The Club World Cup to be held in Morocco from February 1 to 11, raffled off in Rabat. The Real Madrid He will directly play the semifinals on February 8, but he still has no opponent. Al Alhy and Auckland City They will meet on February 1 and the winner of that duel will play in the quarterfinals match Seattle Sounders. That match is on February 4 and whoever wins will face Real Madrid.
These are the three possible rivals of Real Madrid in the Club World Cup.
Al Ahly (Egypt)
The team came as a guest in the World Cup, but it is one of the club’s records in the World Cup with eight participations, the second team that has played the most. His extensive list of wins includes 42 Leagues, 37 Cups and 10 African Champions.
In the World Cup, it occupies the position of host vacated by Wydad by winning the African Champions League, definitively, against Al Ahly (0-2). your coach is Marcel Koller, The 62-year-old Swiss led Basel in the 2019-20 Champions League and came to eliminate PSV Eindhoven.
Mohamed El-Shenawy He is the goalkeeper and captain of the team. At the age of 34, he is the starting goalkeeper for Egypt and played in the last World Cup in Russia, in 2018.
Auckland City (New Zealand)
The Kiwi team has a prominent Spanish presence. it is gone Ramon Tribulietxthe coach who made them a regular in the Club World Cup and now, the coach is Spanish Albert Riera (38 years old) not to be confused with the former Spanish and Liverpool footballer, among others. In addition, there are two Spanish footballers in the team: the central Angel Berlanga (former Rayo Majadahonda soccer player among others) and the midfielder Gerard Garriga.
certainly Gerard Garriga he is the most popular player of the kiwi team. He is a 29-year-old midfielder from El Morell (Tarragona), admires Iniesta and declares himself a follower of Osasuna.
Seattle Sounders (United States)
The North American team is, a priori, the one with the highest level of football among Real Madrid’s possible rivals. Without any media figures in European football, their presence at the World Cup was something historic as they ended 17 years of Mexican dominance in the ConcaChampions by beating Pumas UNAM in the final.
Seattle stands out for a block where players want to be Stefan Frei, Cristian Roldán, Nico Lodeiro, Jordan Morris, Raúl Ruidíaz or Xavier Arreaga.
Lodeiro, A former Ajax player, he is the figure of the North American team whose big problem at the World Cup is that he has not played an official match since May.
Source: La Verdad
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