One of the Bundesliga’s two 2025 FIFA Club World Cup representatives gets set to start their tournament on Tuesday. Niko Kovac’s Borussia Dortmund will square off against two-time Brazilian

Fluminense earned their place at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ after winning the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores for the first time in November 2023 courtesy of a 2-1 extra-time victory over Boca Juniors in the final.

When the ball gets kicked off the center circle of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, the United States will go down in history as the first host of the most important soccer tournament created this century.

Copa Libertadores winners. Manager: Renato Gaucho. Back in charge of Fluminense for a remarkable seventh time after being reappointed in April. The Brazilian, 63, also spent three years at Fluminense as a player.

The FIFA Club World Cup begins Saturday, with the first game in Cincinnati on Sunday featuring German powerhouse Bayern Munich.

Mamelodi Sundowns striker Peter Shalulile is poised to become the first-ever Namibian footballer to feature at a senior FIFA tournament, and he hopes more of his compatriots can follow suit.