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Looking to make the most of the value on offer in the summer’s Club World Cup? Then our experts have put together a Club World Cup Group A Preview to help you navigate the markets.
Group A at this summer’s expanded FIFA Club World Cup is perhaps the most open in the entire competition. Hosts Inter Miami, who will be lead by none other than Lionel Messi, will face off against perhaps the best side Brazil have to offer in Palmeiras, Africa’s best in Al Ahly, as well as Portuguese giants Porto
The bookies very much see this as a two-horse race between Porto and Palmeiras for the top two, but could Al Ahly and Inter Miami cause an upset?
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Al-ahly
The Egyptian side Al-Ahly arrive at the Club World Cup fresh from securing their 45th domestic title a couple of weeks ago and looking to make an impact on the world stage.
The Africans qualified by winning the CAF Champions League four years ago and have twice got their hands on that prize since then. They are the standout African side at present.
Al-Ahly lost just once all season domestically with Egypt international Emam Ashour very much their star man. He has bagged 18 goals and added a further nine assists in 32 appearances in the season just concluded and will be key for their chances in this competition.
Expect the Egypt champions to adopt a 4-3-2-1 formation with forward Abou Ali leading the line for them.
Inter Miami
One of three teams representing the tournament hosts USA in this competition are Inter Miami, the Supporters’ Shield winners in MLS last term, although they are not going quite as well as expected this time around, currently residing in third place in their MLS table.
This is a star-studded Miami side though, one which will play in a 4-2-3-1 shape and is spearheaded by the great Lionel Messi but with the likes of Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba in their ranks and a couple of stars of the future in Telasco Segovia and Tadeo Allende in their squad too, Miami aren’t short of class.
Miami look full of firepower and having home advantage in the competition should help them but there is a huge concern about them defensively against pace, which Javier Mascherano is going to need to solve.
Expect ‘The Herons’ to be involved in some high scoring encounters while they are involved in the tournament.
Palmeiras
Brazilian outfit Palmeiras are no strangers to competing on the world stage. The 2021 Copa Libertadores champions have won the Brazilian title in 2022 and 2023 and were the runners-up in this event four years ago.
Palmeiras are currently going well in Serie A in Brazil, sitting fourth in the table after 11 matches, although they have lost their last two going into the competition, albeit to the top two in the league.
With the attacking flair of Mauricio and the Brazil international Raphael Veiga, there is no shortage of options going forward for Palmeiras. Not to mention, Chelsea bound teenager Willian Estevao is likely to get fans off their seats. The experienced Weverton in goal makes sure the defence remains organised.
This is a technically good side who will operate in a 4-3-3 formation and might be advantaged by being only a third of the way through their domestic season and therefore fresher than some of the other teams.
Porto
The one European representative in Group A of the Club World Cup are the Portuguese outfit FC Porto, who are in courtesy of their ranking across European football rather than anything they have won in the qualifying period.
This is a Porto outfit who come off the back of a disappointing third placed finish in the Primeira Liga which means that there is no Champions League football for them next term.
It will be nearly four weeks since their last competitive game so that is something for them to have to deal with going into this competition.
In terms of players in this Porto 3-4-3 formation, all eyes will be on the Spanish striker Samu, who scored 25 goals in all competitions in the season just concluded, while Rodrigo Mora reached double figures for goals and left-back Francisco Moura had 10 assists.
Club World Cup Group A Best Bet
FIFA Club World Cup
17th June
kick off 18:00 Palmeiras To Qualify
This looks a wide open group but the best bet in it is for Palmeiras to qualify. You could make an argument for all four teams in this section but their experience of playing Club World Cup events shouldn’t be underestimated.
The other thing the Brazilians have in their favour is that they are midway through their domestic season so they are not coming here off the back of a tough domestic campaign, unlike Al-Ahly and Porto.
Miami are fairly new to this level and for all the eye catching stars in their squad, haven’t really achieved anything of note yet whereas the Brazilian side are renowned for winning things and are solid enough at both ends of the pitch to secure a top two finish.
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At Bad Man Betting, our Club World Cup Group A Preview is designed to give you all the information you need to make informed decisions when betting on the inaugural edition of the revamped tournament. FIFA’s new event is littered with top sides and unknown entities, with our experts putting in the work to ensure that our Club World Cup Group A Preview provides you with insight into both domestic and international performance, as well as the key players for every side.
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