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169 sats \ 4 replies \ @Carresan 19 Jun \ on: Stacker Sports Pod • Episode 36: Fantastic Finals and Here comes the Judge Stacker_Sports
Just listened to the episode and, as always, great job guys! You're right , I got it wrong with saying World Club Cup instead of Club World Cup. My Spanish brain playing tricks there. Anyway, it's on its way and answering about the countries participating, this is the list:
  • Brazil: Palmeiras, Botafogo, Flamingo, Fluminense.
  • USA: Inter Miami, Seattle Sounders, LAFC.
  • Argentina: Boca Juniors, River Plate.
  • Germany: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund.
  • England: Chelsea, Man City.
  • Portugal: Porto, Benfica.
  • Spain: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid.
  • Italia: Inter Milan, Juventus.
  • Mexico: Monterrey, Pachuca.
  • Egypt: Al-Ahly.
  • France: PSG.
  • New Zealand: Auckland City.
  • Tunisia: Esperance.
  • Japan: Urawa Reds.
  • South Korea: Ulsan HD.
  • South Africa: Mamelodi Sundowns.
  • Morocco: Wydad AC.
  • UAE: Al Ain FC.
  • Saudi Arabia: Al Hilal.
  • Austria: Salzburg.
So, in summary, 20 countries and 32 teams. Each continent had a number of spots allocated
  • Europe: 12
  • South America: 6
  • Africa: 4
  • Asia: 4
  • Caribbean, Central and North America: 4
  • Oceania: 1
  • Hosting country: 1
They got their tickets to participate based on winning the continental top contest in the last four years. Then, once the champions were qualified, rest of teams will qualify depending on their continental ranking and up to a maximum of 2 teams per country. There is an exception in South America, as 4 Brazilian teams have won Copa Libertadores in the last 4 years. This is the reason why they have more teams than any other country.
Today I will post a summary of the first round in the group phase.
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55 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 19 Jun
I like that the Champions from the home leagues automatically qualify. I'd actually like them (America) to do something like that for the Olympics.
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Carresan 19 Jun
Yes, I agree that recognizing you have won it is a good move. Hopefully, once we get to the round of 16, matches will become more interesting as the teams need to win.
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15 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 19 Jun
Awesome. Thanks for clarifying. I was actually going to look this up yesterday but didn’t get around to it.
Big surprise for Real Madrid to end in draw.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Carresan 19 Jun
Yes, a bit of a surprise. However, Real Madrid has just signed a new coach who has had just a couple of weeks to start changing things. Real Madrid has made a couple of signings in the defense, though they still need some midfielders to become a team. Too many stars.. New coach needs to convince them to work as the rest of the team, similar to what PSG has done this year.
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