European Big Club Dog Dog? Club World Cup hero is South America
In the FIFA Club World Cup group stage, Botapogu (Brazil) plays after defeating European champion Paris Saint-Germain (France) 1-0. Botapo -gu had two wins in front of the round. (AFP = Yonhap News)
“This summer is the time of the South American soccer team.” The US CBS Sports analyzed the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage, where South American football is superior in South America. In the group stage, which left one match, Brazil and Argentina teams from the South American Football Federation (Conmebol) are leading in five groups. The tournament, where the participating teams increased significantly (7 → 32), were expected to dominate the European big club, which was originally a lot of star athletes. Four Brazilian teams, including Botapogu, Flamengu (2 wins), Palmeiras, and Fluminensi (more than 1 win and 1 draw), and Argentina’s River Plate (1 win and 1 draw) are undefeated. Only Argentina’s Boca Jr. (1 draw and 1 loss) does not win.
It was not pushed in confrontation with the European big club. Group B game, which Botapo-gu overpowered the European Champion Paris Saint-Germain (France) 1-0, was a symbolic show of the ‘South American team blast’. In Group D on the 21st, Flamengu defeated Chelsea (England) 3-1. The BBC discussed the possibility of winning the Club World Cup by the South American team. The last win of South America in the Club World Cup is Corinth Chiangs (Brazil) in 2012. Eleven European teams have since reached the top.
It is analyzed that South America has seen the venue. In the meantime, the Club World Cup has been mainly held in the Middle East and Japan. This venue is the United States. As a South American team, the distance is relatively short, and there are many local fans, so the crowd is crowded like a home game. Even in the evening, the heat is over 30 degrees Celsius, and the accumulated fatigue is immediately after the season. Filippe Lewis of Flamengu explained, “The environment and climate are advantageous for South American teams. We are especially familiar with the heat.”
Ulsan HD players bowed after defeating 2-4 in Fluminensi (Brazil). Ulsan was eliminated with two losses. (AFP = Yonhap News)
Meanwhile, Ulsan HD, the Korean professional football K -League team, was frustrated in the round of 16 in two games. Ulsan lost 2-4 to Fluminensi in Group 2 on the 22nd. Ulsan, which lost 0-1 in the first leg of the Mamelody Line downs (South Africa), was confirmed to be eliminated in the group stage regardless of the final 3rd game. Ulsan of the victory point ‘0’ cannot go beyond the Dortmund and Fluminensi, which has already secured 4 points even if he defeated Dortmund (Germany) in the 3rd game on the 26th. The first and second place in each of the groups will advance to the round of 16. Nevertheless, Ulsan secured $ 9.5 million for participation. In the third leg, you will receive $ 1 million for $ 1 million (about 1.37 billion won), or $ 2 million if you win.
