Both sides lost their results during the World Cup finals

Originally, I hoped that Real Madrid could defeat Paris Saint-Germain and win the championship with an unbeaten record, but the reality surprised me, and they really couldn't bear the pressure. Although he lost 4-0 in the end, this score did not fully reflect the real situation on the field. In fact, if Paris Saint-Germain goes all out and wants to continue attacking, then four goals are by no means their limit. After witnessing Real Madrid's performance worse than Miami International, Paris Saint-Germain made a adjustment with confidence, and even so, they still added another goal to the end of the game.

When talking about Real Madrid's unbeaten championship, many people may wonder - can the champion lose? The answer is obvious, of course. Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, who entered the final, both teams lost to Brazil's teams, Flamengo and Botafogo. Therefore, whether Chelsea or Paris Saint-Germain finally lifted the trophy, they were champions who had paid the price. Before the semi-finals, Real Madrid was indeed the only team among the semi-finals that had the opportunity to remain unbeaten for the championship, but unfortunately, they had missed this opportunity.

We often believe that the champion of a large event will usually perform well in the group stage and will not suffer multiple losses no matter what. However, history shows that although some teams fail in the group stage, they can regroup and finally win the cup. At the same time, some teams have chosen to deal easily in the third game after establishing their advantages in the first two group games to win adjustment time for subsequent games.

The Club World Cup and the World Cup are very comparable in scale and competition system. In history, only two World Cup champions and runners-ups have suffered failures before the finals, which happens to be the same as this Club World Cup.

The latest example comes from the 2022 World Cup. Argentina was defeated 1:2 by Saudi Arabia in the group stage, shocking the world. The runner-up France seemed relatively calm. Although they also lost, they had already locked in the group's top spot in the first two games and were rotated in the third game when they lost to Tunisia 0:1.

Another slightly distant example is the 1978 World Cup, where Argentina lost to Italy 0:1 in the group stage, while the runner-up Netherlands lost to Scotland 2:3. In this game, a classic goal created by Germire was scored by several players in a row. Although the Netherlands became the background board, the two teams still advanced to the finals together, with Argentina winning 3:1.

What is particularly interesting is that Argentina is seen in both cases. It seems that their road to winning the championship is always uneven. Even in Maradona's amazing World Cup in 1986, Argentina's performance in the group stage failed to achieve a complete victory, and the match with Italy was 1:1. It was not until the 1990 World Cup that Argentina successfully took revenge in the semi-finals, but it was not until the victory was won through a penalty shootout.

Apart from these two cases, there have been no failures in the championship and runner-up in other World Cups before the finals, although examples of one of the team's failures are common. For example, in the 1998 World Cup, Brazil also lost 1:2 to Norway in the group stage before entering the finals.

Of course, this situation will not affect the final result. After all, the essence of winning the championship is the most important, no matter what the process is. If Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea win the championship, fans will probably forget the deeds of Flamengo and Botafogo defeating them in the group stage.

Not long ago, Paris Saint-Germain had participated in two finals, defeating Reims 3:0 and defeating Inter Milan 5:0 respectively. This Club World Cup final will be their third challenge. So, can they keep their opponents clean again? Let's wait and see.