This summer is the time of Latin American football … Brazilians and Argentina Club World Cup Super strong
Botapogu players who are pleased to defeat Paris Saint -Germain. AP = Yonhap News
“This summer is the time for the South American soccer team.”
The US CBS Sports analyzed the 2025 International Football Federation (FIFA) Club World Cup group stage, where South American teams were highly stronger. In the group stage, which is divided into eight groups, Brazil and Argentina teams, representing the South American Football Federation, are leading five groups. In the Club World Cup, which has increased from seven to 32 participating teams, the European big clubs with many star players are expected to overwhelm. The tournament included 4 Brazilian league teams including Botapo -gu (2 wins), Palmeiras (1 win and 1 draw), Fluminensi (1 win, 1 draw), and Flamengu (2 wins), Boca Junior (1 draw and 1 loss) and River Plate (1 win and 1 draw) Argentina League. Five teams except Boca Junior are undefeated.
It was not pushed in confrontation with the European big club. The second leg of Group B, the group stage on the 20th, when Botapo-gu beat the European champion Paris Saint-Germain (France) 1-0, was the game that announced the power of the ‘South American team blast’. On the 21st, in Group D’s second leg, Flamengu defeated Chelsea (England) 3-1. The British BBC then scored the possibility of winning the Club World Cup for the South American team. The Latin American team’s last club World Cup was the 2012 Corin Chiangs (Brazil). Since then, the 11th tournament has been all at the top of the European team.
There is also an analysis that the South American team has seen the venue. The Club World Cup has been held in the Middle East, Japan and Morocco. But the venue is the United States. Latin American teams have a relatively short travel distance and many local fans, so the South American team’s match is as if it is a home game. Even in the evening, the heat of more than 30 degrees Celsius is also disadvantageous for the European team. The European team has a lot of fatigue immediately after finishing a season. “The environment and climate are advantageous to South American teams. We are especially familiar with the heat,” said Lewis.
Ulsan HD, who played as a representative of Korea, was also caught in the South American team and was eliminated early in the group stage. Ulsan lost 2-4 to Fluminensi in the second leg of Group F in the group stage on the 22nd. Ulsan, which lost 0-1 in the first leg with Mamelody Sunda (South Africa), was defeated on this day and frustrated the round of 16 regardless of the final 3rd round. Ulsan, who has no victory, can not cross Dortmund and Fluminensi, who has already secured 4 points even if he beat the third game against Dortmund (Germany), which will be held on the 26th. In the round of 16, they will advance to the second place. Ulsan, meanwhile, secured $ 9.5 million (about 13.1 billion won) just by participating in the competition. If you score a draw in the third game, you will receive $ 1 million (about 1.37 billion won), or $ 2 million for victory.
