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Time of India
17 minutes ago
- Sport
- Time of India
PSG vs Botafogo: how to watch, match time, lineups for Club World Cup clash
PSG vs Botafogo live stream, time, and broadcast information Paris Saint-Germain will face Botafogo in the second round of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage Thursday, June 19, at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles. The match begins at 10 p.m. (Brasília time) and will be broadcast live on TV Globo, Sportv, Globoplay, DAZN, and CazéTV, with real-time highlights available on ge. The tournament, hosted in the United States, features 32 clubs from five continents. Each team will play three group-stage matches, followed by a single-elimination knockout phase beginning in the round of 16. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villa For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Villas in Dubai | Search ads Learn More Undo Also read: PSG vs Botafogo: How to watch Club World Cup clash - Live stream, venue, and start time Botafogo enters the match after a 2-1 win over Seattle Sounders on Sunday, June 15. Defender Jair and forward Igor Jesus scored for the Brazilian club, which currently sits second in the group. Botafogo qualified for the tournament as the reigning Copa Libertadores champions. Live Events Paris Saint-Germain, fresh off a 5-0 UEFA Champions League final victory over Inter Milan, began the Club World Cup with a 4-0 win over Atlético de Madrid. Luis Enrique's team currently leads the group and is considered the favorite to advance. Confirmed lineups and injury reports for PSG and Botafogo Paris Saint-Germain will line up in a 4-3-3 formation under manager Luis Enrique. Gianluigi Donnarumma starts in goal, with a back four consisting of Achraf Hakimi, Lucas Beraldo, Willian Pacho, and Lucas Hernández. In midfield, the trio of Warren Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, and Senny Mayulu will look to control possession and link play with the front three. Leading the attack are Désiré Doué on the right, Gonçalo Ramos as the central striker, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on the left wing. On the bench, Enrique has notable depth, including experienced defenders like Presnel Kimpembe and Marquinhos, along with creative midfielders such as Fabián Ruiz and Lee Kang-in. Ousmane Dembélé misses out due to a left thigh injury. Renato Paiva's Botafogo also lines up in a 4-3-3. John starts in goal behind a defense of Alex Telles, Alexander Barboza, Joaquim Cunha, and Vitinho. The midfield trio features Jefferson Savarino, Gregore, and Allan, while the attacking duties will be handled by Igor Jesus, Artur, and Matheus Freitas. Also read: PSG thrash Atletico Madrid 4-0 to launch Club World Cup bid in style The Brazilian side boasts a well-stocked bench with experienced players including Fernando Marçal, Danilo Barbosa, and Joaquín Correa. Matheus Martins is sidelined due to a left thigh injury. Match officials and VAR assignments for Club World Cup group stage match Referee Drew Fischer of Canada will officiate the match, joined by assistants Micheal Barwegen and Lyes Arfa. Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay) will serve as the fourth official. Shaun Evans (Australia) will handle VAR duties, with Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico) as assistant VAR. Paris Saint-Germain and Botafogo meet Thursday, June 19, in the 2025 Club World Cup group stage at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles. The match features Champions League and Libertadores title-holders, with kickoff set for 10 p.m. Brasília time. Broadcasts include TV Globo, Sportv, Globoplay, DAZN, and CazéTV PSG vs Botafogo: how to watch, match time, lineups for Club World Cup clash The winner of PSG vs Botafogo will take control of Group A heading into the final round of matches, which also includes Atlético de Madrid and Seattle Sounders.
