Which teams have qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup round of 16?

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What bash PSG, Real Madrid and Inter Miami need? Can Al Hilal and Sundowns inactive qualify? Al Jazeera explains.

All teams astatine the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 person played 2 games each, and astatine the extremity of matchday two, 5 clubs person already booked their spots successful the tournament’s circular of 16.

Famous clubs specified arsenic Bayern Munich and Manchester City are among those to clinch qualification, but the likes of European giants Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain inactive request a last propulsion to seal a spot successful the knockouts.

Al Jazeera Sport explains which teams are successful and which are out, portion breaking down the scenarios nether which immoderate of the comparatively smaller clubs could compression through.

Which teams are successful the Club World Cup circular of 16?

With 2 wins retired of 2 and six points successful the bag, these 5 clubs tin respire easy:

• Botafogo
• Bayern Munich
• Flamengo
• Manchester City
• Juventus

Which teams person been knocked retired of the Club World Cup?

After losing their archetypal 2 games, the travel has ended for 7 clubs:

• Auckland City
• Los Angeles FC
• Urawa Red Diamonds
• Ulsan HD
• Wydad AC
• Al Ain
• Pachuca

The Urawa Red Diamonds players and fans were near heartbroken arsenic their nonaccomplishment against Inter Milan knocked the Japanese squad retired of the Club World Cup [File: Pablo Porciuncula/AFP]

What are the tie-breaker rules being utilized successful the Club World Cup?

In lawsuit of a necktie connected points, the teams progressing to the knockouts volition beryllium determined connected a acceptable of tie-breakers. Should the archetypal measurement effect successful different tie, the adjacent tie-breaker volition beryllium employed until a victor is decided. These steps are:

• Head-to-head victor betwixt the tied teams
• Head-to-head extremity quality betwixt the tied teams
• Head-to-head goals scored betwixt the tied teams
• Disciplinary points (yellow and reddish cards)
• Drawing of lots

What results bash Real Madrid, Inter Milan, PSG, Inter Miami and Chelsea request to progress?

While the Lionel Messi-led broadside and the 4 European giants stay favourites to participate the second round of the competition, the pursuing clubs inactive person immoderate enactment near to bash earlier they tin progress.

• Real Madrid: With 4 points from their archetypal 2 games – similar RB Salzburg – Real beryllium connected apical of Group H by edging Salzburg connected extremity difference. A triumph against the Austrian squad successful their last radical crippled volition nonstop the Spanish giants through. A gully and a triumph for Al Hilal implicit Pachuca volition permission each 3 teams connected 5 points apiece, bringing the tie-break rules into play to find the apical 2 sides.
• PSG: The European champions person won 1 and mislaid 1 crippled truthful far, leaving them with 3 points and successful hopeless request of a triumph successful their last Group B crippled against Seattle Sounders. Six points volition seal their spot alongside Botafogo.
• Inter Miami: The Miami squad made a lukewarm commencement to the tournament, earlier beating FC Porto to person a full of 4 points aft 2 games. They look Group A leaders Palmeiras for a bid to seal their place, which they tin bash by avoiding a loss.
• Chelsea: The English broadside find themselves successful a spot of fuss with lone 3 points aft a triumph and a loss. They request to debar losing to their pugnacious Group D opponents, ES Tunis, who besides person the aforesaid points, to advance. A gully volition beryllium capable for Chelsea connected the ground of their amended extremity difference.
• Inter Milan: The UEFA Champions League runners up were held by Mexican opponents Monterrey successful their archetypal crippled but bushed a resilient Urawa Reds broadside to container their archetypal triumph successful Group E. Inter look radical toppers (on extremity difference) River Plate successful their past game, wherever a triumph would marque either broadside the radical leaders, but a gully could bring successful a tie-break script should Monterrey thrash Urawa successful their last game.

Messi’s stunning escaped footwear against FC Porto gave Inter Miami their archetypal triumph astatine the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 [Alex Grimm/Getty Images via AFP]

Can Al Hilal, Mamelodi Sundowns, Monterrey and ES Tunis inactive suffice for the knockouts?

Yes, each 4 clubs person astatine slightest 2 points from their archetypal 2 games, giving them a promising changeable astatine qualification.

Al Hilal and Monterrey besides person 2 points from their 2 drawn games. The Saudi nine look the ousted Mexican broadside Pachuca for a accidental to people a large triumph and past anticipation that their superior extremity quality tin spot them through, irrespective of the effect successful the different Group H game. Monterrey are successful the aforesaid vessel and volition person the aforesaid requirements from their crippled against Urawa.

The Sundowns person lit up the Club World Cup with their skills and colourful celebrations, but it volition not beryllium amusive and games erstwhile they play Brazil’s Fluminense for a accidental to qualify. A win, resulting successful six points, volition beryllium capable for the South African club, but a draw, starring to 4 points, mightiness footwear them retired arsenic German giants Borussia Dortmund, connected 4 points, are highly improbable to suffer against Ulsan successful their past Group F match.

ES Tunis are successful a consecutive winner-goes-through shootout with Chelsea, arsenic a gully volition not beryllium capable for the Tunisian club, fixed their poorer extremity difference.

Which different teams inactive person a accidental to participate the circular of 16?

• Fluminense
• Borussia Dortmund
• Atletico Madrid
• River Plate
• FC Porto
• Benfica
• Al Ahly
• Palmeiras
• Boca Juniors
• RB Salzburg
• Seattle Sounders