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The Club World Cup becomes the Liberators Cup! Bayern turns the tide for European teams, and South American powerhouses shock the whole game

1:33am, 27 June 2025【Football】

Since the start of this Club World Cup, a frenzy from South America has swept the entire arena. In the first round of the game, six South American teams delivered an unbeaten record of 3 wins and 3 draws. Palmeiras tied Porto, Fruminense suppressed Dortmund, and Riverbed easily defeated Urawa Red Diamonds. The resilience and technology of South American football once again amazed the world.

In the second round of the competition, the South American storm was getting stronger and stronger. Palmeiras defeated Cairo nationals 2-0, Botafogo was upset and 1-0 to reverse the Champions League champion Paris Saint-Germain, and Flamengo reversed the European Union overlord Chelsea 3-1. The South American team was unbeaten in 9 consecutive games (6 wins and 3 draws), which shocked everyone.

As of the current Club World Cup, South American teams ranked first in the rankings, Europe ranked second only, Africa teams third, Central and North America and the Caribbean teams fourth, Asian teams fifth, and Oceania teams ranked last.

In the standings of the Club World Cup group groups, South American teams are also in a strong lead, including Flamengo locking in the group first qualifying in advance.

Therefore, this Club World Cup was once dubbed "2.0 version of the Liberators' Cup". Until today, the showdown between Bayern Munich and Boca youth has arrived.

In today's second round of the Club World Cup group stage, Bayern Munich and Boca Youth. In the first half, Olisse scored directly in the corner kick, and Ingnabry's foul was cancelled first. Then, Kane broke the deadlock with a low shot. In the second half, Melentiel equalized the score, Musiara was replaced by Muller due to injury, and then Kane assisted Olise to score. At the end of the game, Bayern defeated Boca Youth 2-1 and qualified from the group one round ahead of schedule. At the same time, the South American team was given the first defeat in this Club World Cup, ending the South American team's record of 9 unbeaten games in the Club World Cup.

Although Bayern won the Boca youth today and finally found some face for the European powerhouses, the performance of the South American team is still worthy of recognition.

South American teams showed shocking tactical discipline and psychological resilience in this Club World Cup, especially their performance of not losing ground against European giants, which impressed the fans. Fruminense suppressed Dortmund with 14 shots; Boca's youth leads Benfica and is tied, but the team's tactical execution is still quite excellent. Botafogo overturned Paris Saint-Germain and Flamengo reversed Chelsea, which relied on efficient counterattack and set-piece tactics. For example, Flamengo's three goals against Chelsea were all from rapid conversions.

The rise of South American football is not accidental, especially in the high-intensity confrontational arena such as the Libertadores. Coupled with the in-depth integration of South American players' technical talents and tactical discipline, South American teams burst into huge energy in the Club World Cup.