Two high-flying sides in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Juventus and Manchester City, clash against each other for the top spot of Group G in the final group game at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando after sealing their qualification to the last-16 stage.
JUV vs MCI Match Details
Date: Thursday, 26 June 2025 / Friday, 27 June 2025
Time: 15:00 (EDT) / 00:30 (IST)
Venue: Camping World Stadium, Orlando
JUV vs MCI Match Preview
Juventus have had an impressive FIFA Club World Cup 2025 campaign so far as after starting the competition with a huge 5-0 win over UAE giants Al-Ain, they claimed a 4-1 win over African outfit Wydad Casablanca to secure their place in the last-16 stage of the competition. After scoring a goal in the opener, the talented Turkish winger went even better this time by bagging a sublime brace after Abde Boutolli’s own goal opened the scoring inside six minutes and Thembinkosi Lorch pulled one back later in the first half. Substitute Dusan Vlahovic added a fourth with a penalty in stoppage time to keep Juve at the top of Group G on the virtue of scoring the most goals, with them having the same points and goal-difference as second-placed Manchester City. The Old Lady faces Pep Guardiola’s side, also in goal-scoring form, in the group decider with a lot of confidence, having been a changed team since manager Igor Tudor took charge in March 2024. Juventus have lost just once in 11 matches under his watch and are currently on a seven-game unbeaten run with a win in the last four. They have also won each of their last three meetings with Man City, having also triumphed in this fixture in the last meeting in December 2024, motivating them to maintain the streak to avoid facing the record winners, Real Madrid, in the next round. A draw will be enough to maintain the top spot, but this City side has revived themselves pretty well since the last meeting, so it will be a different contest this time.
Likewise, Manchester City have made a phenomenal start to their life in the expanded Club World Cup with back-to-back wins, a 2-0 victory over Wydad before mauling Al-Ain 6-0 in the last game to book a berth in the Round of 16 stage. The Premier League giants again made a series of changes as they continue to use the competition to prepare for the new season, let alone being one of the favourites for the title, but that did not alter their destiny as Ilkay Gundogan scored twice for the Citizens with Erling Haaland, Oscar Bobb and Claudio Echeverri scoring a piece while summer signing Rayan Cherki also getting his first goal for the club. Despite everything joyous about the occasion, Guardiola was understandably disappointed not to have scored the seventh goal, which would have put them at the top of Group G in a battle of fine margins with Juventus. City now has to beat the Bianconeri in the final group game to avoid a potential clash with Los Blancos, whom they have faced in each of the last four Champions League seasons, in the last-16 stage. Even though Guardiola’s men have a bit more difficult route than Tudor’s side to top the group, the team has only been beaten once in the last 15 outings against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final. The record for City in this fixture is poor, with their 1976 UEFA Cup being their only win in seven meetings, but that only motivates the team to write new history on Thursday with a newfound energy following their summer arrivals.
JUV vs MCI Recent Form (all competitions)
JUV: DWWWW
MCI: LWWWW
JUV vs MCI Recent Form (CWC 2025)
JUV: WW
MCI: WW
JUV vs MCI Predicted Lineups
Juventus
Di Gregorio; Savona, Kelly, Kalulu; Costa, Thuram, McKennie, Cambiaso; Conceicao, Yildiz; Kolo Muani
Manchester City
Ederson; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri; Rodri, Reijnders; Savinho, Foden, Marmoush; Haaland
JUV vs MCI Dream11 Match Prediction
Although Juventus is in a better position to finish at the top of Group G, Manchester City will come at them with full force to finish as group winners. The incredible depth of Guardiola’s team, with the Old Lady’s defence not matching the attacking calibre of the Premier League giants, will give an upper hand in this tie. We expect an intense battle which will end in 2-1 win for City.
JUV vs MCI Dream11 Team Top picks
Captain Pick: Erling Haaland
Vice-captain Picks: Omar Marmoush, Kenan Yildiz
JUV vs MCI Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Di Gregorio (Cr - 8, Pts - 94)
DEF: Cambiaso (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 44), Gvardiol (Cr - 9, Pts - 56), Nouri (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 47)
MID: Conceicao (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 148), Thuram (Cr - 8, Pts - 81), Rejinders (Cr - 7.5), Yildiz (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 217)
FW: Marmoush (Cr - 8.5), Haaland (Cr - 9, Pts - 111), Muani (Cr - 8, Pts - 142)
Vice-captain: Omar Marmoush
Captain: Erling Haaland
