Next Thursday evening, attention is heading to the “Metlive” stadium in New Jersey, where the Egyptian Al -Ahly is facing a prospective confrontation against Palmras, the Brazilian, in the second round of the first group in the Club World Cup 2025, amid red aspirations to end a historic knot against Brazil clubs.
Fateful confrontation in the qualification race
The two teams enter the meeting with different aspirations; Al -Ahly seeks to achieve its first victory after a negative tie against Inter Miami, while Palmeiras aspires to strengthen its position at the top of the group, which also includes Porto Portuguese. Winning this confrontation may give one of the parties an early card towards the round of 16.
A negative history in front of Brazil
Despite his continental achievements, Al -Ahly’s history was not in front of the Brazilian teams in the World Cup clubs. He fought 6 confrontations, 5 of which lost, while achieving a single victory that was a penalty shootout against Palmeiras itself in the third place match in the 2020 version that was held in 2021.
The confrontations began with a loss against International (2-1) in 2006, then against Corinthians (1-0) in 2012, to be defeats against Flamingo and Flomeini in later copies. During these matches, Al -Ahly scored only 3 goals, while his net received 9 goals.
The Brazilian press is constructed in Al -Ahly
Despite the digital preference of the Brazilian football, the Brazilian press singled out the Al -Ahly club with great praise before the confrontation, as the newspaper “BiboboCa” described the red team as “the voice of the Egyptian history and identity”, noting its historical role in resisting British colonialism, and its cultural and sports position as a national symbol.
The newspaper confirmed that every appearance of Al -Ahly in the World Cup represents a message that football is not just a competition, but rather an expression of identity and belonging.
History writes its third chapter
Thursday’s confrontation bears a double importance, as it is the third in the history of Al -Ahly and Miras confrontations in the Club World Cup. Al -Ahly won the penalty shootout in 2021, but Palmras responded in the next version by winning two clean goals, which opens the door for a confrontation charged with the desire to resolve the superiority between the two parties.
The new tournament system
The Club World Cup will be held this year for the first time with the participation of 32 teams, distributed in 8 groups, from which the leader and runner -up qualify to the round of 16, then the competitions will be completed by the defeated until the final, scheduled for July 13 at the same “Metlive” stadium.
An ambition that does not stop
Al -Ahly enters the meeting with the spirit of the researcher of glory, supported by an honorable history as the most crowned club in the African Champions League (12 titles), and a remarkable local record. Despite the Brazilian node, the team is betting on its ancient history, and its broad fans, to overcome the difficult test in front of Palmeiras and open the way towards the roles of decisiveness.
