Club World Cup Tour | Group H: "Galaxy Battleship" Meets "Asian Hope"

Reprinted from: Yangzi Evening News

On June 15, the reformed and upgraded FIFA Club World Cup will officially kick off. 32 club teams from different leagues around the world representing the top strength levels of various continents will compete in the United States for a total of US$1 billion in event prize money and the highest honor of "the world's strongest football club". Among them, which teams are well-known to fans around the world, and which are the "mysterious teachers" that have entered your vision for the first time? Let's get to know these teams together.

Group H: Real Madrid is the undisputed strongest team in the group, and even has the absolute strength to strive for the championship. Among the other three teams, Riyadh Crescent, whose lineup is not inferior to that of European giants, has a slight advantage in the competition for second place in the group.

Real Madrid

Real Madrid (Spain):

2024-2025 season is undoubtedly a season that disappoints Real Madrid fans. But this does not prevent the "Galaxy Battleship" from setting sail again in this Club World Cup. Currently, while maintaining the forward line of "Mbappe, Vinicius, Bellingham" with a 100 million yuan worth unchanged, Real Madrid not only welcomes a heavy new player and former Liverpool wing player Arnold, but the team's coach has also been handed over to Alonso. It is worth mentioning that after announcing that the contract will not be renewed, this Club World Cup will also be a farewell battle for legendary star Modric's Real Madrid career.

Riyadh Crescent

Riyadh Crescent(Saudi):

How does the most valuable team in Asia strive for this Club World Cup? This is still a mystery. On the one hand, Inzaghi, who led the team to play the Champions League final at the end of May, has just taken office, and it remains to be seen what changes can be brought to this team; on the other hand, in the words of fans, Riyadh Crescent's participation in the Club World Cup is equivalent to "shopping in the supermarket". Perhaps the game has not yet ended, the Saudi team with gold and dollar has signed the superstar in the opponent's team.

Pachuca (Mexico):

As a team from the Mexican League, Pachuca has been qualified for this event for winning the 2024 Central and North America and the Caribbean Champions League. At the same time, it was precisely because of Pachuca's promotion that Leon, another Mexican team under the Pachuca Group, was disqualified from participating. This Mexican team has good foot abilities, and they are also very good at finding good offensive opportunities by exerting high-intensity full-game press against their opponents. It is a force that cannot be ignored in the group.

Red Bull Salzburg (Austria):

This Austrian team, which is good at cultivating young players and has long "transfusion" to European giants, is now on the Club World Cup for the first time. In the history of the team, their highest moment was to win the semi-finals of the Europa League in 2018. In this game, they not only have to strive to win the team's first Club World Cup victory, but also have to be wary of the outside world's poaching of the team's main players.

Yangzi Evening News/Zi Niu News reporter Huang Xiyin

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