Franco Mastantuono showed to be one of the best players in the world and he's now set to join Real Madrid after the Club World Cup. The head coach, Marcelo Gallardo, has the experience needed to bring the Argentinian side to success, and thanks to a talented team he can hope to make his way in the tournament.

The Sounders come into the match having lost two straight, including a sound 3-0 defeat last weekend against rivals Vancouver. They had two players sent off in a three-minute stretch, and they failed to register a single shot on target from seven attempts against a team that conceded five goals to Cruz Azul just a week before.

Nevertheless, with global giants such as Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, Manchester City and Juventus all striving for silverware in North America, many an interesting storyline could be written between June 14 and July 13. Here, Sports Mole provides group-by-group predictions for the 2025 Club World Cup.

Though we’re still in the early stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying, four-time world champions Italy already have no margin for error. Monday’s home clash against continental minnows