How it stands in Club World Cup group stage - and who needs what?

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Chelsea request a constituent from their last crippled to articulation Manchester City successful the past 16

Emlyn Begley

BBC Sport journalist

The Club World Cup enters its last circular of group-stage matches with each squad having played doubly and plentifulness inactive to beryllium decided.

There is inactive thing to play for successful astir each group.

The apical 2 sides from each radical spell into the past 16, with head-to-head records utilized earlier extremity quality to abstracted teams level connected points.

Manchester City are 1 of 4 clubs to person qualified for the past 16 but could inactive look Real Madrid astatine that stage, portion Chelsea request a constituent to advancement - with Bayern Munich perchance waiting successful the adjacent round.

BBC Sport examines however each radical looks, and who needs what to progress.

Group A

Inter Miami v Palmeiras, Porto v Al Ahly - Tuesday, 24 June (02:00 BST)

A gully would instrumentality some Inter Miami and Palmeiras into the knockout stages.

But if either broadside win, past Porto oregon Al Ahly could overtake the losers.

However, Porto request Inter Miami to win, and Al Ahly request Palmeiras to triumph to person immoderate accidental - due to the fact that they would suffer connected a head-to-head grounds against the different team.

Group B

Atletico Madrid v Botafogo, Seattle Sounders v PSG - Monday, 23 June (20:00 BST)

Botafogo lone request a constituent against Atletico to beryllium definite of a spot successful the past 16 - and they would adjacent spell done with a decision if PSG neglect to bushed Seattle.

Atletico request to triumph - and anticipation PSG gaffe up - oregon they would person to triumph by astatine slightest 7 goals.

PSG would beryllium definite of a knockout spot with a win, portion Seattle would request to triumph large and anticipation Atletico lose.

Group C

Auckland City v Boca Juniors, Benfica v Bayern Munich - Tuesday, 24 June (20:00 BST)

Bayern Munich are already done and Auckland City are out.

Benfica conscionable request a constituent to seal their last-16 spot. Boca request Benfica to suffer and to triumph themselves, with a large extremity quality swing, to spell through.

Group D

ES Tunis v Chelsea, Los Angeles v Flamengo - Wednesday, 25 June (02:00 BST)

Flamengo are already into the past 16 arsenic radical winners and Los Angeles are out.

Chelsea volition spell done successful 2nd spot truthful agelong arsenic they bash not suffer to Esperance Sportive de Tunis. But if the Tunisian broadside triumph they volition suffice instead.

Enzo Maresca's Chelsea broadside would conscionable the winners of Group C - Bayern Munich oregon Benfica - should they suffice for the past 16.

Group E

Inter Milan v River Plate, Urawa Reds v Monterrey - Thursday, 26 June (02:00 BST)

The winners of Inter Milan v River Plate volition spell into the past 16, portion a gully would beryllium capable for some truthful agelong arsenic Monterrey bash not win.

If Monterrey triumph and the different crippled ends successful a draw, determination are aggregate possibilities depending connected the nonstop scores successful some games.

The apical 3 would each decorativeness connected 5 points, truthful it would travel down to goals scored successful the games betwixt the 3 of them - and, if that is level, extremity quality successful the group, just play oregon adjacent drafting lots.

Urawa Reds are out.

Group F

Borussia Dortmund v Ulsan HD, Mamelodi Sundowns v Fluminense - Wednesday, 25 June (20:00 BST)

Fluminense and Borussia Dortmund some cognize a constituent successful their games would instrumentality them through.

Mamelodi Sundowns would spell done with a win, portion Ulsan HD are out.

Group G

Juventus v Manchester City, Wydad Casablanca v Al Ain - Thursday, 26 June (20:00 BST)

Juventus and Manchester City are some done aft winning their archetypal 2 games.

City request to triumph the crippled betwixt the teams to decorativeness top.

The winners of Manchester City's radical look the runners-up successful Real Madrid's group, with the squad 2nd successful Group G playing the winners of Group H.

Group H

Al-Hilal v Pachuca, Red Bull Salzburg v Real Madrid - Friday, 27 June (02:00 BST)

The winners of Salzburg v Real Madrid volition advancement apical of the group, with the losers knocked retired should Al-Hilal bushed already-out Pachuca.

A gully betwixt Salzburg and Real and a triumph for Al-Hilal would permission each 3 sides level connected points.

Their head-to-head grounds would besides beryllium the same, leaving Real done acknowledgment to a superior extremity quality implicit the Austrians. Al-Hilal are 1 extremity down Salzburg connected extremity quality heading into the last round.

Should Al-Hilal and Salzburg besides decorativeness level connected extremity quality and goals scored, 2nd spot could beryllium decided by disciplinary points or, if that is level, drafting lots.

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