Paris Saint Germain and Botafogo have booked a place in the knockout stages of the 2025 Club World Cup.
The Paris club defeated Seattle Sounders 2-0 on Monday at Lumen Field. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in the first half, Achraf Hakimi struck in the second to seal the maximum points.
PSG’ll face a first- or second-place finisher from Group A in a second-round match either on Saturday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or Sunday in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid have been knocked out of the 2025 Club World Cup despite securing a 1-0 win over Botafogo in their final group stage match.
Atleti dominated throughout the 90 minutes, with Antoine Griezmann among those to go close to scoring the opener. And Botafogo also had chances, with Jan Oblak making a big save to keep the scores level inside the final 20 minutes.
Atleti did manage to break the deadlock, but it came in the 87th minute courtesy of Griezmann, who fired home after an Alvarez cutback. But the two goals needed after that did not come, which meant a group stage exit for Simeone’s side.
