintances of Messi such as Enrique and Dembele. Among them, Dembele has also become Paris's forward weapon this season and is even expected to win the Golden Ball Award. However, due to injury issues, Dembele missed three group matches. Head coach Enrique said that his physical condition has improved greatly and the possibility of a comeback in the first round of the knockout round is not ruled out.

Flamenco VS Bayern Munich

June 30 04:00()

Is this the power from the Samba Legion? In this Club World Cup, four teams from Brazil formed the largest legion of the single association. During the group stage, these four teams performed well and all advanced to the 1/8 finals. Flamengo defeated Tunisia Hope and Chelsea in the first two rounds, and locked in the top spot in the group one round ahead of schedule.

Why didn’t Bayern qualify for the top spot in the group? Perhaps it was because they underestimated the opponent in the last game of the group stage, and the team lost to Benfica in too many rotations of the starting lineup. Such an unexpected result also ignited the confidence of Flamengo fans, and some fans joked and provoked Bayern on social media. Some fans said Bayern underestimated Flamenco and they wanted to revenge the heavy blow that Germany brought to Brazilian football in the 2014 World Cup. However, judging from paper strength, Flamenco is difficult to stop Bayern from continuing to move forward.

fans are a little fanatical, while the players are calm and respond. Flamenco midfielder Jorginho said that the match against Bayern is a match that every child who loves football dreams of participating. Flamengo player Everton Arauro joked in an interview, saying that he often uses Bayern striker Kane in the game, but try to forget these when entering the game. "Although we know their weight, we are also giants, and it is possible to play an equal confrontation game to win."

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Inter Milan vs. Fluminense

July 1 03:00()

The first round of the group stage, the Nerazzurri, which did not send all the main players, was not in the form, and was eventually tied by Monterrey 1-1. In the following two rounds of games, Inter Milan gradually emerged from the haze under the leadership of new coach Ziwo, and defeated the Japanese League team Urawa Red Diamonds and Argentina's powerful riverbed. What makes Inter Milan fans feel gratified is that many young players have obtained opportunities in the Club World Cup, including 20-year-old Calbonni Jr. and 19-year-old Pio, two youth training hope stars, and 21-year-old midfielder Sucic who just joined the team. For the Nerazzurri, the Club World Cup is undoubtedly a good opportunity to inspect and run into the lineup before the season. More importantly, young people find confidence in the game, and they are the future of the Nerazzurri.

Fluminense's Club World Cup journey started well. They tied the Bundesliga giants Dortmund in the first round of the group stage, not only gaining an advantage in the scene, but also playing their own style. In the second round, they reversed Ulsan HD to win, tied Mamelodi in the last round, and finally qualified as the second in the group. The team captain is Thiago Silva, who has played for AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and other giant clubs. Thiago Silva, who is nearly 41, is still steady. He started all over the game in the first two games and completely frozen the number one scorer Gilasi in the first round of the fight with Dortmund. In the last round of the group stage, the legendary coach Gao Qiao, who entered the palace in seven times, made a large rotation of the starting lineup, leaving the power for the upcoming knockout stage. The Brazilian team, which has been fully rested, obviously did not intend to let Inter Milan pass the level easily.

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