2025 Club World Cup: what are the matches of this Friday, July 4
The Club World Cup quarter-finals have begun. Find out the details of the two matches that will take place on this day
The 2025 Club World Cup is already in the quarter-finals. Chelsea, Palmeiras, Al Hilal, Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are the clubs that have qualified for this round. Find out which matches you can watch this Friday, July 4th.
Fluminense vs. Al Hilal
The Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, will host the duel between the Brazilians and Arabs. Both clubs come into this stage as surprises in this tournament. Fluminense defeated Inter Milan in the round of 16; Al Hilal did the same with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.
The Flu has stood out for its defensive solidity. The Brazilian team has kept a clean sheet in two of its last three matches in the competition. Al Hilal don’t value defense as much, having conceded goals in every one of their matches at this Club World Cup.
US time: 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT. US stream: DAZN.
Fluminense’s probable lineup: Fabio; Samuel Xavier, Thiago Silva, Freytes, Fuentes; Martinelli, Hercules; Arias, Nonato, Canobbio; Cano.Al Hilal’s probable lineup: Bono; Joao Cancelo, Al-Harbi, Koulibaly, Renan Lodi; Nasser Al-Dawsari, Ruben Neves, Milinkovic-Savic; Malcom, Marcos Leonardo and Kanno.
Palmeiras vs. Chelsea
Paulinho’s goal secured Palmeiras a place in the quarterfinals of the tournament after beating Botafogo 1-0. Chelsea did the same against Benfica, defeating them 4-1 in extra time.
This is a duel of two very different styles with contrasting strengths. Chelsea's offense has allowed them to score more than two goals in all of their matches in the competition. But they will face a consolidated defense like Palmeiras'. The Brazilians have not allowed a goal in three of their last four matches.
Palmeiras and Chelsea are two old acquaintances. These two clubs faced each other at the 2021 Club World Cup. In the final, The Premier League side defeated the Brazilians 2-1 after extra time.
US time: 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT.US stream: DAZN.
Palmeiras' probable lineup: Weverton; Agustin Giay, Micael, Bruno Fuchs, Vanderlan; Emiliano Martinez, Richard Rios, Mauricio; Estevao, Allan and Vitor Roque.Chelsea's probable lineup: Robert Sanchez; Reece James, Levi Colwill, Benoit Badiashile, Marc Cucurella; Romeo Lavia; Enzo Fernandez, Dario Essugo; Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto and Nicolas Jackson.