Juventus take on the visitors Manchester City in the round 3 match of FIFA Club World Cup. The match will be played on Thursday, June 26th at Camping World Stadium (Orlando, FL).
Juventus continues their mission to reclaim their former glory. The Old Lady has spent the past few seasons delivering underwhelming results, compounded by a leadership crisis that forced the club to overhaul its entire management. However, in 2024, under returning coach Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus climbed back into Serie A’s top three and also won the Coppa Italia — only for Allegri to be sacked immediately after the triumph. His replacement, Thiago Motta, struggled badly, forcing the club to bring back Igor Tudor in March, this time as head coach. Tudor delivered when it mattered, beating Roma in the race for fourth place and securing a Champions League spot. His reward was a permanent contract. Juventus looked dominant in the early stages of the Club World Cup, smashing Al Ain 5-0 before following that up with another emphatic win over Wydad — despite briefly conceding in that match. The Italian side now boasts a five-game winning streak across all competitions.
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Manchester City lifted the long-awaited Champions League trophy in 2023, completing the treble. But after that historic season, their recruitment stalled. Despite losing Julián Álvarez and dealing with a lengthy injury to Rodri, the club only brought in Savio and welcomed back İlkay Gündoğan — an approach that quickly backfired. A mid-season collapse followed, including an early Champions League exit and a domestic cup final defeat in May. The only silver lining was finishing third in the Premier League. Learning from that, City spent big this summer — signing Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki to fill the De Bruyne-shaped hole, along with fullback Rayan Aït-Nouri. Their tournament opener was a comfortable 2-0 against Wydad, but against Al Ain they cut loose, smashing six past the UAE side without reply. City has now scored 13 goals in just two games — the best attack at the tournament so far.
This historic matchup has seen City take the first victory back in 1976, but since then Juventus has been dominant — winning four and drawing twice in the next six encounters. The English side is rightly considered the favorite given their firepower, form, and squad depth. However, both teams are already through to the knockout stages, meaning there’s less at stake in terms of pure results. This likely opens the door for an entertaining, open game with rotations on both sides. Both teams are in goalscoring form — Juventus with 10 goals in two matches and City with 13 — which strongly points toward another high-scoring affair.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
