Real Madrid vs. Al Hilal: the Club World Cup starts
The Whites get started in the competition at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami (9pm Spanish time; 3pm local time).
Real Madrid's participation in the FIFA Club World Cup, which is being held in the United States, is underway. Our team, placed in Group H, make their debut against Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami (9pm Spanish time; 3pm local time).
Our team's objective is to win the last title on offer in the 2024-25 season, having won the European Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. To do so, it will be key to start with three wins in a group stage that also sees them face Pachuca and Salzburg.
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This will be Real Madrid's first match with Xabi Alonso as coach. The coach, who appeared before the media the day before the match against Al Hilal, said: “The rock and roll begins, the moment of truth”.
The squad completed a week of training at Real Madrid City before continuing their preparations in the United States. Among the 34 players who make up the squad for this competition are Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold, who could make their debuts as Real Madrid players.
Al Hilal
Our opponents are the most successful team in their country with 19 league titles, and they finished second in the championship this season. Their squad includes players such as Bono, Milinković-Savić, Renan Lodi, Rúben Neves and Joao Cancelo, and they will also have a new coach for this match following Simone Inzaghi's arrival. It will be the second time the two teams have met after Real Madrid were crowned world champions for the eighth time by beating the Saudi side in the 2022 final in Rabat (5-3)..