The 16th round of Club World Cup has settled, Messi fights his old club Paris, and all the top eight players are out of the bad spot

The 2025 Club World Cup is in full swing. With the end of all group stages in Group A and Group B, the list of the top 16 has been announced in half. On June 24, Palmeiras successfully tied Miami International with his wonderful performance in the last round, and Paris Saint-Germain also locked in Group B without any suspense, making the knockout match in the quarterfinals clear.

This year's Club World Cup is known as "the most luxurious in history", and countless traditional giants have appeared on the stadium. However, the fierce competition in the event was accompanied by unexpected upsets, with teams such as La Liga powerhouse Atletico Madrid, Porto, and African champion Cairo Nationals, being eliminated, which are eye-catching.

Group A originally placed on the brilliant "home show" between Messi and Suarez, but Miami International encountered setbacks at a critical moment. In a favorable situation where they were leading 2-0, they were chased by Palmeiras for two consecutive goals and finally ended with a 2-2 draw. Although this draw allowed Palmeiras to securely win the first place in the group and Miami International had to come second, such a grouping result put them in the spotlight - in the first round of the knockout round, they will usher in Paris Saint-Germain, and Messi's confrontation with his old club became the focus of the season.

Ass analyzed the showdown: "This may be the last time Messi met Paris in his career, or it may be his farewell battle in the Club World Cup." In contrast, the situation in Group B is relatively clear. Paris Saint-Germain showed absolute dominance and successfully completed the feat of winning all three games. Brazilian powerhouse Botafogo stood out in the fierce competition and became the second in the group. Teams out include Cairo Nationals and Seattle Bayerns.

Therefore, Paris Saint-Germain will face Miami International in the knockout round, while Botafogo will compete with Group A top Palmeiras in a "Brazil derby".

As of now, Group C has confirmed that Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have advanced. They have shown strong strength with two wins and easily locked in the top 16 places. Other teams in this group - Los Angeles FC and Urawa Red Diamonds, were eliminated in disgrace and failed to win the opportunity to qualify in the last round.

In Group D, Brazilian traditional giant Flamenco advanced smoothly. They not only demonstrated their strength as the South American Liberators Cup champion, but also won both games, proving their strength. The remaining promotion quota will be decided in the final round and is worth paying attention to.

And Group G can be called the "death group", and finally ended with the qualifying of two European giants Manchester City and Juventus. Both teams won the first two games of the group stage and secured the top 16 qualification. Currently, although the two teams have the same points and goal difference, Juventus is currently ranked first due to the slight gap in total goals. The direct dialogue in the last round will determine who can avoid the challenge of a strong rival Real Madrid and who will face a more difficult confrontation. At this point in the

, eight teams have been confirmed to be eliminated early, among which Atletico Madrid, Porto and Cairo nationals were particularly eye-catching, especially Atletico Madrid, as a strong La Liga team, failed to qualify in the group, which once again confirmed the unpredictability in the cup.

At present, 8 seats have been confirmed in the top 16 of the Club World Cup in 2025, and the situation is gradually becoming clear. The strong dialogue is about to begin, and this wonderful cross-continental showdown has just begun.