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K-Champion'The team Ulsan HD will face on the world stage has been decided.
Ulsan was tied to Group F with Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Fluminense (Brazil), and Mamelody Sundowns (South Africa) as a result of the draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup held in Miami, USA on the 6th (Korea time).
Ulsan, which belongs to Port 3, is said to have been in an easy group. Port 1 Man City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Paris Saint-Germain avoided world-class powerhouses. Port 2 also did not meet Chelsea, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, or Juventus. Port 4 also had Inter Miami led by Lionel Messi.
Ulsan will play in the group stage of the Club World Cup in June next year with Mamelodi, who reached the semifinals of the 2023-2024 African Federation (CAF) Champions League, Plumunense, the 2023 Copa Libertadores champion, and Dortmund, who are ranked second in the 2023-2024 European Champions League.
Ahead of the match against Dortmund in the third round, it is expected that the number of points to be harvested in the first and second rounds will determine whether or not they will advance to the round of 16.
The Club World Cup will be held in a new way, with the number of participating teams increasing significantly from 7 teams to 32. From June 15 to July 13, 12 stadiums in 11 U.S. cities will be engaged in a heat war for about a month. The 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4 teams, and the top 1st and 2nd teams in each group will go to the round of 16 tournaments.
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In the case of Ulsan, if it ranks first in Group F, it will face the second place in Group E, and if it ranks second in Group F, it will face the first place in Group E. Group E includes Inter Milan (Italy), Riverplatte (Argentina), Urawarez (Japan), and Monterrey (Mexico).
Group A consists of Faumeiras (Brazil), Porto (Portugal), Al Ahli (Egypt), Inter Miami (USA), Group B consists of Paris Saint-Germain (France), Atletico (Spain), Botafogu (Brazil), Siedl Sounders (USA), and Group C consists of Kim Min-jae's team Bayern Munich (Germany), Auckland City (New Zealand), Boca Juniors (Argentina), and Benfica (Portugal).
Group D includes Flamengo (Brazil), Esperance de Toonis (Tunisia), Chelsea (England), Leon (Mexico), Group G includes Manchester City (England), Widad (Morocco), Al Ain (United Arab Emirates), Juventus (Italy), and Group H includes Real Madrid (Spain), Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Pachuca (Mexico), and Red Bull Salzburg (Austria).
The long-awaited final will be held on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in New York.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
