The first FIFA Club World Cup in 2025 is about to kick off, because it gathers top giants from all continents, and some fans also nicknamed this event the club’s World Cup.
Messi’s Miami International signing is good, with rivals in the same group being African overlord Cairo Nationals, European black store Porto and Brazil’s twelve champion Palmeiras. The strength gap between the four teams is relatively smaller than that of other groups, but it is still very difficult to advance.
01. U40’s Barcelona Brotherhood: Miami International Watch Messi
League: American League
League Ranking: Currently ranked third in the league
Steam stars: Messi, Suarez, Busquets and Alba
Team strength introduction:
For Messi, he is too used to celebrating his birthday during the competition. This time, he will be 38 years old. However, Messi still maintains a good form, playing 20 games for Miami International this season, contributing 15 goals and 6 assists.
Still maintaining the efficiency of producing more than one goal per game, Messi is the unquestionable backbone of Miami International. Miami International won 8 games in the AFC this season, 6 of which were won by Messi when he played.
But it is obvious that the age of 38 has still had some impact on Messi. Last season, his performance in the MFA League was 20 goals and 10 assists in 19 games, and his data this season has declined to a certain extent.
Of course, this has something to do with the Club World Cup coming soon and Messi adjusting his own state. After all, this Miami International team is older and it is difficult to fight continuously.
This time in the Club World Cup, Miami International will be in the Hard Rock Stadium at its home court. Beside Messi, is his Barcelona brothers Suarez, Busquets and Alba.
The former Barcelona U40 Day Team has naturally become a major highlight of this Club World Cup. However, Busquets’ physical strength has declined significantly and it is difficult to cover the entire game. At the same time, although Suarez can still give a report card of 8 goals and 9 assists in 21 games, his scoring efficiency has declined significantly.
In the game, we can see that Suarez began to make more wedding dresses for his teammates, and he attacked by himself. The goal will become a bit difficult. Especially when the defender speed and reaction are fast enough, it is difficult for Suarez to find space based on experience and positioning, and it is difficult to complete the shooting.
Fortunately, in addition to Suarez, Messi has another good helper on the front line, which is Allende, who was loaned from Celta, La Liga.
Like Suarez, he has scored 8 goals and was once the team’s number one scorer. If the opponent thinks that defending Messi’s “last dance” can solve the problem, he may be stunned by Allende’s sudden blow.
Ranking prediction:
Although superstars such as Messi and Suarez are over, the team’s overall age is relatively old and physical fitness will be a problem. At the same time, the team’s defense has always had major loopholes, and it is difficult to score points in the face of strong European and American enemies.
The key point is whether you can play the opening game well. If you can’t score 3 points in the first game, Miami International may only accept the result of the bottom of the group.
02. European black shop Porto: The defense quality has been improved after changing coaches
League: Portuguese Super League
League Ranking: Third in the league this season, missed the Champions League next season
Steam stars: Portugal’s national goal Diogo Costa, Spanish Warcraft Omorodion and supernova Mora
Introduction to the team’s strength:
After changing the head coach in January, Porto’s defensive aggressiveness has improved rapidly under the leadership of Anselmi. They averaged fewer shots and shots by their opponents per game, and at the same time, the number of steals and interception data has increased, and the overall team has become more compact.
The team’s number one star is Portugal’s national goal Diogo Costa, this penalty expert, just in the European UnionIn the finals, he became the pillar of the team’s championship with his outstanding performance. I don’t know if Messi can keep the ball out if he gets a penalty in the Club World Cup.
Omorodion, the little monster abandoned by Atletico Madrid, is showing his talent. In the past season, he has contributed 25 goals and 3 assists to Porto, including 19 goals in the Super League and 6 goals in the Europa League (including a double score against Manchester United).
Especially considering Miami International’s overly poor individual defense ability in the backcourt, perhaps Omorodion will be their nightmare.
Behind the little Warcraft, Porto’s ace is the team’s powerful midfielder Varella. This Messi’s Argentine compatriot has good confrontational abilities, and is good at reading games and can provide excellent passing skills in the frontcourt.
