Club World Cup: How every team can qualify for round of 16

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The radical signifier astatine the Club World Cup is good underway, and we'll soon commencement to find retired our archetypal qualifiers for the circular of 16.

Who tin suffice connected matchday 2, who has enactment to do, and what are the results to look retired for?

Here's however it's each shaping up.


Tiebreakers

1. Group points
2. Head-to-head successful the game(s) betwixt the teams successful question
3. Goal quality successful the game(s) betwixt the teams successful question
4. Goals scored successful the game(s) betwixt the teams successful question
5. Group extremity difference
6. Group goals scored
7. Disciplinary points (yellow and reddish cards)
8. Drawing of lots


GROUP A

Saturday, June 14
Al Ahly 0-0 Inter Miami CF

Sunday, June 15
Palmeiras 0-0 FC Porto

Thursday, June 19
Palmeiras vs. Al Ahly, 12 p.m. ET (East Rutherford)
Inter Miami vs. FC Porto, 2 p.m. ET (Atlanta)

Monday, June 23
Inter Miami vs. Palmeiras, 9 p.m. ET (Miami Gardens)
FC Porto vs. Al Ahly, 9 p.m. ET (East Rutherford)

With some opening games successful Group A finishing goalless, it's not imaginable for immoderate squad to publication their spot successful the circular of 16 connected matchday 2.

What we bash cognize is that 5 points volition beryllium capable to unafraid qualification, and 4 points mightiness adjacent bash it. So immoderate nine who tin prime up 3 points connected Thursday volition beryllium successful a beardown position.


GROUP B

Sunday, June 15
Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 Atlético Madrid
Botafogo 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC

Thursday, June 19
Seattle Sounders vs. Atlético Madrid, 6 p.m. ET (Seattle)
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Botafogo, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena)

Monday, June 23
Atlético Madrid vs. Botafogo, 3 p.m. ET (Pasadena)
Seattle Sounders vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. ET (Seattle)

Seattle Sounders and Atlético Madrid look disconnected archetypal connected Thursday, and the effect of this crippled volition find which 1 squad tin suffice connected matchday two.

If Seattle triumph oregon draw, Botafogo tin suffice with a triumph implicit PSG.

If Atlético triumph oregon draw, PSG tin suffice with a triumph implicit Botafogo.

Seattle Sounders volition beryllium eliminated if they suffer followed by a PSG victory.

Neither PSG nor Botafogo tin suffice with a draw.

Second spot is definite to spell to matchday 3.


GROUP C

Sunday, June 15
Bayern Munich 10-0 Auckland City

Monday, June 16
Boca Juniors 2-2 Benfica

Friday, June 20
Benfica vs. Auckland City, 12 p.m. ET (Orlando)
Bayern Munich vs. Boca Juniors, 9 p.m. ET (Miami)

Tuesday, June 24
Auckland City vs. Boca Juniors, 3 p.m. ET (Nashville)
Benfica vs. Bayern Munich, 3 p.m. ET (Charlotte)

Bayern Munich are the lone squad who tin unafraid their transition to the circular of 16 with a crippled to spare, and it volition beryllium confirmed with a triumph implicit Boca Juniors connected Friday.

Benfica volition beryllium expected to assertion 3 points against amateur broadside Auckland City, who are retired if they lose, and it could yet beryllium that 2nd spot vs. Boca Juniors depends connected extremity quality -- efficaciously who beats the New Zealanders, who mislaid 10-0 to Bayern, by the biggest scoreline.

Boca Juniors, of course, volition person different ideas and volition beryllium going for a affirmative effect of their ain against Bayern.


GROUP D

Monday, June 16
Chelsea 2-0 LAFC
Flamengo 2-0 Espérance de Tunis

Friday, June 20
Flamengo vs. Chelsea, 2 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)
LAFC vs. Espérance de Tunis, 6 p.m. ET (Nashville)

Tuesday, June 24
Espérance de Tunis vs. Chelsea, 9 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)
LAFC vs. Flamengo, 9 p.m. ET (Orlando)

Flamengo and Chelsea, who won their opening radical games, conscionable each different successful the archetypal fixture connected Friday. Neither squad tin suffice with a point.

If Chelsea win, they volition beryllium done to the circular of 16 done an LAFC triumph oregon gully successful the 2nd match.

If Flamengo win, they volition beryllium qualified via an Espérance de Tunis triumph oregon draw.

Espérance de Tunis volition beryllium eliminated if Chelsea triumph oregon draw, and the Tunisian nine past suffer to LAFC.

Second spot volition decidedly spell to matchday 3.


GROUP E

Tuesday, June 17
River Plate 3-1 Urawa Red Diamonds
Monterrey 1-1 Internazionale

Saturday, June 21
Internazionale vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET (Seattle)
River Plate vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena)

Wednesday, June 25
Internazionale vs. River Plate, 9 p.m. ET (Seattle)
Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena)

River Plate beryllium connected apical of the radical with 3 points and volition warrant their spot successful the circular of 16 with a triumph implicit Monterrey connected Saturday.

No different squad tin progress, but Urawa Red Diamonds volition beryllium eliminated if they lose.


GROUP F

Tuesday, June 17
Fluminense 0-0 Borussia Dortmund
Ulsan Hyundai 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns

Saturday, June 21
Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET (Cincinnati)
Fluminense vs. Ulsan Hyundai, 6 p.m. ET (East Rutherford)

Wednesday, June 25
Borussia Dortmund vs. Ulsan Hyundai, 3 p.m. ET (Cincinnati)
Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Fluminense, 3 p.m. ET (Miami)

Mamelodi Sundowns are the lone squad with a triumph to their name. They volition beryllium done to the circular of 16 with a triumph against Borussia Dortmund connected Saturday.

No different squad tin progress, but Ulsan Hyundai are retired if they suffer to Fluminense.


GROUP G

Wednesday, June 18
Manchester City 2-0 Wydad AC
Al-Ain 0-5 Juventus

Sunday, June 22
Juventus vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)
Manchester City vs. Al-Ain, 9 p.m. ET (Atlanta)

Thursday, June 26
Juventus vs. Manchester City, 3 p.m. ET (Orlando)
Wydad AC vs. Al-Ain, 3 p.m. ET (Washington)

Juventus and Manchester City are successful bid aft picking up victories connected matchday 1, and this radical could beryllium wrapped up connected Sunday.

If Juventus bushed Wydad AC successful the opening game, the Serie A broadside volition suffice if Man City past triumph oregon gully vs. Al-Ain.

And if Juve triumph oregon draw, that means Man City volition suffice with a victory.

If some Juve and Man City win, the apical 2 places volition beryllium finalised and the teams volition play for apical spot connected Thursday.

If either Wydad AC oregon Al-Ain lose, they volition beryllium eliminated unless Juventus oregon Man City are defeated successful the other fixture.


GROUP H

Wednesday, June 18
Real Madrid 1-1 Al Hilal
Pachuca 1-2 RB Salzburg

Sunday, June 22
Real Madrid vs. Pachuca, 3 p.m. ET (Charlotte)
RB Salzburg vs. Al Hilal, 6 p.m. ET (Washington)

Thursday, June 26
Al Hilal vs. Mexico Pachuca, 9 p.m. ET (Nashville)
RB Salzburg vs. Real Madrid, 9 p.m. ET (Philadelphia)

Only RB Salzburg tin unafraid their spot successful the circular of 16 connected Sunday, and it volition beryllium confirmed with a triumph implicit Al Hilal.

Pachuca volition beryllium eliminated if they suffer to Real Madrid.

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