Club World Cup quarterfinals may become the 19-20 Champions League preview

I know that old fans will definitely think that Palmeiras, Boca youth, and River Plate are well-known. After all, they were the nightmare of many European giants during the Toyota Cup. But times have changed, the world has changed, now it is the Club World Cup, and the Toyota Cup has long disappeared. What is the background of the new version of the Club World Cup? There are 32 teams, Europe accounts for 12 and South America only has 6. Of course, in addition to considering strength, the allocation of quotas will also consider the size of the football world. But it has to be said that the current Boca youth, riverbed and Palmeiras have long since no longer have the deterrent power they used to be.

Every group in the Club World Cup at a glance, European teams are the most prominent, and are also the most likely to win the first place in the group. What? Some groups have two European teams? Then take the top two and advance to the top 16 together.

Of course, Boca youth, River Plate has no chance to qualify from the group, and Palmeiras can even be regarded as the strongest team in Group A. After all, they are lucky and have encountered Porto, which is relatively weak among the European teams. But the ultimate question is, how far can South American teams go? Could it be that you head straight to the finals? It cannot be said that there is no such possibility, but the probability is really low.

So, whether from the perspective of strength or appeal, what we are more willing to care about is the prospects of major European families. For example, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Inter Milan, Bayern...

Although the Club World Cup has just begun and the first round of the group has not ended yet, do you have a strong feeling - in extreme cases, when you reach the quarterfinals, the Club World Cup may evolve into the UEFA Champions League in the 19th to 20th seasons.

Why must it be the 19th to 20th Champions League? Isn't it possible for other seasons? no. For well-known reasons, when the Champions League reached the quarterfinals in 19 to 20, it was changed to a single game to decide the winner.

So, I mean, if you hit the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup, will this be the case - all European teams in the quarterfinals? In this way, the Club World Cup will be instantly transformed into the Champions League, regardless of the competition system, the number of games, and the participating teams.

Let's take a look at the promotion situation of each group. Like the World Cup, the top 16 matches of the Club World Cup also adopt the rules of cross-collision between adjacent groups, namely, Group A is the first to Group B, second to Group B, and so on. Let’s look at Group AB first. Palmeiras in Group A should be able to advance to the top 16, but Palmeiras may be very struggling in Group B, whether it is Paris Saint-Germain or Atletico Madrid. Bottafogo, in Group B, first strives to break through the barriers between Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid.

Group C, it is difficult for Boca youth to compete with Bayern for the first place in the group. Perhaps their biggest opponent is Benfica. If they can advance, they will likely encounter Chelsea in Group D. This level is very sad for them. As for Flamenco, they are likely to encounter Bayern, which is even more difficult. Perhaps, if Flamengo meets with the Boca Youth League in the quarterfinals, it will be a good thing for South American football, which means that there will definitely be a South American team to reach the quarterfinals. But it is quite difficult to present this scene. The situation in the

EF group is similar, and the prospects of Riverbed and Fruminense are similar to those of Boca youth Flamenco.

So, if you reach the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup and suddenly find that only European teams are left, you don’t have to be surprised, because the probability of this happening is really not small. If this is true, then we will have the feeling of watching the Champions League in the 19th to 20th season, with 8 European giants, winning a single game and deciding the final championship. By the way, the UEFA Champions League finals from 19 to 20 are Bayern vs. Paris. Both teams are here in this Club World Cup, so, can you imagine some things in advance?