He has received the attention of top giants such as Liverpool and Manchester City and is regarded as an excellent defensive midfielder.
Another supernova worth paying attention to is 18-year-old Rodrigo Mora. This Portugal’s new international player has delivered a 10-goal and 4-assisted report card in the Portuguese Super League this season. You should know that this is his first top league season.
Having renewed his contract with Porto until 2030, Mora will be the focus of training for European black stores and may also become the next sky-high transfer creator.
Ranking prediction:
Porto’s goal is naturally to win the first place in the group, but their performance in the past season has not been satisfactory. But the combination of Portugal’s national goal + Argentina midfielder + Spanish Warcraft makes them still the number one favorite in this group to advance to the knockout stage.
Especially because Porto is in a financial crisis, they must do their best to ensure they can advance to the knockout stage and get more bonuses, which will be very important to them.
03. Brazil’s twelve champion Palmeiras: Estewan looks forward to becoming famous with one goal
League: Brazil’s League Ranking: One game less, ranking fourth in the league
Steam stars: Supernova Estewan and Barcelona abandoned Rock
Team strength introduction:
As the twelve champion of the Brazilian League, Palmeiras got the ticket to the Club World Cup as the champion of the South American Liberators Cup. In this season’s Liberators group stage, they won four consecutive victories and advanced to the knockout round two rounds ahead of schedule.
The team’s characteristics are that the offensive end is gorgeous and smooth, and the methods are diverse, and it is also the strongest attack power in the South American arena.One of the teams.
The team’s number one star is 18-year-old Estewan. Because Chelsea bought him early, he will also go to the Premier League to report after playing this Club World Cup.
In the latest German turnover price list, Estewan has reached 60 million euros, tying the Brazilian player value record set by Enderick in 2024.
Alongside Estewan, his attacking line partner is Rock, who returned from Barcelona. He was once called Gemini along with Enderick, but Rock’s development was lower than expected. After the failure of La Liga and returning to the Brazilian League, Rock still did not reach the expected height.
After returning to Brazil, he still couldn’t find the shooting boots or the feeling in front of the goal. I have only scored 3 goals in the past 19 games, and such a performance is difficult to satisfy. His value has dropped from the peak of 40 million to the half price of 20 million euros.
Ranking prediction:
Palmeiras is obviously strong in offense and weak in defense. They have many loopholes in defense. If Messi and Suarez explode at the same time, the possibility of being upset is not ruled out.
If they perform normally, they even have the ability to compete with Porto for the first place in this group.
04. Egyptian overlord Cairo Nationals: The number one star is defender Malor
League: Egypt League
League Ranking: League Champion
Star in Team: Malor
Feet Strength Introduction:
Cairo Nationals is a giant in the Egyptian League. He has won 45 Egyptian League championships in history, won 39 Egyptian Cups, and has also won 12 championships in the African National League.
Considering that they have reached the top of Africa three times in the past five years, this team is not only a super giant in Egyptian football, but also the overlord of African football.
Their number one star is Tunisian defender Malor, the leader and flag of Cairo’s nationals. He has led the team to the Club World Cup four times (the previous Old Club World Cup) and won the third place three times.
It is worth mentioning that this defender is the first assister in the Cairo National Team in history, with 83 times, is also the first goalkeeper in team history, scoring 51 goals.
Ranking forecast:
Although Cairo nationals are the dominant team in Africa, it is still too difficult to compete with Porto and Palmeiras. In the first game against Miami International, who can score 3 points will determine who will avoid becoming fourth in the group.
Conclusion:
Looking at this group, Miami International’s overall strength is due to its disadvantages, and it will be very difficult to qualify for the knockout round. Can Messi create miracles again? This may require the old guys of U40 to find their best condition.
In extreme cases, Porto and Palmeiras are not ruled out to play their offensive characteristics, and Miami International has suffered a big defeat in a row.
(Himu)