The shabby reality of soccer with two draws and six losses, five wins, 22 losses, and no win over Wall...1 loss → Compared to ultra-strong South America
Jun 23, 2025
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None of the clubs in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have won the Club World Cup yet.
Ulsan failed to advance to the round of 16 in Group F, losing 0 to 1 and 2 to 4 to Mamelodi (South Africa) and Fluminense (Brazil), respectively.
Group E Urawa Reds (Japan) also lost consecutive games to River Platte (1-3 loss) and Inter Milan (1-2 loss), and similarly, their elimination from the group stage was confirmed early.
Park Yong-woo's team Al Ain (United Arab Emirates) failed to pass the round of 16 after losing consecutive games to Juventus (0:5) and Manchester City (0:6).
Among the AFC member countries, Saudi Arabia's rejection club Al Hilal is the only one to have scored a point in this Club World Cup. Al Hilal drew 1-1 with Real Madrid in Group H and drew 0-0 with Red Bull Salzburg on the 23rd, recording a '2 haze'.
The current score of the four Asian teams has recorded two draws and six losses, five wins and 22 losses and a difference of -17 goals in a total of eight matches without a win.
Except for Al Hilal, the remaining three teams were confirmed to be eliminated early in the second round of the group stage. Al Hilal is also unlikely to advance to the round of 16. Al Hilal, who currently has two points, will be eliminated if he fails to win the final match against Pachuca on the 27th. After winning unconditionally, we have to watch the results of the Real-Salzburg match.
Even the North and Central American clubs, including the United States, failed to use their power. In 10 games, he had just one win, three draws, and six losses. Inter Miami, led by legend Lionel Messi, won the only victory by surprisingly defeating Porto 2-1 in the second Group A match.
Seattle Sounders, LA FC, and Pachuca are losing all two games side by side, while Monterrey has only two consecutive losses.
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In particular, the Brazilian club is on an unbeaten run with six wins and two draws. Group B Botafogo led the second leg with a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain. Group D Flamengo thrashed Chelsea 3-1. Faumeiras, Botafogu, Flamengu, and Fluminense all lead the group.
Flamengo coach Philippe Lewis, who came into the round of 16 with Bayern Munich in Group C, did not hide his confidence by saying, `The South American team can win this Club World Cup.'
In the end, the Club World Cup, which was reorganized into 32 teams, is likely to be a two-way race between Europe and South America. In a total of 20 Club World Cups so far, there has never been a single team from Europe and South America. Europe won 20 times and South America won four times.
Europe has won all 11 recent competitions, including Manchester City, which won in 2023. Pohang, which won third place at the 2009 United Arab Emirates tournament, held the highest record ever in the K-League.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.