Atletico Madrid are first big Club World Cup exit: updates

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is disconnected and running, and has produced plentifulness of talking points and storylines already. Let's drawback you up connected what's happening, what you've missed and what's inactive to come.

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The lead: Group B play arsenic PSG advance, Atletico Madrid spell location early

When the extremity yet came, it was excessively late.

Atletico Madrid had pushed and pushed against Botafogo successful Pasadena, taking 23 shots and creating 5 "big chances," with an xG (expected goals) of 3.03. But they hadn't scored, until Antoine Griezmann -- connected astatine halftime -- slotted Julián Alvarez's transverse past goalkeeper John Victor astatine the acold post. It was the 87th minute.

On the touchline, manager Diego Simeone urged his squad on, asking them for 1 past effort. But adjacent different extremity wouldn't beryllium enough.

At Lumen Field, Paris Saint-Germain were 2-0 up against Seattle Sounders, which meant PSG, Botafogo and Atletico were each tied connected six points. Group B would beryllium decided connected extremity quality -- and Atletico needed 2 much goals to progress.

When the 4th authoritative signalled six minutes of added time, determination was different cheer from the Atletico fans scattered astir the Rose Bowl, but it was their last. Instead, astatine the afloat clip whistle, it was Botafogo's fans -- gathered down 1 of the goals, successful the lone portion of the immense stadium which looked adjacent to afloat -- who were celebrating successful their black-and-white shirts.

Fair play to them, too: Botafogo had defended well. Atletico felt that immoderate large decisions, notably 2 punishment appeals, hadn't gone their way, but careless it was Botafogo -- a squad utilized to punching supra their weight, from winning the 2024 Copa Libertadores, to upsetting PSG successful crippled 2 -- who were into the past 16.

Atletico mightiness see themselves unlucky to beryllium eliminated, and justifiably so. They've won 2 of their 3 games, successful a pugnacious radical -- they've played the reigning champions of Europe and South America, and a Seattle Sounders squad that enjoyed location advantage. Given that challenge, determination volition beryllium questions astir Atletico's determination not to fortify their squad up of this tournament, aft a mediocre extremity to the LaLiga season.

"I privation to congratulate the opponent," said Simeone post-match. "[Botafogo] played precise well, with courageousness and honesty: they defended arsenic it is indispensable to defend, and erstwhile you support and onslaught well, of people you person much chances of winning."

What Atletico had wasn't rather enough. It was the standard of their 4-0 opening decision to PSG which outgo them, combined with Botafogo's astonishment triumph implicit the aforesaid opposition. Atletico's exit didn't look to wounded their players excessively overmuch -- Griezmann could beryllium seen smiling arsenic helium chatted with Botafogo players and unit aft the whistle astatine the Rose Bowl -- but for Botafogo, this is meaningful.

"Brazil is simply a gigantic country, with peculiar football, and tons of bully players," manager Renato Paiva said. "Brazil has precise bully coaches. We're each helping to amusement what Brazil is. Lots of radical deliberation Brazil is weaker than it is. We're precise arrogant to correspond the country, and our club." Now they'll the accidental to bash that successful the past 16.

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Sights and sounds astir FIFA Club World Cup

Chelsea proceed to consciousness the heat

PHILADELPHIA -- It's been 13 years since temperatures successful Philadelphia deed 100 degrees fahrenheit, but Monday was expected to propulsion adjacent to that fig arsenic section authorities declared a "Heat Health Emergency."

The interaction connected Chelsea's last grooming league earlier Tuesday's must-not-lose Group D clash with Esperance de Tunis (9 p.m. ET) was obvious. Large pitchside fans blew chill h2o into the air, and the players went done their opening warm-ups huddled successful 1 portion of Philadelphia Union's Subaru Park stadium wherever the main basal provided immoderate shade.

Blues brag Enzo Maresca said afterwards: "It is astir intolerable to train, to marque a session, due to the fact that of the weather. Now we are conscionable trying to prevention vigor for the game. This morning's league has been very, very, precise short. It has conscionable been astir a program for tomorrow's game, and that's it -- nary much than that due to the fact that arsenic you tin see, it is not casual with these temperatures, but we are going to effort to bash our best.

"It is not astir excuses, it is astir reality. It is an excuse erstwhile it is not blistery and we accidental it is hot. But if it is hot, it is hot."

The utmost temperatures volition proceed into Tuesday, but some teams should successful mentation get a tiny comfortableness from the 9 p.m. section kick-off clip ... but existent forecasts suggest the somesthesia volition inactive beryllium 91 degrees F astatine kick-off. -- James Olley

Man City's Jenga obsession

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Players astatine planetary World Cups often kick of being bored during tournaments. There tin beryllium agelong days to capable aft training, usually spent astir the squad hotel, and Manchester City are trying to support their players occupied with games and activities.

At their edifice successful Boca Raton, Florida there's an outdoor abstraction with a hoops hoop and array tennis. The squad person besides been allowed to spell to the beach, portion immoderate person spent clip watching different games successful the Club World Cup. However, 1 enactment proving peculiarly fashionable is Jenga: City person got a elephantine mentation of the crippled astatine their hotel, and there's been fierce contention betwixt the players. (City flew close backmost to Florida aft Sunday night's crippled successful bid to beryllium successful comfier surroundings, a quality from their practices successful the UEFA Champions League, erstwhile they'd enactment implicit and instrumentality location the adjacent day.)

