{"id":209527,"date":"2025-06-24T05:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T05:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209527\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T05:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T05:10:12","slug":"atletico-madrid-become-first-major-casualty-of-club-world-cup-as-they-crash-out-of-the-tournament-despite-their-win-over-botafogo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209527\/","title":{"rendered":"Atletico Madrid become first major casualty of Club World Cup as they crash OUT of the tournament despite their win over Botafogo"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Simeone&#8217;s side needed to win by a margin of at least three goals on Monday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Antoine Griezmann scored the game&#8217;s only goal late on but it was not enough\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Watch every Club World Cup match free on DAZN.\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/click\/camref:1101l4cb3H\/pubref:MOL-worldCup\/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dazn.com%2Fen-GB%2Fwelcome%2Ffifa-club-world-cup%3Futm_source%3Daffiliate%26utm_medium%3Dmailmetromedia%26utm_campaign%3Dcampaign%26utm_term%3Dterm%26utm_content%3D1101l62371%7C1110l8yEi8M%7Cmailmetromedia%26gad_source%3D7%26dclid%3DCIK6qL-62o0DFeE5BgAd0QsK3w\">Sign Up Now\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-742\/index.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TUM BALOGUN<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  18:22 EDT, 23 June 2025   |  Updated:  19:21 EDT, 23 June 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/atletico-madrid\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ef4504d0-507c-11f0-907b-2f6462b53404\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noopener\">Atletico Madrid<\/a>\u00a0have become the first major side to crash out of the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/club-world-cup\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ef4998b1-507c-11f0-907b-2f6462b53404\" rel=\"noopener\">Club World Cup<\/a> despite beating Brazilian side Botafogo 1-0 in their final group match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/diego-simeone\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ef4727b0-507c-11f0-907b-2f6462b53404\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noopener\">Diego Simeone<\/a>&#8216;s men came into the clash at the Pasadena Rose Bowl needing a margin of victory of at least three goals, thanks in large part to a thumping 4-0 defeat by <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/psg\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ef45ef30-507c-11f0-907b-2f6462b53404\" rel=\"noopener\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> in their tournament opener.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/la-liga\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ef4971a0-507c-11f0-907b-2f6462b53404\" rel=\"noopener\">LaLiga<\/a> side were unable to create chances against the Brazilians, who stunned the\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/champions_league\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ef4998b0-507c-11f0-907b-2f6462b53404\" rel=\"noopener\">Champions League<\/a> winners in their last match, and were all but assured of elimination as the match remained goalless with minutes left on the clock.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Second-half substitute\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/antoine-griezmann\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ef468b70-507c-11f0-907b-2f6462b53404\" rel=\"noopener\">Antoine Griezmann<\/a>\u00a0gave Atletico faint hope when he fired in at the back post in the 87th-minute but Botafogo saw out the rest of the match to secure qualification for the next round.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Botafogo will be joined in the round of 16 by PSG after their commanding 2-0 win over <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/major-league-soccer\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ef4971a1-507c-11f0-907b-2f6462b53404\" rel=\"noopener\">MLS<\/a> outfit <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/seattle-sounders\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ef461640-507c-11f0-907b-2f6462b53404\" rel=\"noopener\">Seattle Sounders<\/a> saw them top Group B.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They could be set for a reunion with former star <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/lionelmessi\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ef481210-507c-11f0-907b-2f6462b53404\" rel=\"noopener\">Lionel Messi<\/a>, whose Inter Miami side currently sit second in Group A ahead of their final match against table-toppers Palmeiras.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4c43dcc42193f940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99652233-14840145-image-a-1_1750716616690.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Atletico Madrid become the first major side to crash out of the Club World Cup despite beating Brazilian side Botafogo 1-0\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Atletico Madrid become the first major side to crash out of the Club World Cup despite beating Brazilian side Botafogo 1-0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e08cdea9bdad77fe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99652237-14840145-image-a-2_1750716621579.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Diego Simeone's men came into the clash at the Pasadena Rose Bowl needing a margin of victory of at least three goals\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Diego Simeone&#8217;s men came into the clash at the Pasadena Rose Bowl needing a margin of victory of at least three goals<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6cd8df72cc16b67d\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99652279-14840145-image-a-3_1750716627358.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Botafogo will be joined in the round of 16 by PSG after their commanding 2-0 win over MLS outfit Seattle Sounders\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Botafogo will be joined in the round of 16 by PSG after their commanding 2-0 win over MLS outfit Seattle Sounders<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As for Atletico, they have been left to rue their failure to show their best form in the United States &#8211; though much of the early reflections of their campaign centred on several contentious decisions that went against them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In their opener, with the score 2-0 in PSG&#8217;s favour, Simeone&#8217;s men were aggrieved to see a Julian Alvarez goal chalked off for a foul in the build-up. On Monday, the Argentine was again at the centre of events when he was fouled in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Referee\u00a0Cesar Ramos reviewed the incident following the advice from the VAR but awarded the Brazilian side a free-kick for a push by Atletico forward\u00a0Alexander Sorloth which occurred immediately before the foul on Alvarez.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Everyone told us it was a penalty,&#8217; midfielder Marcos Llorente told DAZN post-match.\u00a0&#8216;It sucks, because it would have been a different match.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Griezmann was more magnanimous in his assessment, adding: &#8216;Clearly the referees went against us in this tournament, but sometimes they favour us and we don&#8217;t say anything. It&#8217;s more of a football issue inside our team.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Atletico Madrid become first major casualty of Club World Cup as they crash OUT of the tournament despite their win over Botafogo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Simeone&#8217;s side needed to win by a margin of at least three goals on Monday Antoine Griezmann scored&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209528,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[83823,1029,1614,36078,92,94,7580,93,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-209527","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-antoine-griezmann","9":"tag-atletico-madrid","10":"tag-champions-league","11":"tag-club-world-cup","12":"tag-dailymail","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-psg","15":"tag-sport","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}