Palmeiras duo aware of Ahly strength ahead of Club World Cup clash

Palmeiras duo forward Paulinho and winger Estevao agreed on the strength of Cairo giants Ahly ahead of their anticipated game at the Club World Cup on Thursday

Ahmed Abd El Rasoul , Monday 16 Jun 2025,
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FC Porto's Argentine defender #24 Nehuen Perez and Palmeiras' Brazilian forward #10 Paulinho fight for the ball during the Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Portugal's FC Porto at the MetLife stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 15, 2025. AFP

 

“They’re organized. They use transitions a lot. They’re a really strong team. Now we’ll analyse them, study to put in a good performance against them,” Estevao, the team's prolific 18-year-old winger, was quoted as saying by FIFA.com on Monday.

The Cairo giants - 12-time African champions -  will face their Brazilian counterpart Palmeiras - a three-time Copa Libertadores champion -   in the second round of the 32-team tournament group stage on Thursday.

Ahly and Palmeras lie in Group A alongside Portuguese club Porto and the MLS side Inter Miami.

Ahly opened their World Cup campaign in the US with a 0-0 draw against MLS side Inter Miami early on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Palmeiras and two-time European champion Porto tied 0-0 in their opening match early on Monday.

Paulinho, Palmeiras's 24-year-old forward, said: “We’ve seen a bit of them. They’re a team who produces a lot, who have quick players in attack. They gave Inter Miami a lot of problems."

He added, “In big competitions, there are no easy opponents. It will be another difficult game, but we’ll have to fight with everything we’ve got to get the win."

Ahly have participated in the Club World Cup on nine previous occasions, winning four bronze medals.

Palmeiras made two previous appearances in the prestigious tournament, finishing as runners-up in 2021.

 

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Palmeiras
1 2 0 5
Inter Miami
1 2 0 5
Porto
0 2 1 2
Ahly
0 2 1 2
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Paris SG
2 0 1 6
Botafogo
2 0 1 6
Atletico Madrid
2 0 1 6
Seattle Sounders
0 0 3 0
Group C W D L P
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2 1 0 7
Bayern Munich
2 0 1 6
Boca Juniors
0 2 1 2
Auckland City FC
0 1 2 1
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Chelsea
2 0 1 6
Esperance
1 0 2 3
Los Angeles FC
0 1 2 1
Group E W D L P
Inter Milan
2 1 0 7
CF Monterrey
1 2 0 5
River Plate
1 1 1 4
Urawa Reds
0 0 3 0
Group F W D L P
Dortmund
2 1 0 7
Fluminense
1 2 0 5
Mamelodi Sundowns
1 1 1 4
Ulsan HD
0 0 3 0
Group G W D L P
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Juventus
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Al-Ain
1 0 2 3
Wydad
0 0 3 0
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1 1 1 4
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0 0 3 0