The Tunisian Sports Esperance started his journey in the 2025 Club World Cup with a difficult loss against Brazilian Flamingo, a score of 2-0, in the meeting that brought the two teams at dawn on Tuesday at the “Lincoln Financial Field” in the American city of Philadelphia, in the first round of the fourth group.
Brazilian superiority from the beginning
Flamingo dominated the course of the meeting since the first minutes, and he succeeded in opening the scoring in the 17th minute through De Araskaita after a series of passes that successfully ended the attack inside the net of goalkeeper Bashir bin Saeed.
In the second half, the Brazilian team continued its offensive pressure, adding Louise Araujo the second goal in the 70th minute, taking advantage of a clear collapse in the Esperance defense, to decide the match in his favor and reap the first three points.
A complex position for Esperance
The defeat put Esperance at the bottom of the Group D standard without points, behind Chelsea and Flamingo (3 points each), while Los Angeles is third with a goal difference.
The Tunisian team became the necessity of winning its remaining matches against Los Angeles and Chelsea, if he wanted to preserve his chances of qualifying for the round of 16 of the tournament.
Criticism from the masses
Despite the remarkable attendance of the Tunisian fans in the stadium, the performance of Esperance did not rise to the aspirations of the supporters, and the team faced a torrent of criticism on social media, especially with regard to the weakness of defensive organization and poor spread, amid calls to review the tactical approach and the basic formation before it is too late.
A separation confrontation in front of Los Angeles
Esperance is now turning to its next confrontation against Los Angeles, in a decisive meeting that will be held in the second round of the group on June 21, where there is no room for stumbling again, as this may mean the early exit from the competition.
