IFFHS STATS - CLUB WORLD CUP
Picture : Lautaro Martinez is the first in the world to reach 10 goals in international club matches in 2025 (8 in Champions League + 2 in Club World Cup).
Club World Cup statistics (Group stage, 21-22 June)
Mamelodi Sundowns vs Borussia Dortmund 3-4 (Group F)
*It was the 7th Europe vs Africa clash in FIFA club tournaments and 7th European win (2nd by a narrow margin, alongside 2 wins by 3-goal margin and 3 wins by 2-goal difference).
*Thanks to opening goal of Lucas Ribeiro, Mamelodi Sundowns became the first African team to take an advantage against a European club in a FIFA tournament since 10 January 2000, when Raja Casablanca led vs Real Madrid 1-0 (their lead lasted 21 minutes while Mamelodi’s lasted 5).
*Serhou Guirassy, one of Borussia’s scorers in the game, became the best African scorer (35 goals) with a club from the 5 major European leagues in official competitions this season, ahead of Mohamed Salah (34 for Liverpool).
Inter vs Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1 (Group E)
*Urawa Red Diamonds became the first Asian team to score a goal against an Italian team at the Club World Cup.
*Lautaro Martínez's 78th-minute goal for 1-1 was Inter's first shot on target on their 19th attempt of the match.
*Lautaro Martinez is the first in the world to reach 10 goals in international club matches in 2025 (8 in Champions League + 2 in Club World Cup).
*Urawa were very close to become the 2nd Asian team to avoid losing vs European opponent at CWC, following Al Hilal vs Real Madrid (Inter grabbed the win only in the stoppage time).
Now, in this rivalry Europe won 22 out of 23 games.
Fluminense vs Ulsan 4-2 (Group F)
*Jhon Arias (Fluminense) has scored the 3rd direct free-kick goal of the 2025 Club World Cup.
He is the first Colombian to score or assist in this tournament.
River Plate vs Monterrey 0-0 (Group E)
*River Plate and Monterrey had the match with the most fouls (39) and the shortest effective time (43 minutes 49 seconds) so far in this tournament.
*Monterrey didn't have a single shot in the second half becoming the 2nd team in this tournament who failed to shoot in the entire half-time (after Auckland City vs Bayern in the first half).
*It is the 3rd consecutive match for Mexican clubs without losing and conceding a goal against CONMEBOL opponents in FIFA competitions (after Tigres’s 1-0 win over Palmeiras in 2021 and Pachuca’s 3-0 win over Botafogo in 2024).
*These 2 clubs sent for this Club World Cup the squads with oldest average age: Monterrey 27.86 years, River Plate 27.85 (next are Fluminense 27.78, Mamelodi Sundowns 27.34, Al Ahly and Boca Juniors both 27.28).
*Three of the five teams that averaged over 30 years of age in their starting lineups in the 2025 Club World Cup belong to Group E: Monterrey (30 years 315 days), River Plate (30 years 197 days) and Inter (30 years 2 days).