Salzburg's dream: Club World Cup with Real Madrid and Neymar in sight!

Salzburg's dream: Club World Cup with Real Madrid and Neymar in sight!

The participants for the newly styled club world championship 2025 have been determined! FC Red Bull Salzburg caught a spectacular group in the draw in Miami. The Mozartstadt meets the defending champion Real Madrid, the Saudi Arabian Champion Al-Hilal and the traditional Mexican association CF Pachuca. Trainer Pepijn Lijnders describes the challenges as enormous and emphasizes the strength of these opponents. "Real Madrid has won this competition five times and is a record holder," explains Lijnders and points to the special quality of Al-Hilal, which runs with stars like Neymar, as krone.at reports.

an exciting challenge

The tournament will take place in the USA in the summer of 2025, from June 15th to July 13th, and Salzburg begins its adventure with a game against Pachuca. This is followed by a second match against Al-Hilal before the last group opponent Real Madrid is waiting. These two encounters are exciting, because Salzburg meets the Madrilenen in the Champions League season, which further increases the anticipation for the duel. According to laola1.at , the first game of the club World

The Salzburg football managers are proud of participating in this prestigious event, which has now been held every four years. Managing Director Stephan Reiter emphasizes that this is an honor for the club and a big step for Austrian football. The club World Cup is held with 32 teams from eight groups, with the best teams moving into the round of 16. The venues are, according to the information of several American cities, including New Jersey and Los Angeles, and the highest competitive atmosphere is guaranteed. In addition, the tournament in the last group game will be a test run for the upcoming World Cup 2026 in North America.