Club World Cup standings: Top 16 spots are announced, Chelsea is expected to advance to the semifinals

On June 25, the third round of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage came to an end, and 10 teams in the top 16 of this year's Club World Cup were identified. New teams entering the top 16 include Chelsea and Benfica.

As of now, the matches in Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D have all ended, and 8 teams have confirmed their qualifications to advance, while Juventus and Manchester City in Group G have secured their promotion seats one round ahead of schedule. In addition, in the latest match, Benfica and Chelsea successfully advanced and they will face off directly in the 1/8 finals. The results of the third round of the Group C group C are as follows:

Benfica 1-0 Bayern Munich

Auckland City 1-1 Boca Youth

Benfica won in this round, ensuring his promotion. Bayern has long been qualified for promotion. During the game, Sheldrup scored a goal in the 13th minute, leading Benfica. Despite Bayern's tenacious counterattack, he failed to score, which made Benfica laugh to the end.

Boca Youths need to win a full victory to have a chance to advance, but they sent an own goal in the 26th minute in the game to lead, but were equalized by Oakland City in the 52nd minute. The two sides then made no achievements, which made this Argentine giant miss the knockout round.

So far, the group stage was completed, Benfica ranked first in the group with 2 wins, 1 draw, 7 points, Bayern ranked second with 2 wins, 1 loss, and 6 points, successfully advanced, while Boca Youth Team was eliminated, and Oakland City finally scored 1 point. The results of the third round of the

Group D are as follows:

Tunisia Hope 0-3 Chelsea

Los Angeles 1-1 Flamenco

In this round, Chelsea won and successfully advanced. In the first half of injury time, Chelsea scored 2 goals in a row, Adarabioyu and Drapp scored one after another. In the last moment of the second half, George rewrites the score to 3-0, and Chelsea easily scores 3 points, ensuring the promotion.

Los Angeles' match against Flamenco became a friendly match. The victory or defeat of the game did not affect the situation. The two sides finally shook hands 1-1 to make peace. Flamenco scored 2 wins and 1 draw, successfully advanced with an unbeaten record, while Los Angeles scored 1 point in the final round.

The next 1/8 finals are as follows:

Palmeiras vs Botafogo

Benfica vs Chelsea

Paris Saint-Germain vs Miami International

Framengo vs Bayern Munich

Chelsea will face Benfica, and Palmeiras will face Botafogo. The situation is good for Chelsea, so they are expected to advance to the semifinals.