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Amateur New Zealand side lost 10-0 to open tournament
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Bayern already assured of spot in knockout round
Boca Juniors were held to a 1-1 draw by Auckland City and failed to reach the knockout stage of the Club World Cup on Tuesday in steamy Nashville, Tennessee, where the match was suspended for nearly 50 minutes due to stormy weather.
Boca came into the game needing both a convincing win against already-eliminated Auckland City to overturn a seven-goal difference with Benfica and for the Portuguese club to lose to German champions Bayern Munich in the other Group C fixture.
Written by Agencies
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jun/24/club-world-cup-benfica-bayern-munich-chelsea-flamengo-lafc-boca-juniors under the title “Club World Cup: Auckland City hold on for shock draw with Boca Juniors while Benfica top Bayern”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