Hindustan Times
29 minutes ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Magical Messi goal! Inter Miami star scores trademark free-kick winner, curls it into top-corner at FIFA Club World Cup
Lionel Messi was in sensational form, as he led Inter Miami to their first-ever FIFA Club World Cup victory, sealing a 2-1 win against Porto. It was also the first-ever win in a competitive match for a MLS team against a side from Europe. Miami were trailing 0-1 at half-time, and then found the equaliser through Telasco Segovia two mintues into the second-half after a cross into the box from Marcelo Weigandt. Then Messi made it 2-1 in the 68th-minute, in what as an instant response from the Herons. Miami were awarded a free-kick, on the edge of the Porto box and the Argentine curled it into the top-right corner for a trademark Messi free-kick. Speaking after the match, Miami head coach Javier Mascherano hailed Messi's impact in the match. He told reporters, 'Beyond his goal... he's a player who shows us how to compete, his hunger, his desire to continue competing at whatever level it is.' 'In a footballing sense, what else is there to say? He's the best player that has played this sport in its history, but what is surprising is his will to win. 'Today, even in the last minutes, tired, with a knock, he kept helping the team in any way he could, in attack, in defence, to get the result… 'We know having him gives us an advantage, but above all, through his contagious spirit, the winning spirit that he has,' he added. Meanwhile, Messi said, 'It's a great joy. A lot of effort went into it, and we worked very well. I'm very happy. We were left with a bitter taste after the first match. We thought we could have won it.' '(In the free kick) I took advantage of the space left by the goalkeeper, who was standing still and not covering his post. I tried to score there. 'The other day (there were) nerves from a lot of young guys playing in such a significant competition. We've changed. We're going to compete, try to play our game. Today we were the inferior team, but we have our weapons. Next up is Palmeiras, which is a big club in the world. It's going to be another very difficult game,' he added.
New York Post
an hour ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Kylian Mbappe released from hospital with FIFA Club World Cup status in flux
Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé is out of the hospital, the club said, after he had been admitted earlier Thursday due to an acute case of gastroenteritis, though his continued participation in the FIFA Club World Cup is up in the air. The surprising news first came out Thursday morning with word the forward was undergoing 'a series of tests' and 'treatment' for the ailment. It was not immediately clear what hospital Mbappé had been admitted to, but Real Madrid's base camp is in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Advertisement 3 Kylian Mbappé (r.) is pictured during a training session June 15. REUTERS 3 Kylian Mbappé moves the ball during a January 2025 match. AFP via Getty Images Later in the day, the club announced he had been discharged from the hospital and 'has returned to the Real Madrid Camp.' 'Mbappé will continue with specific medical treatment and will progressively rejoin team activity,' a team statement said. Advertisement Real Madrid is scheduled to train over the next few days before their next match Sunday against Paachuca in Charlotte, N.C. Mbappé missed Wednesday's 1-1 draw with Al-Hilal, and Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso told reporters after the match that he had been unable to train 'in the last few days.' 'He's been in rough shape with a virus, so we have to keep an eye on him,' Alonso added after he said he was unsure if he would play in their next game. Advertisement Symptoms of gastroenteritis can include vomiting and diarrhea. 3 Kylian Mbappé reacts during a June 8 match. REUTERS Filling in for Mbappé was 21-year-old Gonzalo García, who ended up scoring Real Madrid's only goal of the match and drew high praise from former club striker Joselu. Mbappé was Real Madrid's top scorer last season, putting up 43 goals in 56 games in his first campaign with the La Liga club after making the move from Paris Saint-Germain. Advertisement The French footballer is one of the top names participating in this year's Club World Cup, which is in its first year of a new format that includes expansion to 32 teams, and Real Madrid is one of the favorites to win the monthlong tournament. Real Madrid is sitting in second place in its group, two points behind RB Salzburg.
