The Round of 16 matches of the revamped FIFA Club World Cup are now over with the quarterfinal line-up set in stone. Palmeiras beat Botofago in an all-Brazilian clash while Fluminense of Brazil beat Inter Milan.

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup knockout-round bracket looks different than many expected entering the quarterfinals. Inter Milan and Manchester City were both knocked out of the competition, which leaves Chelsea as the only European side left in the top half of the bracket.

The Club World Cup, by hook or by crook, seems destined to be FIFA’s ‘other’ showpiece event, with the biggest teams from around the globe clashing on a scale not seen previously. It is not yet