After a day off, the FIFA Club World Cup is back in action on Saturday, June 28 as the Knockout Stage gets underway, starting at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia where Botafogo takes on Palmeiras.

Among the stars competing in the FIFA Club World Cup are Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, Ousmane Dembélé, Weston McKennie and Denzel Dumfries, all of whom are expected to star for their countries at the 2026 World Cup.

The field is trimmed in half at the Club World Cup and for all the wobbles along the way, the knockout stage looks about how you would have expected it to before a ball had been kicked. Sure Atletico Madrid went crashing out,