Real Madrid continued their strong start to the expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup by eliminating Juventus 1–0 in Miami on 1 July. Academy forward Gonzalo García headed in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross in the 54th minute before a crowd of 62,149 at Hard Rock Stadium, sealing passage to the quarter-finals. Kylian Mbappé, sidelined for the group stage by a stomach illness, made his tournament debut as a 68th-minute substitute. Borussia Dortmund clinched the remaining quarter-final berth a day later, defeating Mexico’s Monterrey 2–1 in Atlanta. Striker Serhou Guirassy scored both goals for the Bundesliga side, setting up a repeat of the 2024 UEFA Champions League final against Real Madrid. The rematch opened sharply at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on 5 July. García struck again after ten minutes—his fourth goal of the competition and fifth straight match with a goal contribution—before left-back Fran García doubled the lead ten minutes later from a Trent Alexander-Arnold cut-back. Real Madrid led Dortmund 2–0 at half-time, with Mbappé kept on the bench and coach Xabi Alonso naming an unchanged XI from the Juventus match. The winner will meet Paris Saint-Germain, 2–0 victors over Bayern Munich, in next week’s semi-final. Real Madrid have earned maximum points in the tournament so far, while Dortmund must overturn a two-goal deficit after the break to avoid elimination.