Flamengo has as their first opponent at the 2025 Club World Cup, Tunisia’s Spered. The duel will be this Monday (16/06), at 22h (Brasilia). The African club is considered one of the largest of its continent and must have great cheerleaders on American soil. Check out the guesses for the duel.
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Why the Sperence disputes the World Cup
The Sperence qualified for the tournament due to the ranking of CAF (African Football Confederation) clubs. The team is the second best placed in the ranking, behind only Al Ahly.
African teams classified to the 2025 Club World Cup guaranteed their vacancies from the following criteria:
- Hope (tun) – Classified via CAF ranking
- Al Ahly (EGI) – Champion of the CAF 2021 and 2023 Champions League
- Wydad Casablanca (sea) – Champion of the CAF 2022 Champions League
- Mamelodi Sundowns (AFS) – Classified via CAF ranking
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Since 2020, the period that rated the teams for the World Cup, the Tunisia team reached the African Champions League final in the 2023/24 season, but lost the decision to Al Ahly, from Egypt, and arrived in the semifinal in 2022/23, also losing to Al Ahly.
The Sperance is the fourth largest winner in the history of the African Champions League, with four titles. The team won in 1994, 2011, 2018 and in the 2018/19 season.
The only clubs with the most achievements of the African Champions League are Al Ahly, with 12 trophies, Zamalek, from Egypt, and Mazembe, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, with five achievements each.
TUNIS SPORTIVE SPORTIVE TITLES
- African Champions League – 4 titles – 1294, 2011, 2018 and 2018/19
- African Cup – 1 Title – 1997
- Aphric Collection – 1 Title – 1998
- African Super Cup – 1 Title – 1995
- Cup of African and Asian Clubs – 1 Title – 1995
- Arab Champions League – 3 titles – 1993, 2009 and 2017
- Arab Super Cup – 1 Title – 1996
- Tunisia Championship – 34 titles – 1959, 1960, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2024 and 2025
- Tunisia Cup – 16 titles – 1938/39, 1957, 1964, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016 and 2025
- Tunisia Super Cup – 7 titles – 1960, 1993, 2001, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2024
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Largest Champions League African Champions
| Times | Country | Titles | Years of titles |
| Al-Ahly | Egypt | 12 | 1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2022/23, 2023/24 |
| Zamalek | Egypt | 5 | 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2002 |
| Mazembe | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5 | 1967, 1968, 2009, 2010, 2015 |
| Hope of Tunis | Tunisia | 4 | 1994, 2011, 2018, 2018/19 |
| Wydad Casablanca | Morocco | 3 | 1992, 2017, 2021/22 |
| before | Guinea | 3 | 1972, 1975, 1977 |
| Raja Casablanca | Morocco | 3 | 1989, 1997, 1999 |
| Canon | Cameroon | 3 | 1971, 1978, 1980 |
| Thank you Kotoko | Gana | 2 | 1970, 1983 |
| JS Kabylie | Algeria | 2 | 1981, 1990 |
| Songs | Nigeria | 2 | 2003, 2004 |
| Es Sétif | Algeria | 2 | 1988, 2014 |
| Hearts of Oak | Gana | 1 | 2000 |
| Sahel star | Tunisia | 1 | 2007 |
| Vita | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 | 1973 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | South Africa | 1 | 2016 |
| Mimosas | Ivory Coast | 1 | 1998 |
| Ismaily | Egypt | 1 | 1969 |
| Orlando Pirates | South Africa | 1 | 1995 |
| Oryx | Cameroon | 1 | 1964/65 |
| Abidjan Stadium | Ivory Coast | 1 | 1966 |
| Dear Brazzaville | Congo | 1 | 1974 |
| MC Alger | Algeria | 1 | 1976 |
| Union Douala | Cameroon | 1 | 1979 |
| Father discount | Morocco | 1 | 1985 |
| African club | Tunisia | 1 | 1991 |
| Pyramids | Egypt | 1 | 2024/25 |
Flamengo x Sperance: time and where to watch
- Club World Cup – 1st Rodada
- Data: Monday, June 16, 2025
- Time: 22h (from Brasilia)
- Local: Lincoln Financial Field, to Philadelphia (EUA)
- Transmission: Globo (open TV), SporTV (closed TV), Cazé TV (YouTube), Dazn (streaming) and Globoplay, streaming by signing the package.
