Benfica clinch first spot of the group after 1-0 victory vs Bayern Munich at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025

With this result, Bayern Munich finished second in the group, while Benfica did it in first place, and you lived every moment of this game here.

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Benfica defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 to claim the first place in Group C.

Angel Di Maira and Vangelis Pavlidis leave the field to make way for Tiago Gouvela and Joao Rego.

Renato Sanches leaves the field to make way for Adrian Bajrami.

After a powerful shot by Pavlovic from inside the box, Turbin stopped Bayern for scoring the equalizer!

The German side continues to press forward in search of the equalizer and is getting closer with each attack.

Sacha Boey leaves the field to make way for Konrad Laimer.

Joshua Kimmich scored a great goal from outisde the box, but offside from Harry Kane was given.

Dayot Upamecano leaves the field to make way for Jonathan Tah.

Orkun Kökçü and Kerem Aktürkoğlu enter the field to replace Gianluca Prestianni and Andreas Schjelderup.

First, Sané missed a golden opportunity in a one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Moments later, Thomas Müller followed up with a shot, but it went straight into the keeper’s hands.

Nicolas Otamendi received the second yellow card of the game.

Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Joshua Kimmich enter the game to replace Joao Palinha, Tom Bischof and Serge Gnabry.

The game is on again!

The game goes to halftime with Benfica leading the scoreboard 1-0 over Bayern Munich.

After a great play by Gnabry, Sane shot from inside the box but the ball went over the crossbar.

With the current scoreline, Benfica would qualify in first place while Bayern Munich would advance as the second-placed team — despite Boca Juniors currently leading 1-0 against Auckland City.

The French refereee temporarily stops the match to allow players from both teams to cool off.

The Germans are pressing forward in search of the equalizer, but Benfica remain solid at the back, preventing any real danger from developing.

Renato Sanches of Benfica receives the first yellow card of the game.

Andreas Schjelderup scores the first goal of the game to give Benfica the lead!

Angel Di Maria shot from outside the box but Manuel Neuer sent it to the corner kick.

Benfica and Bayern Munich are playing on Matchday 3 of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025!

Benfica and Bayern Munich are doing warm-up activities on the field. The game will begin at the Bank of America Stadium in a few minutes!

Harry Kane won't start against Benfica today because head coach Vincent Kompany decided to give the English striker a much-needed rest, after playing the full 90 minutes against Boca Juniors, where he scored one goal.

This will be Benfica's starting XI: Anatoliy Trubin; Fredrik Aursnes, António Silva, Nicolas Otamendi, Samuel Dahl; Renato Sanches, Leandro Barreiro; Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni, Ángel Di María; Vangelis Pavlidis.

This will be Bayern Munich's starting lineup: Manuel Neuer; Sacha Boey, Josip Stanišić, Dayot Upamecano, Raphael Guerreiro; João Palhinha, Aleksandar Pavlović; Leroy Sané, Serge Gnabry, Tom Bischof; Thomas Müller.

A win or a draw against Bayern Munich would be enough to secure a place in the next round for the Portuguese side. However, even with a loss, Benfica could still qualify—provided Boca Juniors do not record a big win over Auckland City.

The only scenario in which Benfica would be eliminated is if Boca Juniors win and Benfica lose, and the Argentine club manages to overturn the goal difference. At the moment, Boca Juniors sit at -1 in goal differential, while Benfica holds a much stronger +6.

French official François Letexier has been appointed to oversee the high-stakes FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group stage showdown between Benfica and Bayern Munich.

Letexier began officiating international matches in 2017 and has since built an impressive résumé on the European stage. He refereed the 2021 UEFA Europa League Final and the 2023 UEFA Super Cup Final. His experience also includes officiating at the Olympic Games and most recently at UEFA Euro 2024.

The full officiating team for today's game:

• Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
• Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
• Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
• Fourth Official: Espen Eskås (NOR)
• VAR referee: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)

The clash between Benfica and Bayern Munich for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group stage will kick off at 3:00 PM (ET).

DAZN will be the option to watch Benfica vs Bayern Munich in the USA. Other options are TNT, TruTV, UniMás, TUDN, Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Sling Blue, Sling Orange.

Welcome to our live blog of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, where Benfica and Bayern Munich face off at the Bank of America Stadium.

This matchup is crucial for Group C, where there’s only one spot remaining for the knockout stage.

Stay with us for live, minute-by-minute updates—you won’t want to miss a single moment of this thrilling showdown!