Overview of the 2nd round of the Club World Cup: South America is not inferior to Europe, Messi stands alone in Central and North America, and the four Asian teams only have 2 points

After Manchester City defeated Al Ain, the Club World Cup ended all the first two rounds of the group stage. European teams still performed the best, averaging 2.125 points per game, and 4 Asian teams still failed to win, and only scored 2 points in 8 games.

4 European teams advanced to the

Porto in Group A won 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses, and scored 4 points; Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid in Group B also achieved 1 win and 1 loss, and scored 3 points respectively; Bayern in Group C won all 2 games and advanced one round ahead of schedule, Benfica won 1 win and 1 draw, and scored 4 points.

Chelsea in Group D achieved 1 win and 1 loss, ranking second with 3 points; Inter Milan in Group E achieved 1 win and 1 draw, ranking second with 4 points; Dortmund in Group F achieved 1 win and 1 draw, ranking second with 4 points. Juventus and Manchester City in Group G also won two consecutive victories, scored 6 points respectively, and advanced to the knockout round one round ahead of schedule; Real Madrid and Salzburg in Group H also achieved 1 win and 1 draw, ranking in the top 2 in the group respectively. 12 European teams scored 51 points, averaging 2.125 points per game.

5 South American teams ranked first

Compared with European teams, the performance of South American teams is not inferior. Six teams scored 25 points in 12 games, with an average of 2.08 points per team. Among them, Botafogo and Flamenco both won both games. The former advanced to the knockout round one round ahead of schedule, while Palmeiras and Fruminense both won 1 win and 1 draw, ranking first in their respective groups. The four Brazilian teams remained unbeaten in 8 games and all ranked first in their respective groups.

The performance of the two Argentine teams was slightly inferior, with River Plate 1 win and 1 draw and remained unbeaten, ranking first in Group E with 4 points, while Boca Youth had 1 draw and 1 loss, ranking third in Group C with 1 point.

Miami International stole the spotlight

Among five Central and North American teams, Miami International achieved 1 win and 1 draw, ranking second in Group A with 4 points; Monterrey drew with both games, ranking third in Group E with 2 points. Seattle Bayer, Los Angeles and Pachuca both lost both games, ranking at the bottom of their respective groups and were eliminated one round early. Five Central and North American teams only scored 6 points in 10 games, averaging 0.6 points per game.

Among the four African teams, Mamerodi Sunset and Tunisia hope to achieve 1 win and 1 loss, ranking third in their respective groups with 3 points; Cairo Nationals achieved 1 draw and 1 loss, ranking last in Group A with 1 point; Vader lost both games and was eliminated in one round ahead of schedule with 0 points. Four African teams scored 7 points in 8 games and averaged 0.875 points per game.

5 Asian Oceania teams accompanied the runners

Urawa Red Diamonds and Ulsan Hyundai also lost both games, and also scored 2 goals and conceded 5 goals, missing the knockout round one round ahead of schedule. Al Ain draws with both games, ranking third in Group H with 2 points; Al Ain loses in both games, ranking last in Group G with 0 points, and is eliminated one round ahead of schedule. Four Asian teams scored 2 points in 8 games and averaged 0.25 points per game.

As the weakest team in this Club World Cup, Auckland lost in both games, scored 0 goals and conceded 16 goals, and was eliminated 1 round ahead of schedule.