Watzke: Club World Cup becomes a global football highlight for everyone!
Watzke: Club World Cup becomes a global football highlight for everyone!
High voltage at Borussia Dortmund, because the World Club Championship is just around the corner. Managing Director Hans-Joachim Watzke is in top form and defends the newly reformed club World Cup, which takes place in the USA from June 18 to July 13, 2025. Watzke emphasizes that football is not only the Europeans, but also numerous clubs from South America, Asia and Africa show great interest to compete against top European teams. The international stage is significantly upgraded by participating in a total of 32 clubs, which Watzke sees as a "big chance" for the clubs, as Sport1 reports.
On Tuesday, June 18, 2025, BVB is the first group game against Fluminense from Rio de Janeiro in East Rutherford, New York. It continues on June 21st against the Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa and on June 25, Ulsan HD from South Korea in Cincinnati will be the next opponent. Watzke is convinced that the players of the Dortmund team are highly motivated and the new formatting of the club World Cup as a real highlight every four years gives fans a new reason to be happy.
new dimensions of the club World Cup
The club World Cup has changed considerably since its initial application 2000. Previously, often dismissed as a "slapstick", the new format with 32 participating teams and a group phase of 8 groups each has raised 4 teams to a new level. "Football does not belong to us Europeans alone," says Watzke, making it clear and demanding a broader recognition of global football. For the first time in the history of this championship, several teams from a wide variety of continents take part, which underblies the relevance of the competition. Information on this also provides the [Wikimedia page for the FIFA Club World Championship] (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/fifa-klub world championship).
The final, which is scheduled for July 13th in East Rutherford, already promises an exciting highlight of this newly designed big tournament. The reformed structure is intended to enable a greater representation of the various associations and thus strengthen international competitive spirit. This is not only a win for the clubs, but also for fans worldwide.
In summary, it can be said that Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich, which Germany represent at this club World Cup, can look forward to an exciting tournament. According to Watzke, the old format was no longer up to date and did not offer the right platform for the clubs. BVB goes with a fresh wind and a lot of optimism in this event, which will certainly bring many exciting encounters and unforgettable moments.| Details | |
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