Manchester City and Juventus won the first round of the Club World Cup Group G, Messi led Group A to start the second round in the early morning tomorrow

At 0:00 a.m. on June 19, the first round of Group G of the 2025 Club World Cup group stage started at Lincoln Financial Stadium in Philadelphia. Manchester City defeated Moroccan team Vadard 2-0, ushering in a good start to the group stage.

Manchester City successfully qualified for this Club World Cup with its first Champions League championship won in 2022/23. This is also their first appearance in the Club World Cup after winning the Champions League. As a strong team in the Moroccan Super League, Vadard has won the domestic league championship 22 times in history, won the African Champions League three times, and has once had the glory of the African Super Cup.

Just 2 minutes into the start of the game, Manchester City showed a strong offense. Doku made a pick pass on the left, and Foden cleverly passed the ball to Savignho, who made a cross. Although the goalkeeper tried hard to save, Foden immediately followed up and scored a goal, breaking the deadlock, and ended his goal drought in the past five months. This goal also won Manchester City's first goal in this Club World Cup. In the 42nd minute, Foden once again showed his organizational ability. He took a corner kick from the right side, and the ball accurately found Duku at the back point. Duku volleyed without hesitation, and the ball entered the net, expanding Manchester City's lead to 2-0. In the second half, in the 54th minute, Manchester City once again created a threat. With his excellent steal, Doku formed a one-on-one in the frontcourt, but his shot was magically saved by Vadard goalkeeper. In the 88th minute, Manchester City's Rico Lewis was sent off with a red card due to a dangerous move. Manchester City, who had one less player, finally managed to defend the 2-0 victory. In terms of game data, Manchester City had the advantage in the number of shots, completing 15 shots, 6 of which were directed, while Vader's shots were 12 and directed. Manchester City has a ball possession rate of up to 68%, while Vader only has 32%. In terms of passing, Manchester City's pass success rate is 91%, while Vader is 81%. In addition, Manchester City has 6 offensive opportunities, while Vadard has only 1.

On the same day, on June 19, Juventus faced Al Ain in another match in Group G of the Club World Cup, which was also the last game of the first round of the group stage.

Juventus ranked only fourth in the Serie A season in 2024-25, barely qualified for the Champions League next season. Despite this, Juventus' history is still brilliant. They won the InterContinental Cup twice in 1985 and 1996, and this is their first time participating in the Club World Cup. This is the second time that Al Ain participated in the Club World Cup. In 2018, they reached the finals when they first participated. Although they eventually lost to Real Madrid, they eliminated Wellington and Tunisia Hope all the way, and even defeated Argentina River Plate in the semi-finals, achieving the best results in Asian club history.

Just 11 minutes into the game, Costa made a cross from the right, Muani jumped and headed the ball, and Juventus led 1-0. Then, in the 21st minute, Costa made another accurate cross. After Xiao Kong Saisan cleverly shook the defense in the penalty area, he shot and expanded the score to 2-0.

In the 30th minute, Juventus scored again. Yilditz shot from a long shot outside the penalty area, and the ball went straight to the dead corner, and Juventus led 3-0. Just in the stoppage time of the first half, Muani showed his strength again and scored twice, helping Juventus rewrite the score to 4-0.

entered the second half, and Al Ain once sent the goal into the net, but was judged invalid due to offside first. In the 58th minute, Juventus made a quick counterattack, and Koncesan broke into the penalty area on the right and shot with his left foot, locking the score at 5-0. In the end, Juventus defeated Al Ain 5-0 and easily achieved a good start in the Club World Cup.

With the end of this round, Juventus and Manchester City tied for the top two in the group standings, leading the other opponents. The second round of the game will start tomorrow and the competition will be more intense. The situation in Group A was complicated, and the game entered a white-hot stage. All four teams in Group A failed to score in the first round, and the two 0-0 draws made the group situation confusing. However, this also means that all four teams still have a chance to advance. The second round will become crucial.

At 00:00 on June 20, the second round of Group A will usher in a showdown between Palmeiras and Cairo Nationals. The two teams once played in the 2022 Club World Cup, when Palmeiras defeated Cairo's nationals 2-0, and had a certain psychological advantage. Palmeiras has been in good shape recently. In the past 10 games, they have achieved 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with stable performance on the defensive end and cleaned their opponents in 7 games. But they have only achieved 1 draw and 1 loss in the last two games, and their offensive end is slightly weak. Cairo Nationals have achieved 5 wins and 1 draw in the last 6 games, with fierce performances on the offensive end, and averaged 2.3 goals per game. However, their performance was slightly inferior on the road and they were almost unable to fight back when they were lagging behind.

Palmeiras relies on the combination of midfielder core Ze Raphael and forward star Enderick. His style of play focuses on central axis penetration, and is also good at creating threats through wing breakthroughs and set pieces. However, their shortcomings in high-altitude ball defense were exposed, and their success rate for the top was only 58%. Cairo nationals are good at set pieces and high-altitude bombing. 1.93-meter shooter Abu Ali and 1.88-meter defender Dari form a high-altitude "two towers", and their defensive counterattack is also quite threatening.

This game will be held at the Metropolitan Life Stadium in New Jersey. The temperature is expected to reach 32℃ at noon on the 19th local time and the humidity is as high as 79%. Palmelas coach Ferreira said the turf was dry like a desert, which could affect their ground pass-by-control style, while Cairo nationals' physical strength could dominate the rhythm of the game under high temperatures.

The key showdown between Miami International and Porto was also at 03:00 on June 20, and another focus match in the A-group of the Club World Cup will be between Miami International and Porto. Both teams ended with a 0-0 draw in the first round, so this game is crucial to them. As the host, Miami International has attracted global attention, especially the lineup of former Barcelona stars such as Messi, Alba, Busquets and Suarez, making them the focus of the game. Despite this, Miami International did not fully demonstrate their strengths in the game, especially in the match against Cairo Nationals, where Messi hit the post twice and had a poor overall finishing ability. In terms of Porto, as a frequent visitor to the Portuguese Super League, their overall strength and defensive stability cannot be underestimated. Despite the slightly weak attack, Porto has an advantage in controlling the pace of the game and counterattack efficiency.

This game will be a contest between two teams of comparable strength. Who can seize the opportunity at a critical moment may determine whether they can advance smoothly.