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Who is the most disappointing team in the Club World Cup? These six teams performed far below expectations, and who is the worst?

7:45am, 3 July 2025【Football】

In a game of the 1/8 final of the Club World Cup held on the morning of July 1, Manchester City unexpectedly lost to Riyadh Crescent in Asia with a score of 3-4, making a surprise appearance. Manchester City, who is determined to win the championship, returned home early, while the Crescent team continued its journey of the Club World Cup.

This is a very exciting game, and the two sides staged a goal battle. In the first half, Manchester City scored a score with a B-seater, helping Manchester City lead 1-0. In the second half, Leonardo of Crescent team equalized the score, and then Malcolm's goal helped Crescent team overtake, 2-1. Then Haaland's goal helped Manchester City equalize the score. In overtime, the two teams scored one goal and rewritten the score to 3-3. In the 112th minute, Leonardo staged a final victory, helping Riyadh Crescent win a magical victory.

Today is a super unpopular day since the start of this Club World Cup. In addition to Manchester City's upset loss to Riyadh Crescent, in another game, the Champions League runner-up Inter Milan lost 0-2 to Fruminense, which also surprised the outside world.

With Manchester City and Inter Milan eliminated, there was a very interesting situation in the first half. Among the four teams that advanced, there were two Brazilian teams, one Asian team and the other Premier League team, which was very different from the previous predictions of the quarter-finals that the outside world would become the Champions League. The reason for this situation is obviously that the performance of some European strong teams is too disappointing. So far in the group stage, the performance of six teams has disappointed the media and fans, and the results achieved are completely inconsistent with their strength and value. First of all, Porto's giant Porto team, who is in the weakest Group A, but was eliminated with only 2 points in three games, and watched Palmeiras and Miami International team successfully qualify.

The second is Atletico Madrid in Group B. It is understandable to lose to Paris Saint-Germain, but it is a bit inappropriate to be squeezed out by Bottafogo. You should know that Atletico Madrid's entire team is worth up to 530 million euros, while Botamengo only has a mere 160 million euros.

Then there are two European giants Inter Milan and Manchester City, who both lost the game on the same day in the 1/8 finals, which is a pity. Judging from the player's value, Fruminense and Riyadh Crescent each have a net worth of about one-tenth of Inter Milan and Manchester City, but they have played convincing performances in the game and advanced with their heads raised.

In addition, there are two teams that have to be mentioned, namely the Argentine two-man Boca Youth and the River Plate team. The outside world has long heard of the crazy Argentine League. Before the start of the game, the outside world agreed that if a team can cause minor trouble for European giants, it must be the Argentine two heroes. But the reality is just the opposite. After the entire group stage, Boca Youth and River Plate were eliminated. What impressed the fans around the world most was their rough fouls and hot temper. After the game, they even had to chase the opponent's players, which was simply incredible.

So the question is, which of the six teams mentioned above that disappointed the fans, did we disappoint the most?

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