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Infantino insists players are 'loving' the Club World Cup

Benfica take on Bayern Munich in a decisive Group C clash at the Club World Cup as both European side target spots in the knockout rounds.

The teams meet in Charlotte, North Carolina sitting second and first in the table respectively. Benfica drew their opening match 2-2 in a thrilling contest with Boca Juniors before hammering Auckland City 6-0 in their next game. They have four points from two matches but will be at risk of elimination if they lose tonight and Boca Juniors defeat Auckland by a bigger margin.

Bayern, meanwhile, have already qualified for the next stage of the competition and manager Vincent Kompany could decide to rest some of his key players unless he wants to secure first place in the group. A superb 10-0 win over Auckland kicked off their tournament before the Bundesliga champions edged past Boca Juniors 2-1 last time out.

Both group games kick off simultaneously at 8pm BST as the round of 16 line-up begins to take shape at the expanded club tournament.

Benfica 0-0 Bayern Munich

8 mins: Renato Sanches counters, Di Maria is allowed acres of space to square to Schjelderup... who sends it bobbling well wide of goal and behind for a corner.

It’s dealt with by Gnabry and Bayern look to counter immediately, but it drifts too long for Sane to control it.

Flo Clifford24 June 2025 20:11

Benfica 0-0 Bayern Munich

4 mins: Fine work by Bayern as a Benfica shirt is left sprawled on the turf as Stanisic builds an attack... forward to Leroy sane, who has Muller in his sights in the box, driving down the right.

But Antonio Silva jogs back, alert to the danger, and heads it away for a corner.

Flo Clifford24 June 2025 20:07

KICK-OFF: Benfica vs Bayern Munich

Underway in Charlotte!

Flo Clifford24 June 2025 20:05

Benfica v Bayern Munich

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Flo Clifford24 June 2025 19:59

Benfica v Bayern

It’s 36 degrees in Charlotte... a tough day out for the players, and one that will only add to concerns around weather for next year’s World Cup.

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Benfica's Club World Cup so far

Benfica head to Charlotte in need of a result after a trickier start to the competition.

Boca Juniors let a two-goal lead slip away in a 2-2 draw with the Portuguese side, before Benfica put in a stronger performance against Auckland City, who they beat 6-0.

But they need to avoid defeat tonight and also hope Boca record a lesser winning margin against Auckland (or lose) in order to progress to the last 16.

Flo Clifford24 June 2025 19:40

Bayern Munich's Club World Cup so far

Bayern Munich strolled to a 10-0 win over Auckland City in their Club World Cup opener.

The Bavarians hit double digits to record the biggest ever win in the Club World Cup, giving Auckland’s team of part-timers a stark reality check to the powers of Europe’s elite.

Their encounter against Boca Juniors was considerably tougher but the German champions still prevailed 2-1 and have automatically progressed to the last 16.

Vincent Kompany could rest some of his major players for tonight’s meeting with Benfica.

Flo Clifford24 June 2025 19:30

Antonio Rudiger claims he was racially abused in Club World Cup clash

Antonio Rudiger has claimed he was racially abused during Real Madrid's Club World Cup victory over Mexican side Pachuca on Sunday.

Xabi Alonso confirmed a complaint had been made after an incident towards the end of the Spanish giants' 3-1 victory in Charlotte.

Rudiger had clashed with Pachuca captain Gustavo Cabral in injury time but it was not clear if the alleged abuse came from a player or someone in the crowd.

"That's what Rudiger said, and we believe him," Alonso told reporters in his post-match press conference. "It is important to have zero tolerance in these kinds of situations. Fifa now is investigating. That's all I can say."

Antonio Rudiger claims he was racially abused in Club World Cup clash

Xabi Alonso has leapt to the defence of his centre-back after a complaint was made

Flo Clifford24 June 2025 19:20

Chelsea forced to limit training to ‘very short’ sessions due to heat: ‘It’s almost impossible’

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca said it is "almost impossible" to train as temperatures in Philadelphia reached 37 degrees ahead of Wednesday's meeting with Esperance de Tunis.

Training was restricted for the Blues the day before the match at Subaru Park which will determine whether they progress to the last 16 of the Club World Cup, with the length of the session cut short and work restricted to a shaded area of the pitch.

Maresca's team need to avoid defeat against the Tunisian side or face the embarrassing prospect of falling at the first hurdle of FIFA's revamped tournament.

And with conditions heavily impacting preparations the build-up to their final Group D fixture has been far from ideal.