The Star
an hour ago
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-In-form Kolo Muani wants to stay at Juventus after Club World Cup
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Group G - Al Ain v Juventus - Audi Field, Washington, D.C., U.S. - June 18, 2025 Juventus' Randal Kolo Muani celebrates scoring their fourth goal REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo (Reuters) -On-loan France striker Randal Kolo Muani said he would like to stay at Juventus next season after a Man of the Match performance for the Italian team in their impressive Club World Cup opener. Kolo Muani, who arrived at the club from Paris Saint Germain on a short-term deal in January, scored two goals as Juventus hammered Al-Ain 5-0 on Wednesday, taking his tally to five goals in his last six matches for the Italian club. "Honestly, I feel very good here," the 26-year-old told Mediaset after the Group G match in Washington D.C. "I can play well and score goals. I am happy, I hope to stay." General manager Damien Comolli told reporters last week that Juventus had discussed another loan with PSG when negotiating an extension to Kolo Muani's existing deal for the Club World Cup. "I'm optimistic that we can come to an agreement with PSG regarding a loan for the entire 25-26 season," he said. "Paris Saint Germain have certainly not closed the door to a loan, and they know the player wants to stay with us." Juventus coach Igor Tudor's optimistic response to Wednesday's victory might have been tempered by the knowledge that the two best performers in the game are only at the club on deals which expire after the tournament. Portuguese winger Francisco Conceicao, who is on loan from Porto, also grabbed a brace of goals after terrorising the Al-Ain defence from both flanks at Audi Field. Tudor has used the 22-year-old sparingly since taking over from Thiago Motta in March, suggesting Juventus might not be ready to trigger the 30 million euros ($34.57 million) buyout clause in his contract and keep him in Turin. In the short term, however, Tudor has both players at his disposal for the Club World Cup, which continues for Juventus with games against Wydad Casablanca on Sunday and Manchester City next Thursday. Kolo Muani for one is certainly buying into the Croatian's programme. "He trusts me, he wants to attack and he wants to keep the defence strong," he told the post-match press conference. "I'm very happy to play with my teammates, we are very happy and we play very strong." ($1 = 0.8679 euros) (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Peter Rutherford)
Los Angeles Times
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Juventus players befuddled by visit with Trump at White House: ‘I just want to play football, man'
Members of the Italian soccer team Juventus visited with President Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon. Exactly why the gathering took place remains largely a mystery. Six of the team's players (Weston McKennie, Timothy Weah, Manuel Locatelli, Federico Gatti, Teun Koopmeiners and Dusan Vlahovic), their coach Igor Tudor, a handful of team executives and FIFA president Gianni Infantino stopped by hours before Juventus' FIFA Club World Cup game against United Arab Emirates' Al Ain that night at Audi Field. Trump was presented with a Juventus jersey and one for next year's World Cup, which the United States will be co-host with Canada and Mexico. But as Trump took questions from the media for about 15 minutes during the event, very little soccer was discussed. Instead, the players stood behind him patiently — fidgeting now and then, their faces mainly expressionless — as Trump answered questions that mostly related to the potential of U.S. involvement in Israel's war against Iran. Later that night, speaking to a different group of reporters after his team's 5-0 victory over Al Ain, Weah called the White House experience 'a bit weird' and implied he and the other players weren't given the option of declining the visit. 'They told us that we have to go and I had no choice but to go,' said Weah, a U.S. men's national team member whose father George is a past winner of the prestigious France Football Ballon d'Or award and was the president of Liberia from 2018-2024. 'So [I] showed up.' FIFA declined to comment. The White House and Juventus did not respond to requests for comment from The Times. While Weah said he thought his first White House visit 'was a cool experience,' he added that 'I'm not one for the politics, so it wasn't that exciting.' 'When [Trump] started talking about all the politics with Iran and everything, it's kind of like, I just want to play football, man,' Weah said. Fellow USMNT player McKennie had made critical comments about Trump during the Black Lives Matter movement in June 2020. 'I don't think that Trump is the right one for the job as the president,' McKennie said at the time. 'I think he's ignorant. I don't support him a bit. I don't think he's a man to stand by his word. In my eyes, you can call him racist.' Still, during his introductory comments, Trump briefly singled out Weah and McKennie as 'my American players' when he mentioned that night's game. 'Good luck,' he said while shaking both of their hands in what had the potential to be an awkward moment. 'I hope you guys are the two best players on the field.' That's not to say, however, that there weren't any awkward moments. Because there were — none more so than when Trump brought up 'men playing in women's sports,' then looked over his right shoulder and asked: 'Could a woman make your team, fellas? Tell me. You think?' When no players answered, Trump said, 'You're being nice,' then turned to face the other direction and asked the same question. 'We have a very good women's team,' Juventus general manager Damien Comolli replied. Trump asked, 'But they should be playing with women, right?' When he got no response, Trump smiled and turned back toward the reporters. 'See, they're very diplomatic,' he said. Trump made a couple of other attempts to involve the soccer contingent in the discussion. At one point, the president used the word 'stealth' when discussing U.S. military planes, then turned around and remarked, 'You guys want to be stealthy tonight. You can be stealthy — you'll never lose, right?' The players did not seem to respond. For the final question of the session, a reporter favorably compared Trump's border policy to that of former President Biden and asked, 'What do you attribute that success to?' Trump looked behind him and stated, 'See, that's what I call a good question, fellas.' Once again, the players did not appear to respond.
