River Plate Qualifies for 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

River Plate qualified for the 2025 Club World Cup (REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian)

It was a perfect night for River Plate fans. Martín Demichelis’ team beat Libertad 2-0 at the Monumental stadium and qualified for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores. In addition, the Millionaire sealed his ticket to the new FIFA Club World Cup that will be played in 2025 in the United States.

With a double from Miguel Borja, Núñez’s team secured its ticket to the next round of the highest category and was one step away from finishing in first place in its group. The victory gave them three key points to confirm their presence in the 32-team competition to be played next year from June 15 to July 13 at venues to be defined.

Beyond this, and while waiting for the entity that governs the destinies of football in the world to make the values ​​official, it is estimated that River will pocket a sum that could range between 30 to 50 million euros just for participating in the Copa del World, which the remaining 31 clubs that confirm their place will also receive. So far, there are 27 that have already been classified.

Furthermore, it is estimated that the champion and runner-up could receive a significant sum of money – it could reach 100 million euros for the winner of the tournament -, the same as for those teams that advance to the next round. It must be remembered that the Club World Cup competition format will be eight groups of four teams each and, after that, the first two will go to the group of the best 16. From there until the final, the round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals will be played. single party. There will be no game for third place.

After River’s qualification, there are still two places for Conmebol. The tournament will be played by the Libertadores champions from 2021 to 2024, plus the two teams with the most points in the confederation ranking. Flamengo, Palmeiras and Fluminense already have their place for having lifted the trophy and only San Pablo, Botafogo, Gremio and Atlético Mineiro from Brazilian soccer could be added, but only if they are consecrated in this year’s edition.

Boca Juniors has a chance to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup to be played in the USA (Mario Sar)

What situation was Boca Juniors in to win their place in the Club World Cup? Xeneize cannot add points in the ranking since they are competing in the South American Cup and not the main competition. Faced with this scenario, they will have to hope that their rivals do not pass them until the Libertadores definition. The Mineiro team led by Gabriel Milito leads the Conmebol ranking, but cannot qualify that way (Brazil already has its places assigned), so the next on the list is Diego Martínez’s team.

Boca has 71 points and its closest pursuer with a chance of adding points is the three-time champion of the Libertadores Nacional of Uruguay, with 50 points. Behind the Uruguayan team in the ranking are Independiente del Valle (45), Cerro Porteño (45), Barcelona from Ecuador (42) and Talleres de Córdoba (40).

It is important to mention that, according to the FIFA ranking, for each victory 3 points are added and one unit for a tie. As happened with River, for advancing to the round in the Libertadores, the Millionaire added three more points to the list, which is why he already has 80.

In this way, Boca has a fairly paved path to achieve classification, but it will have to be very attentive to what Nacional, from Montevideo, does. What would the Bag need to unseat Xeneize? Reach the semifinals of the Libertadores with at least four more wins. Another fact to keep in mind is that, if Demichelis’ team manages to win the fifth continental title in its history, it will open another place for already having its place and will give important help to the club chaired by Juan Román Riquelme.

The opposite will happen if any of the other Argentine teams are crowned in this final. If Estudiantes de La Plata, Talleres, San Lorenzo or Rosario Central win the Libertadores, Boca will be left out of the competition to be played in the US in 2025.

Those classified so far for the 2025 Club World Cup

Al Ahly (Egypt) – CAF Champions League champions in 2020/21 and 2022/23

Wydad (Morocco) – 2021/22 CAF Champions League Champion

ES Tunis (Tunisia) – CAF Ranking

Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) – CAF Ranking

Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) – 2021 AFC Champions League Champion

Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) – 2022 AFC Champions League Champion

Ulsan HD FC (KOR) – Ranking AFC

Chelsea (England) – UEFA Champions League Champion 2020/21

Real Madrid (Spain) – UEFA Champions League Champion 2021/22

Manchester City (England) – UEFA Champions League Champion 2022/23

Bayern Munich (Alemania) – UEFA ranking

Paris Saint-Germain (Francia) – Ranking UEFA

Inter Milan (Italia) – Ranking UEFA

Porto (Portugal) – Ranking UEFA

Benfica (Portugal) – Ranking UEFA

Borussia Dortmund (Germany) – UEFA Ranking

Juventus (Italia) – Ranking UEFA

Atlético de Madrid (España) – UEFA Ranking

FC Salzburg (Austria) – UEFA Ranking

Monterrey (Mexico) – Concacaf Champions Cup 2021

Seattle Sounders (United States) – Concacaf Champions Cup 2022

Club León (Mexico) – Concacaf Champions Cup 2023

Auckland City (Nueva Zelanda) – Ranking OFC

Palmeiras (Brazil) – Conmebol Libertadores Championship 2021

Flamengo (Brazil) – Conmebol Libertadores Champion 2022

Fluminense (Brazil) – Conmebol Libertadores Champion 2023

River Plate (Argentina) – Ranking CONMEBOL

2024-05-15 14:13:03
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