The draw for the Club World Cup placed Al Ain, the “Asian Champion,” in a hot group alongside English clubs Manchester City, Italian Juventus, and Moroccan Wydad, as it is scheduled to open its matches in the tournament against the Italian giant.
Al-Ahly, the African champion, who was in Group A, will play the opening match against Inter Miami of the United States, accompanied by the Brazilian club, Porto of Portugal, while Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia fell into a difficult group with Real Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg of Austria, and Pachuco of Mexico.
As for the fifth Arab representative, Esperance of Tunisia, he plays in the fourth group with the Brazilian Flamengo, the English Chelsea, and the Costa Rican Club Leon.
The arrangement of the groups was as follows:
– The first group: Brazilian Palmeiras, Portuguese Porto, Egyptian Al-Ahly, and American Inter Miami.
– Group Two: Paris Saint-Germain of France, Atletico Madrid of Spain, Botafogo of Brazil, Seattle Sounders of America.
– Group Three: Bayern Munich of Germany, Benfica of Portugal, Boca Juniors of Argentina, Auckland City of New Zealand.
– Group Four: Brazilian Flamengo, English Chelsea, Costa Rican Club Leon, and Tunisian Esperance.
– Group E: River Plate of Argentina, Inter Milan of Italy, Monterrey of Mexico, and Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan.
– Group Six: Brazilian Fluminense, German Borussia Dortmund, South Korean Ulsan, South African Mamelodi Sundowns.
– Group Seven: Manchester City of England, Juventus of Italy, Wydad of Morocco, and Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates.
– Group H: Real Madrid of Spain, Red Bull Salzburg of Austria, Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, and Pachicoa of Mexico.
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