One of the biggest European clashes of the FIFA Club World Cup, where the Italian side Juventus takes on Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. The match is on 26th June, 3 PM local time at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, United States, while the Indian viewers can watch the match at 12:30 AM (27th June). Juventus face Manchester City match Preview states that the winners get the first position in Group G.
Currently, Juventus is in first place in Group G, whereas Manchester City is in second place. Both teams are on equal points with the same goal difference. They have six points each and a plus-eight goal difference. Eventually, both teams want the first place because if they finish in second place, most probably Real Madrid would be their opponents in the round of 16.
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Juventus face Manchester City: Preview and Expected Line-ups
Manchester City
City played their first game against Wydad Casablanca and won the game 2-0. The goals were scored by Jeremy Doku and Phil Foden. Manchester City showed their clas as they humbled the United Arab Emirates’s Al Ain 6-0 in the second match. Claudio Echeverri scored a beautiful free kick.
Now is their real test as Juventus will be a tougher opponent. Manchester City are yet to concede a goal at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
Manchester City expected XI: (4-2-3-1)
Goalkeeper – Stefan Ortega
Defenders – Rayan Ait Nouri, Josko Gvardiol, Manuel Akanji, and Matheus Nunes
Midfielders – Tijjani Reijnders and Rodri
Attackers – Omar Marmoush, Phil Foden, Savinho, and Erling Haaland
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Juventus
They faced Al Ain in the first game, and Juventus convincingly won 5-0. It was a proper team performance where every player did their job on the pitch. Next up, when playing against Wydad Casablanca, it was a proper masterclass of Turkey’s Kenan Yildiz, who scored two goals. Manchester City can cause them problems, but Juventus are in good momentum with the new manager, Igor Tudor.
Juventus expected XI: (3-4-2-1)
Goalkeeper – Michele Di Gregorio
Defenders – Andrea Cambiaso, Lloyd Kelly, Nicolo Savona, Pierre Kalulu, and Alberto Costa
Midfielders – Khephren Thuram-Ulien and Weston McKennie
Attackers – Francisco Conceicao, Kenan Yildiz, and Randal Kolo Muani
Our predictions for the Juventus and Manchester City game
When we look at the previous five matches of both teams. Juventus have won three matches, whereas two matches ended in a draw. Manchester City have yet to win a game against them. In this edition of the UEFA Champions League, Juventus has defeated them. Our predictions for this game are 2-2.
Where to watch the game?
All the matches are free to watch for the fans across all continents. DAZN is the official broadcaster for all the matches of the FIFA Club World Cup, which also includes the knockout games. There is also a chat box for the fans to interact during the games and win their predictions.
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