PSG face off against Atletico Madrid in a heavyweight clash to kick off their Club World Cup campaigns. This is a pretty tough group with Brazil Serie A winners Botafogo making up the group alongside MLS outfit Seattle Sounders. PSG and Atletico Madrid are favourites to qualify from the group, but one of these sides could find themselves in a bit of difficulty if they make a slow start to the competition.

PSG come into this Club World Cup as one of the favourites to lift the trophy, alongside Real Madrid and Manchester City. Luis Enrique has constructed a balanced side that secured a historic treble during the 24/25 season, which included lifting the coveted Champions League trophy, that the Parisians had been chasing for so many years.

Atletico Madrid had a decent season but ultimately were a level below Real Madrid and Barcelona, both domestically and in Europe. They will be the toughest test that PSG face in this group, but the Parisians should be able to carry their momentum from the regular season into this competition and make a good start to the tournament.

Netherlands haven’t really been discussed as potential winners of this tournament with the likes of Germany, Spain, England and France dominating the discussion before this tournament got underway. However, there is serious talent in the Dutch squad which suggests that they could have a deep run in Slovakia.

Denmark did manage to top their qualifying group, but this wasn’t the most competitive of preparation tasks for this tournament, with Czechia, Wales, Iceland and Lithuania making up the remaining sides. It’s clear that the Netherlands will be Denmark’s biggest challenge that they’ve faced in a competitive environment in recent months.

The Netherlands were imperious during qualifying, winning all 10 of their games to reach the tournament. They scored 32 goals across these games and only conceded three times - this record suggests that Denmark will find it really difficult to outscore this Dutch side, who have shown that they can punish the opposition quite convincingly if given the opportunity to do so.

Germany are one of the favourites to lift the trophy at the end of this tournament but will have to navigate a tough group first which includes Czechia, England and Slovenia. This is likely to be the easiest assignment of the three games for Germany, seeing as both England and Slovakia managed to top their qualifying groups while Czechia finished 2nd to Denmark.

Germany won eight of their 10 games during qualifying, unsurprisingly topping the group without losing a game. They scored 35 goals across these matches but did concede 10 goals themselves, which may suggest a slightly defensive vulnerability that could be further exposed by a more elite side than Czechia.

Germany will be looking to right the wrongs of the last U21 European Championship in which they finished bottom of their group, a group that contained England and Czechia funnily enough and Germany suffered a 2-1 defeat to Czechia during that campaign which may just add an extra layer of motivation for Germany here as they look to strengthen their grip on the group.