FIFA Club World Cup 2025 | Knockout Stage

[jimharri]

You know and I’m not tempting fate or anything but you normally get at least one upset in these stages of tournaments,and hopefully this is it for today/tonight ..

Not sure who the bookies had as favourites for tonight. But.... Is this that much of an upset?

 

[hammocity]

Inter look done as a team a squad they need a refresh of sorts

I posted that a few days ago and got some kick back, think Simione has read it perfectly.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

It's a funny old game.

Yeah. Fate was on their side. Had Inter scored instead of hitting the woodwork, Fluminense would probably have crumbled.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

You know and I’m not tempting fate or anything but you normally get at least one upset in these stages of tournaments,and hopefully this is it for today/tonight ..

I’m not really sure this is an upset. How many times have we seen Brazilian teams beating European teams now? And Inter aren’t exactly the pick of the crop from UEFA.

The Brazilian teams are just fresher, better acclimatised and they seem to want it more.

 

[deano ou812]

Right things falling for us with the draw let’s just smash these tonight now ..

 

[skillman]

Fluminese in the QF if we win later.

It would be some retort to an off season if we immediately won the first thing we’re involved in!

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Only Chelsea realistically preventing us from reaching the final

I’m half tempted to book some flights for the final if we win tonight. It would be tempting fate and you just know Palmer would knock us out in the semis.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Neat passage to the finals for us hopefully. Fallen nicely.

 

[deano ou812]

Not sure who the bookies had as favourites for tonight. But.... Is this that much of an upset?

I’d call it an upset absolutely..5/1 they were to win

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Win our game to make this side of the bracket a Brazil v England double-header.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Fluminese in the QF if we win later.

It would be some retort to an off season if we immediately won the first thing we’re involved in!

Has the season finished though, is this not the end of the season?

 

[jollylescott]

A 44 year old keeper, and 40 year old Silva in central defence for Fluminese. This draw is looking very favourable for us. We just need to focus on our game and get it done.

 

[heslops barnet]

Fluminense are looking done here.

Bump

 

[bluenova]

Let's be honest; we looked screwed until the turn of the year. Luckily, we managed to find some semblance of form, and managed to secure a CL spot. But with the new faces we've brought in during this window (and last january as well), I'm looking forward to the new season far more than I was at the end of last season. But, to get back to your point; yeah, Inter don't look anything like the team we faced in Istanbul.

To be fair, Inter must be knackered/shellshocked, after a season where they were close to a treble, but ended up with nothing.

It's clearly making a difference that the Brazilian clubs are mid season, compared to the December CWC when they're coming off the end of a tough season.

 

[deano ou812]

I’m half tempted to book some flights for the final if we win tonight. It would be tempting fate and you just know Palmer would knock us out in the semis.

Or that useless lump Jackson ..

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Good result for us. Inter could have scored 3 or 4 in the last 15 minutes alone.

 

[johnny crossan]

Only Chelsea realistically preventing us from reaching the final

if we don't beat that load of rubbish we don't deserve to be in the final - they are really poor.

 

[hogismuir]

I’m half tempted to book some flights for the final if we win tonight. It would be tempting fate and you just know Palmer would knock us out in the semis.

There's a bit too much tempting fate on here right now. I'm old school, let's just try and win the next game and go from there. The heat and sub -par pitches over there could be a bit of a leveller and after the season we've just had and all the new signings bedding in we need to be realistic.

Sorry to be a bit of a downer lol.

 

[remember arthur mann]

It's up to Pep now.

 

[johnny crossan]

I’m not really sure this is an upset. How many times have we seen Brazilian teams beating European teams now? And Inter aren’t exactly the pick of the crop from UEFA.

The Brazilian teams are just fresher, better acclimatised and they seem to want it more.

it's an upset in Milan - trust me