If they scope the last successful New York connected July 13, Pep Guardiola and his players volition person spent much than a period successful the United States. With a spot successful the knockout rounds already secured, that would mean a fewer much games of Jenga up earlier they alert home. -- Rob Dawson

Botafogo's fairy communicative continues

PASADENA, Calif. -- Nothing has been casual for Botafogo astatine this FIFA Club World Cup. Despite losing 1-0 to Atlético Madrid connected Monday, the reigning CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores champions secured a spot successful the adjacent circular by finishing 2nd successful Group B, mounting up a circular of 16 crippled against the Group A victor successful Philadelphia connected Saturday.

Against the Spanish side, Renato Paiva's squad had bully chances to people successful the crippled astatine the Rose Bowl, but wasted them. The Colchoneros, managed by the ageless Diego Simeone, had their champion chances successful the 2nd half, particularly with Antoine Griezmann, but the Frenchman didn't person the astir inspired day. He did people successful the last minutes, but the Brazilian broadside held steadfast to advance.

Group B

The assemblage was not similar successful different games successful Pasadena truthful acold this summertime -- with conscionable implicit 22,000 successful attendance, the lowest for a Brazilian squad successful this tourney -- but the Botafogo fans celebrated a lot! Goodbye, Atleti! The "fairy communicative of the Glorioso" continues. -- Antônio Chamorro, ESPN Brazil

Sergio Canales a uncertainty to look Urawa RD

LOS ANGELES -- Spanish midfielder Sergio Canales trained separately astatine the UCLA installation connected Monday from his teammates and is doubtful for Monterrey's last radical stage, against Urawa Red Diamonds astatine the Rose Bowl connected Wednesday.

The influential playmaker is suffering from discomfort successful his close limb and did abstracted grooming connected the sidelines, on with different players similar Johan Rojas, Héctor Moreno, and Carlos Salcedo. The coaching staff, led by Domenec Torrent, volition determine connected Wednesday greeting if the Spanish volition beryllium benched oregon reserved for a imaginable Round of 16 match: should they advance, they'll either play adjacent successful Charlotte connected Sunday oregon Atlanta connected July 1. -- Ricardo Cariño, ESPN Mexico

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Match previews, likelihood for Monday

Auckland City FC vs. Boca Juniors (Group C; Nashville, Tenn., 3 p.m ET)

Odds (via ESPN BET): Auckland City FC (+4000), Draw (+2900), Boca Juniors (-50000)

Even with Edinson Cavani apt to miss the crippled with injury, each signs constituent to a resounding Boca triumph considering however the tournament's been for the New Zealanders, the Club World Cup's lone amateur team: 2 games played, zero goals scored, 16 conceded. Boca request a triumph successful bid to guarantee they beforehand to the circular of 16, mounting up a imaginable clash with Brazilian giants Flamengo successful Miami connected June 29. First things first: Miguel Merentiel volition privation to travel up his good solo extremity vs. Bayern Munich with much connected Tuesday. -- James Tyler

Benfica vs. Bayern Munich (Group C; Miami, Fla., 3 p.m. ET)

Odds: Benfica (+300), Draw (+225), Bayern Munich (-105)

Michael Olise was instrumental successful Bayern's 2-1 triumph implicit Boca Juniors though with qualification to the circular of 16 already assured, manager Vincent Kompany mightiness opt to rotate his broadside fixed the wilting vigor up and down the eastbound seashore since the Club World Cup began. That said, apical spot is lone secured if they debar decision to a Benfica broadside that's got much than capable seasoned canny (ageless defender and set-piece menace Nicolas Otamendi, trickster Angel Di Maria) and combustible endowment to origin the Bavarians trouble.

The equation is elemental for Benfica too: don't lose, and a spot successful the last-16 is yours. It's tempting to spell for broke, though the winners of Group C volition apt look Chelsea successful the adjacent round. Perhaps a 90-minute detente plays retired astatine Hard Rock Stadium instead, with temperatures acceptable to scope a tropical 87 degrees F connected Tuesday. -- Tyler

Esperance de Tunis vs. Chelsea (Group D; Philadelphia, Penn., 9 p.m. ET)

Odds: Esperance de Tunis (+850), Draw (+450), Chelsea (-400)

Chelsea request to debar decision to seal their spot successful the last-16 and acceptable up a clash with Bayern Munich oregon Benfica successful Charlotte connected Saturday. Esperance's 1-0 triumph implicit LAFC was lone their second-ever triumph astatine a Club World Cup -- this is their 4th appearance. However, their opening Group D decision to Flamengo was Tunis' lone nonaccomplishment since Feb. 22.

The Blues volition beryllium without Nicolas Jackson owed to suspension, meaning caller £30 cardinal summertime signing Liam Delap is acceptable to pb their attack. Manager Maresca said Monday that helium volition rotate his starting line-up owed to fatigue passim his squad. -- Olley

LAFC vs. Flamengo (Group D; Orlando, Fla., 9 p.m. ET)

Odds: LAFC (+350), Draw (+280), Flamengo (-135)

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