Borussia Dortmund opens its club world club campaign against Fluminense at Metlife Stadium in New York this afternoon.
The men of Niko Kovac finished the Bundesliga season strongly, finishing fourth to tear up in the Champions League next season.
They have also been strengthened since the end of the national campaign, bringing Jobe Bellingham from Sunderland to an agreement that would represent club record fees if all the additional modules are reached.
Fluminense Brazilian side obtained its place during the competition by winning the COPA Libertadores 2023.
They reached the final of the club World Cup the same year but lost against Manchester City.
Fluminense Team News
Agustin Canobbio is a surprise inclusion, but Thiago Silva is a reassuring presence in the half-center.
Fluminense: Fábio; Samuel Xavier, Thiago Silva, Freytes, Renênê; Martinelli, Hercules, Nono; Canobbio, Arias, Everaldo.
O #Temedeguerreiros is scheduled for the match against Borussia Dortmund, for the beginnings in @Fifacwc! Come on, Fluminense! 🇭🇺 pic.twitter.com/bfonqvuwrd
– Fluminense FC (@flumiminensefc) June 17, 2025
Borussia Dortmund Team News
Bellingham begins on the bench with Kovac having only one change in the XI which beat Holstein Kiel on the last day of the Bundesliga season.
Who sees Pascal Gross coming for Felix Nmecha in the center of the midfielder.
Borussia Dortmund: Kobel; Sule, Anton, Bensebaini; Ryerson; SABITZER, Gross, SVENSSON; Brandt, Adeyemi; Guirassy
🚨 Dortmund Team News 🚨#Fifacwc #FFCBVB pic.twitter.com/w3zklvsn93
– Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) June 17, 2025
