Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund: FIFA Club World Cup – team news, start

by | Jul 4, 2025 | World

Record FIFA Club World Cup winners Real Madrid meet fellow Europeans, Borussia Dortmund, in the quarterfinals.Who: Real Madrid vs Borussia DortmundWhat: FIFA Club World Cup 2025Where: MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, United StatesWhen: Saturday, July 5 at 4pm local time (20:00 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 6pm local (22:00 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream.
Record FIFA Club World Cup winners Real Madrid face the side they beat to claim the 2024 European crown, Borussia Dortmund, for a place in the semifinals.
Real lifted the Champions League trophy two seasons ago with a 2-0 win at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom, now Dortmund have the chance to exact revenge by ending Real’s hunt for a sixth FIFA title.
Al Jazeera Sport takes a closer look at the tie.
How did Real Madrid reach the quarterfinals?
Real opened their tournament with a 1-1 draw against Al Hilal but went on to beat Pachuca 3-1 and Real Salzburg 3-0, in doing so claiming top spot in Group H.
That set up a blockbuster round-of-16 tie with fellow European giants Juventus. Gonzalo Garcia’s 54th-minute header was enough to seal a 1-0 win for the Spaniards against the Italians.
Real Madrid’s Gonzalo Garcia scores his side’s winning goal against Juventus [Marco Bello/Reuters]
How did Borussia Dortmund reach the quarterfinals?
Dortmund also opened with a draw – a 0-0 stalemate against Fluminense – but secured wins against South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns and South Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai.
Their top spot in Group F lead to a round-of-16 meeting with Mexico’s Monterrey. Serhou Guirassy netted in the 14th and 24th minutes, with German Berterame tightening matters in a 2-1 win for the German club. Advertisement
What happened in Real Madrid’s last meeting with Borussia Dortmund?
The sides have already had one rerun of the 2024 Champions League final when they met in the League Phase of last season’s competition.
Dortmund, however, missed out on the chance to get one back on Real, who ran out 5-2 winners in the match in Spain.
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe comes on as a substitute [Hannah Mckay/Reuters]
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