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The 2025 Fifa Club World Cup finished off the group stage and the knockout bracket is officially set. The group stage consisted of 32 clubs from around the world competing in eight groups. The top two in each group advanced to the knockout bracket where they were seeded based on whether they finished first or second in their group.
The order of tiebreakers for teams tied in the group stage is first points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question, then goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question, and then the number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question. If there is a tie remaining after that, it goes to total group stage goal differential, then total goals scored in group play, then team conduct in group play, and finally the drawing of lots.
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2025 Fifa Club World Cup bracket
Round of 16
Match 1: Palmeiras 1, Botafogo 0 (AET)
Match 2: Chelsea 4, Benfica 1 (AET)
Match 3: Inter Milan vs. Fluminense
Match 4: Manchester City vs. Al Hilal
Match 5: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Inter Miami CF
Match 6: Flamengo vs. Bayern Munich
Match 7: Borussia Dortmund vs. Monterrey
Match 8: Real Madrid vs. Juventus
June 28 update: Palmeiras edged out Botafogo in the first match of the knockout bracket. The squads were scoreless through regulation and then the first nine minutes of extra time. Paulinho finally put Palmeiras on the board in the second half of extra time at the 100th minute. Gustavo Gómez received a second yellow card at the 116th minute, which meant he had to leave the game, leaving Palmeiras with ten men on the pitch. Botafogo could not take advantage over the final ten minutes of match time and Palmeiras advanced.
Chelsea dominated Benfica in extra time, scoring three goals across the two extra halves of football. The match was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation and Chelsea won 4-1. The match dealt with a two-hour weather delay with five minutes remaining in regulation due to a lightning storm.
Quarterfinals
Match 9: Palmeiras vs. Chelsea
Match 10: Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner
Match 11: Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner
Match 12: Match 7 Winner vs. Match 8 Winner
Semifinals
Match 13: Match 9 Winner vs. Match 10 Winner
Match 14: Match 11 Winner vs. Match 12 Winner
Final
Match 15: Match 13 Winner vs. Match 14 Winner
June 20 update: Bayern Munich clinched advancement from Group C with a 2-1 win over Boca Juniors. Bayern Munich faces Benfica on June 24 and if the German club wins or draws, they will claim the group. Flamengo won Group D with a 3-1 win over Chelsea. With wins over Chelsea and Espérance de Tunis, Flamengo clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker over the two squads tied behind them.
June 22 update: Juventus and Manchester City clinched advancement out of Group G with wins in their first two matches. They face off in the final round of group play, but the their wins eliminated Wydad AC and Al Ain in group competition.
June 23 update: PSG beat Seattle Sounds FC 2-0 while Atlético Madrid beat Botafogo 1-0. That left a three-way tie for first with each team having six points. Due to a split of matches between the three, the tiebreaker moved to head-to-head goal difference. PSG won that (+3) while Botafogo took second place (+0) ahead of the eliminated Atlético Madrid (-3). Palmeiras and Inter Miami CF both played their final group matches to a draw to secure advancement to the knockout stage.
June 24 update: Benefica defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 to win Group C. The German side claimed the second knockout stage berth from the group. Chelsea beat Espérance de Tunis to claim second place behind Flamengo in Group D.
June 25 update: Borussia Dortmund beat Ulsan to win Group F while Fluminense claimed a draw to advance. Inter Milan knocked out River Plate and claimed Group E, while Monterrey advanced with a big win over Urawa Red Diamonds.
June 26 update: Manchester City defeated Juventus to secure the top spot in Group G. Real Madrid beat RB Salzburg to win Group H, while Al Hilal beat Pachuca to move past RB Salzburg for second place.
Who has advanced
Group A: Palmeiras*, Inter Miami CF**
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain*, Botafogo**
Group C: Benfica*, Bayern Munich**
Group D: Flamengo*, Chelsea**
Group E: Inter Milan*, Monterrey**
Group F: Borussia Dortmund*, Fluminense**
Group G: Manchester City*, Juventus**
Group H: Real Madrid*, Al Hilal**
*: Group winner
**: Group runner-up
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