Los Blancos know they will avoid three big teams in Manchester City, Bayern and PSG.
Real Madrid will discover their group for the new Club World Cup next Thursday at 7 p.m. in Miami
The tournament, which will be expanded to 32 teams, will take place from June 15 to July 13, 2025. FIFA has divided the participating teams into four pots and Real Madrid already have an idea of their potential rivals. Due to the draw, which is subject to certain conditions, some teams cannot be placed together.
Which pot is Real Madrid in?
Real Madrid are in Pot 1, which means they cannot compete against other teams in the same pot, including Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Flamengo, Palmeiras, River Plate and Fluminense.
Which teams can be drawn against Real Madrid at the Club World Cup?
Furthermore, the terms of the tie mean that Manchester City can only play Los Blancos in the semi-finals at the earliest. However, the other two European teams, Bayern Munich and PSG, could meet Madrid in earlier rounds.
Pot 2 consists of Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Porto, Atlético de Madrid, Benfica, Juventus and Salzburg. According to FIFA's draw rules, matchups must involve the four lowest-ranked European teams. Since Atlético is excluded because it comes from the same country as Real Madrid, Madrid could only include Benfica, Juventus or Salzburg from this pot.
The remaining two teams in the Madrid group of four come from Pots 3 and 4 without any restrictions. Pot 3 consists of Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Ulsan Hyundai (South Korea), Al Ahly (Egypt), Wydad Casablanca ( Morocco), Monterrey (Mexico), Club León (Mexico), Boca Juniors (Argentina) and Botafogo (Brazil). ), the new Libertadores champions.
Pot 4 features teams from North America and other regions such as Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan), Al Ain (United Arab Emirates), Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Pachuca (Mexico), Seattle Sounders (USA), Auckland City (New Zealand) and Inter Miami (USA), with Lionel Messi.
Real Madrid also knows that they cannot play another Spanish team – in this case Atlético Madrid – in the group stage. As with Champions League rules, teams from the same country cannot be included in the same group. Therefore, a Madrid derby in the Club World Cup would only be possible in the knockout stages.
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