Fluminense’s victory over Inter Milan, 2-0, in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup, on Monday afternoon (30), for now, the clash between Brazilian and rivals of Europe teams in this edition of the tournament. Now Brazil is in advantage.
To date, there have been seven clashes since the group stage, with three wins of Brazilian teams, two of European representatives and two draws.
The South American side list includes two significant results against current champion and runner-up of the Champions League, respectively Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan.
Prior to the victory of the Laranjeiras team about Inter, Botafogo had surpassed PSG in the second round of the first phase, 1-0.
Botafogo’s triumph was the first of a South American club about an official European game since 2012, when Corinthians won the World Cup on Chelsea.
Since then, four Brazilians have tried their luck in the decision: Grêmio lost to Real Madrid (2017), Flamengo fell to Liverpool (2019), Palmeiras was surpassed by Chelsea (2021), and Fluminense was defeated by Manchester City (2023).
With Flamengo’s victory over Chelsea, 3-1, also for the first phase of the competition held in the United States, only Palmeiras has not yet triumphed against Europeans in this edition – premiere, drew without goals with Porto.
Flamengo, however, was eliminated by Bayern Munich in the round of 16. The alviverde team, in turn, will face Chelsea in the quarterfinals after eliminating Botafogo.
Brazil x Europe at the Club World Cup
First phase
Palmeiras 0 x 0 Porto
PSG 0 x 1 Botafogo
Botafogo 0 x 1 Atletico Madrid
Flamengo 3 x 1 Chelsea
Fluminense 0 x 0 Borussia Dortmund
Octaves
Inter Milan 0 x 2 Fluminense
Flamengo 2 x 4 Bayern Munich
Victories of Brazil: 3
Victories of Europe: 2
Tie: 2
Goals scored by Brazilians: 8
Goals scored by Europeans: 6
