Who: Actual Madrid vs Pachuca
What: FIFA Membership World Cup 2025
The place: Financial institution of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
When: Sunday, June 22,15:00 EDT | 12:00 PST | 19:00 GMT | 21:00 CEST
How you can comply with our protection: We’ll have all of the build-up from 12pm native (16:00 GMT ) on Al Jazeera Sport.
Spanish giants Actual Madrid face Mexico’s Pachuca on the 2025 FIFA Membership World Cup in a match that marks a rerun of the December FIFA Intercontinental Cup ultimate.
Each side are in want of a win in a bunch topped by Purple Bull Salzburg.
Al Jazeera takes a take a look at a match that can heap the stress on a possible loser.
How did Actual Madrid and Pachuca honest within the first matches?
Actual opened their event with a 1-1 draw towards Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal as Federico Valverde missed the possibility handy Los Blancos all three factors with a late penalty.
Gonzalo Garcia, who was stepping in for the fever-stricken Kylian Mbappe, gave Actual the lead earlier than Ruben Neves levelled from the spot for the Saudi Professional League aspect earlier than halftime.
The match was Xabi Alonso’s first in command of Actual since changing Carlo Ancelotti as supervisor.
Actual Madrid coach Xabi Alonso throughout coaching earlier than the Pachuca conflict (Hannah Mckay/Reuters)
Pachuca have been crushed 2-1 by Austria’s Purple Bull Salzburg of their opening Group H fixture.
Oscar Gloukh gave Salzburg the lead simply earlier than the break. Bryan Gonzalez levelled within the 56th minute however Karim Onisiwo sealed the factors with 14 minutes to play.
What’s the newest on Kylian Mbappe?
Mbappe was discharged from the hospital on Thursday after experiencing an acute case of gastroenteritis.
It’s not identified when he’ll have the ability to play on the Membership World Cup.
The French ahead, who was in “tough form” based on his coach Xabi Alonso, has not been capable of practice since final Sunday.
Gastroenteritis is also referred to as abdomen flu, and signs can embody vomiting and diarrhoea.
What occurred the final time Actual Madrid met Pachuca?
Actual certified instantly for the ultimate of FIFA’s Intercontinental Cup in December on account of successful the UEFA Champions League.
Pachuca, as North American champions, have been required to qualify for the ultimate – beating Egypt’s African champions Al Ahly to arrange the assembly with Madrid in Qatar.
Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior have been all on track as Actual romped to a 3-0 win to carry the inaugural Intercontinental Cup.
The event successfully changed the previous format of the FIFA Membership World Cup and might be performed out completely by the continental champions from world wide every year.
Actual Madrid’s Luka Modric lifts the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after successful the Intercontinental Cup in 2024 (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)
How did Actual Madrid qualify for the Membership World Cup?
Actual’s place on the event was confirmed by their 2022 UEFA Champions League ultimate victory towards Liverpool.
Their subsequent 2024 victory towards Borussia Dortmund confirmed their assembly with Pachuca finally yr’s Intercontinental Cup.
How did Pachuca qualify for the Membership World Cup?
The Mexican aspect beat the Columbus Crew 3-0 within the 2024 ultimate of North America’s continental membership competitors, the Concacaf Champions Cup.
Former English Premier League striker Salomon Rondon scored twice, with Miguel Rodriguez additionally netting, as Pachuca picked up a sixth continental title.
Cruz Azul beat Vancouver Whitecaps in final season’s CONCACAF Champions Cup ultimate to arrange their probability of showing on the subsequent FIFA Membership World Cup.
What number of Membership World Cups have Actual Madrid received?
Actual Madrid’s win towards Al Hilal within the 2023 ultimate was their fifth Membership World Cup in its varied earlier guises.
That doesn’t embody lifting the inaugural FIFA Intercontinental Cup in December after their victory towards Pachuca, regardless of that competitors taking up the previous format of the Membership World Cup.
Actual Madrid’s Antonio Rudiger throughout coaching as he continues his comeback from damage (Hannah Mckay/Reuters)
Actual Madrid group information
Mbappe’s absence means Actual are more likely to follow Garcia in assault.
Brazilian ahead Endrick, who would often act as Mbappe’s understudy, has been compelled to take a seat out the event with a hamstring damage. Ferland Mendy can also be an damage absentee from the event.
Antonio Rudiger might be in line for a return to motion following his personal damage layoff, though the sport is more likely to be too quickly for Dani Carvajal, David Alaba, Eder Militao and Eduardo Camavinga.
Pachuca group information
Pachuca are set to call an unchanged aspect with no new damage worries, which means a link-up in assault for former Premier League pairing Rondon and Kenedy as soon as extra.
The latter, a former Chelsea ahead, is on mortgage from fellow Mexican membership Actual Valladolid.
Actual Madrid doable beginning lineup:
Courty; Alexander-Arnold, Assenci, Huijsen, F Garcia; Valverde, Choselome, Bellingham; Rodrygo, G Garcia, Vinicus
Pachuca doable beginning lineup:
Darkish; Rodriguez, Bauermann, Pereira, Gonzalez; Montiel, Pedraza, Palavecino; Dominguez, Rondon, Kenedy
Actual Madrid kind information (all competitions):
L-W-W-W-D
Pachuca kind information (all competitions):
W-D-L-W-L
Head-to-head
Actual’s 3-0 win towards Pachuca within the Intercontinental Cup ultimate final December is the one earlier assembly between the perimeters.
