The field at the Club World Cup will whittle down from 32 to 16 over the course of the next week as group stage finales take place across the U.S., paving the way for the knockout stages that begin on Saturday.

Amid growing transfer speculation, Rodrygo did not play a single minute of Real Madrid’s first victory under Xabi Alonso. Question marks surround Rodrygo’s place at Real Madrid following a poor 2024–25 campaign.

A member of the first-team ranks at La Liga giants Real Madrid has been named in the official Club World Cup Team of the Week.The player in question? Thibat Courtois.Goalkeeper Courtois was for his