Salzburg's Red Bulls start the club World Cup: Fight against CF Pachuca!
Salzburg's Red Bulls start the club World Cup: Fight against CF Pachuca!
Today, on June 18, 2025, FC Red Bull Salzburg players are ready for their first appearance at the Club World Championship. In the night from Wednesday to Thursday, at 0:00 a.m., meet CF Pachuca. This encounter is particularly important because Salzburg completed second place last season and wants to prove itself again after a weak autumn season. Coach Thomas Letsch will prepare his protégés for the challenge in order to be successful in Group H, which also includes Real Madrid and Al-Hilal. Second place in this group is assessed as realistic, which would offer the Red Bulls the chance of progressing
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The departure of the Red Bulls to the USA took place on Friday, June 13th. The squad for the tournament has grown to 28 players, including four goalkeepers and 24 field players. This squad contains both new obligations and returnees from rental shops. A remarkable player in the squad is Alex Schlager. Despite a wrist injury, his fitness is still uncertain for the upcoming games, which could influence the planning of the coaches (and the tactics).
squad overview
Here is an overview of the players that are available for Salzburg:
| position | player |
|---|---|
| goalkeeper | Alexander Schlager, Jonas Krumrey, Christian Zawieschitzky, Salko Hamzic |
| defender | Jacob Rasmussen, Samson Baidoo, Frans Krätzig, Stefan Lainer, Joane Gadou, John Mellberg, Tim Trummer, Jannik Schuster |
| midfielder | Sumaila Diabate, Sota Kitano, Maurits Kjaergaard, Mamady Diambou, Takumu Kawamura, Mads Bidstrup, Oscar Gloukh, Valentin Sulzbacher, Moussa Yeo |
| attacker | Karim Onisiwo, Yorbe, Edmund Baidoo, Petar Ratkov, Adam Daghim, Enrique Aguilar, Dorgeles Nene |
The club world championship is eagerly awaited by many fans. With this participation, Salzburg is involved in a list of renowned clubs that have proven themselves at an international level in recent years. This edition of the tournament could also be important for football development in the coming years, especially with regard to the 2026 World Cup, which will be held with 48 participants. FIFA recently announced that Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and North America receive additional starting places, which could make the World Cup even more exciting.
worldwide there are concerns of fans about the possible losses of quality of the tournament due to the increase. In particular, the possibility that Austria could not be represented as the best non-qualified person is discussed in public. New Zealand is led as the bottom of the qualifier, which underlines the challenges of competition for the country.
The entire field of participants of the 2026 World Cup is to be officially announced, while the Red Bulls are concentrating on the upcoming games in the club World Cup. In the next few days, every game will be important - for Salzburg and their fans.
For more information about the club World Cup and the developments in the Red Bulls squad, visit [Laola1] (https://www.laola1.at/de/Red/fussball/klub-wm-heute-live --cf-pachuca ---bull-salzburg/), red bull Salzburg and the wrong 9.
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| Ort | Salzburg, Österreich |
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