European super club Real Madrid face Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in the teams’ opening FIFA Club World Cup 2025 fixture.

Real Madrid, who are five-time Club World Cup winners, will begin their campaign for a sixth title when they play their first game of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup against Saudi Pro League team Al-Hilal this Wednesday. The game will also be the first that the team plays under new coach Xabi Alonso, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti on June 1.

Here we go then! This stood out as one of the big group-stage matches when the draw was made, given the eye-watering investment into this Al-Hilal team. As you will have seen by n