The quarterfinals of 16 are ignited! Messi takes revenge on Paris, Real Madrid and Juventus fate repeats itself, Asia s only seedling challenges Manchester City

The 2025 Club World Cup group stage has come to an end. After fierce competition, all 16 teams of promotion have been settled. European giants occupy half of the territory, South American strong teams broke through, and only Saudi giants Riyadh Crescent remained in Asia.

As the group stage battle ended, the full list of the top 16 of the Club World Cup was announced: European giants occupy 9 seats, demonstrating the dominance of traditional football powerhouses.

Among them, the Bundesliga double Bayern Munich and Dortmund, Serie A powerhouse Juventus and Inter Milan, the Premier League double blue Chelsea and Manchester City all advanced, plus La Liga Real Madrid, Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain and Portuguese Super League Benfica, the European football map is fully presented.

The South American semi-finals all came from the Brazilian League, with Palmeiras, Botafogo, Flamengo and Fruminense forming a powerful legion. They performed well in the group stage and contributed classic games such as Botafogo defeated Champions League champions Paris Saint-Germain and Flamenco reversed Chelsea 3-1. In the North American arena, Miami International led by Messi and Monterrey played for Ramos successfully broke through and became the only seeds of their respective leagues. Only Riyadh Crescent team in Asia has advanced, shouldering the hope of the entire continent. African and Oceania teams were regrettably wiped out and bid farewell to the stage of this Club World Cup in advance.

The first round of the knockout match was staged with many Mars hitting the Earth, and the three focus matches were particularly eye-catching. Paris Saint-Germain vs Miami International, this game is full of drama because of Messi's presence. Messi will face his old club Paris Saint-Germain for the first time as an opponent, and grudges, love and revenge have become the biggest highlight.

Real Madrid VS Juventus are also very interesting, and the highlights of this game are focused on Mbappe. If he can make a comeback, this will be his fifth time against Juventus - in the previous four encounters, he scored 4 goals and scored 1 assist, scoring in the last three games. It is worth mentioning that Mbappe has never played in the Club World Cup. Manchester City vs Riyadh Crescent, Manchester City won all three games in the group stage. As the "Only Seeded Asian Scarlett", Riyadh Crescent performed well in the group stage, drawing two European powerhouses, Real Madrid and Salzburg in succession, and remained unbeaten in three games and conceded only 1 goal. This game will be a direct dialogue between European gold and dollar football and Asian upstarts.

The knockout stage adopts a single-game winning system, with five substitutions allowed for the game, a total of yellow cards will be suspended, and a special amnesty will be implemented in the semi-finals. Each group of matchups in the round of 16 is telling different stories: the fateful entanglement between Real Madrid and Juventus, the showdown between Messi and Paris Saint-Germain, the money showdown between Riyadh Crescent and Manchester City... The suspense of the victory or defeat on the Green Field is about to be revealed.