South American teams rise! Messi receives a special birthday gift, and a wonderful showdown in the Club World Cup

In the third round of the Club World Cup group stage, Group A and Group B took the lead in ending all competitions. Host Miami International successfully obtained the right to qualify in the group with home advantage, while Messi, who was on his 38th birthday, received a special gift - he will meet his old club Paris Saint-Germain again. At the same time, two giant teams from South America are about to hold a South American championship derby, attracting much attention.

Miami International was able to participate in the Club World Cup entirely because of its host status. Perhaps because of its star players such as Messi, Suarez, and Busquets, Miami International was "selected" to become the host and was able to make it on the club's highest stage. Although he was not optimistic before the game, unexpectedly, the team led by Messi only lost a slight mistake in the first place in the group. The three-round group stages in Group A were indeed full of surprises. The four teams in the first round all drew 0-0, which seemed to be wasting a round of competition. In the second round, Miami International defeated Porto, creating an upset and making their qualifying situation bright; in the third round, they scored a total of 12 goals in two games, and the fans were very happy. This is the exciting story that the competition should have.

In the last round of the group, Porto faced Cairo International, and both sides urgently needed to win to compete for the opportunity to advance. Cairo International, the three-time African champion who failed to score two consecutive rounds, finally broke the deadlock. However, despite taking the lead many times, they were tied by Porto. In the end, the two sides shook hands and made peace and missed the group qualifying. Abbot Ali, who scored a hat-trick, stood out, a player from a country plagued by conflicts, performed very rarely. On the contrary, Miami International performed well and took the lead in the first half, and Suarez scored a goal at the age of 38, expanding his advantage. However, in the last few minutes, Palmeiras scored two goals in a row, tenaciously equalizing the score and regained the top spot in the group standings. Messi doesn’t need to be disappointed, and it’s already a good gift to successfully advance on his birthday.

In the last round of Group B, there were not many twists and turns, and Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid won respectively. Although Griezmann scored a goal in the final stage and failed to help the team advance, it changed the schedule of the round of 16. Paris successfully topped the group and will meet Messi again in the first round of the knockout round.

Botafogo's defeat caused the ranking to decline, giving up the top spot in the group and will face Palmeiras, who is also from South America, in the round of 16. Palmeiras was the South American champion four years ago, while Botafogo is the new South American champion. The showdown between the two teams is quite interesting. The match with Paris is also a wonderful showdown that cannot be missed in the round of 16.

From the renamed InterContinental Cup to the traditional World Club Competition, the last time South American team won the championship was 13 years ago, when Corinthian defeated Chelsea to win the championship. All subsequent championships were won by European teams, among which Real Madrid achieved a feat of winning six championships.

Now, at least one South American team has reached the quarterfinals, and European teams cannot win all eight seats, which is a kind of improvement. In addition, Flamenco, the group number one, is expected to face the Boca Youth in the round of 16, and may another South American derby be revealed?

The fierce competition between Porto and Cairo International received a total of 8 goals, but they both ended out, and even Atletico Madrid missed the promotion even if they scored 6 points. Although Napoli's 12-pointer was eliminated and Atletico Madrid's 6-pointer was eliminated, coach Simeone still could not hide his disappointment, believing that the team had irreparable consequences for the team.

Perhaps, this is the charm of football.