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Three major advantages help! The biggest dark horse in this Club World Cup is likely to be Miami International

2:32pm, 19 June 2025Football

The Club World Cup has been held for three match days, and the current results are all expected. There are no unpopularity or close to unpopularity. Bayern and Paris have shown their due strength. Although Chelsea is not in good shape, they have won smoothly after all.

When you watch the game for a long time, you will find that in any international competition, there will inevitably be strong teams performing abnormally, and there will inevitably be some unknown teams that perform exceptionally and become big dark horses. In this Club World Cup, the favorites to win the championship are actually several European teams. So who is most likely to become the dark horse that disrupts the situation?

There is only one team that can be thought of, that is Miami International led by Messi, and they have all the conditions to become a dark horse. Although their strength is downstream among 32 teams, they have two natural advantages, one is the host's identity and the other is the superstar's hard-solving ability.

The first one needs no need to say, the help the home court advantage can bring is obvious, which is also an important factor in the fact that most hosts have good results in previous competitions.

The second one is even more critical. Their superstars are of high quality, even with full marks, because their star is Messi, followed by Suarez, Busquets, and Alba. Although they are all old men in their 40s, the lean camel is bigger than a horse.

In this competition system, the personal performance of the star has a great impact on the game, and the so-called "one-one-self" role can be amplified, especially the stars with excellent hard-solving ability, which are particularly popular in this competition system. In terms of hard-working ability, even if Messi is 38 years old, who would dare to say that he is better than him?

Take the first game against Cairo Nationals for example. Although the scene was at a disadvantage, Messi's last imaginative shot almost changed the result of the game. As the schedule deepens, Messi's footwork will probably be smoother and smoother. Don't forget that they also have goalkeeper Ustari. Usually, a super powerful frontcourt plus a goalkeeper who cheats is the standard for dark horse teams.

Moreover, they have one soft power that is the top level, that is traffic. As a brand new event, FIFA certainly hopes that it will become a hit, but judging from the popularity of the past few months, it has been controversial and has not yet established a reputation. As one of the traffic responsibilities, if Miami International can go further and if Messi can perform well, this game will receive praise from the crowd with Messi's strong influence.

Just like the 2022 Qatar World Cup, before the start of the game, there were many controversies and many negative comments. But as Messi led Argentina to win the championship, all the negative voices in the mainstream media disappeared, and replaced by Messi's cheers for becoming the king, and the popularity continued for several years.

So why is Miami International the one who won the wild card, not the championship Los Angeles Galaxy? Of course, it is because they have traits that other teams do not have, the kind of traits they are needed.

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