FIFA Club World Cup 2025 | Knockout Stage

BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
PSG (IMO the world's best side) v. (Bayern Munich).

A fantastic match - and exactly what FIFA would hope for.

My takeaways:
1) Wow! Bayern is much better than I thought and the game was evenly matched throughout;
2) PSG is world class at every single position without exception. Sides (like ours) hoping to compete with PSG for the C/L title are behind or way behind the level of PSG (or Bayern);
3) Musiala suffered what seems to be a terrible injury; I hope he'll recover soon;
4) Vitinha is the best player in world football;
5) Already favorite to win the Ballon D'or, Dembélé's goal will only strengthen his case. Should PSG win the CWC, Dembélé is a shoo-in.
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Can't disagree with any of that.
Would like to add that the PSG midfield 3 have been excellent all season, and yes, Vitinha has been the stand out.
 
BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
PSG (IMO the world's best side) v. (Bayern Munich).

A fantastic match - and exactly what FIFA would hope for.

My takeaways:
1) Wow! Bayern is much better than I thought and the game was evenly matched throughout;
2) PSG is world class at every single position without exception. Sides (like ours) hoping to compete with PSG for the C/L title are behind or way behind the level of PSG (or Bayern);
3) Musiala suffered what seems to be a terrible injury; I hope he'll recover soon;
4) Vitinha is the best player in world football;
5) Already favorite to win the Ballon D'or, Dembélé's goal will only strengthen his case. Should PSG win the CWC, Dembélé is a shoo-in.
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im curious to see the toll this competition will take specially on psg but on all other ones too, i reckon it wont be pretty, and then you have a proper world cup in the usa again. brutal stuff
 
footballmanager said:
im curious to see the toll this competition will take specially on psg but on all other ones too, i reckon it wont be pretty, and then you have a proper world cup in the usa again. brutal stuff
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It won't take much of a toll on PSG
They could let their best 15 take August and September off and still clean sweep everything in France and the way the CL is set up now, easily qualify for the KO stage after a poor ish start, as they did last season
 
footballmanager said:
im curious to see the toll this competition will take specially on psg but on all other ones too, i reckon it wont be pretty, and then you have a proper world cup in the usa again. brutal stuff
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It's a pretty brutal schedule for all players involved. Plus the occasional injury - or very bad injury - suffered during the tournament.
 
deano ou812 said:
How the fuck have Chelsea got to semi finals absolutely awful they seem to stumble to finals then win them crazy
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Theyve had a good draw. Benfica probably the toughest team theyve faced and theyre not much. You have to beat them still but its easier than playing anyone from a top euro league

We should also be there but we fucked up, have to give them credit for beating the chaff.
 
The unequivocal ticketing failure this club world cup should hopefully be a good thing. Dynamic ticket pricing is one of the worst things invented, it's ticket touting straight from the supply chain. I'd be livid if I was a fan that had paid over £100 for a ticket only to see it reduced over 90% when there's little interest, it completely shits on the small percentage that did buy from them. Hopefully this is a warning to fifa and they and anybody else considering it abandon it quickly. If they do try this shit again. Hopefully this will act as a reminder that the prices will plummet if you refuse to be ripped off.



deano ou812 said:
How the fuck have Chelsea got to semi finals absolutely awful they seem to stumble to finals then win them crazy
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Its not Chelsea's fault that us, along with others massively fucked up and gave them an easier path. We should be getting ready to go up against them as favourites to reach the final and the best part of £50m richer for it.
 
So just three games left.

Thought this tournament has been decent enough. Where it's being held has made it a bit of a difficult sell in a variety of different ways though.

Will be interesting to see another tournament in a country that's a bit more football mad and a little cooler. Ideally without the 2am kickoffs either... (Not asking for much am I?)
 
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