Club World Cup Group B predictions: Who will qualify? Who will be top scorer?

The country? Check. The continent? Check? The world? Pending.

Still basking in the glow of their long-awaited Champions League triumph, Luis Enrique's prolific Paris Saint-Germain hop across the Atlantic as favourites to win the maiden edition of the revamped Club World Cup.

However, Les Parisiens will not take anything for granted in a tantalising Group B also holding Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid, while Botafogo and Seattle Sounders have an apple cart to upset.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at Group B in greater depth.

Club World Cup Group B standings

Club World Cup Group B fixtures

(all times BST)

Matchday 1

PSG vs. Atletico (Sunday, June 15 | 8pm)

Prediction: 2-1

PSG can do no wrong in 2025, and they are unsurprisingly among the heavy favourites to win this competition, after collecting four trophies in 2024-25.

This will be a stern test to begin with though, and will tell us where the Parisians are at mentally and physically after a phenomenal campaign, with Atletico looking to beat them for the second time in nine months, but it is hard to look past the French side, given their recent form.

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Botafogo vs. Seattle Sounders (Monday, June 16 | 3am)

Prediction: 1-0

In Brazil's Serie A, Botafogo have won 27 of their last 29 games after going a goal up - drawing the other two.

So, the South American champions can stay ahead after getting their noses in front, leaving hosts Seattle in serious danger of an early exit.

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Matchday 2

Seattle Sounders vs. Atletico (Thursday, June 19 | 11pm)

PSG vs. Botafogo (Friday, June 20 | 2am)

Matchday 3

Seattle Sounders vs. PSG (Monday, June 23 | 8pm)

Atletico vs. Botafogo (Monday, June 23 | 8pm)

Club World Cup Group B predictions - who will qualify?

PSG's Champions League champions and Diego Simeone's dogged Atletico players are all vying for a holiday, one that should be delayed by a couple more weeks as they sail through to the knockout rounds.

However, as PSG have been dealt a couple of fresh injury concerns on the attacking front relating to Ousmane Dembele and Bradley Barcola, they may have to settle for silver as their Madrid counterparts lead the way.

Les Parisiens are remarkably not the only continental champion in their section - Botafogo were crowned 2024 Copa Libertadores winners - but the Brazilian outfit would have to muster the shock of all shocks to sneak into the top two.

Despite topping the South American game last year, Botafogo have started the 2025 season in indifferent form, while Seattle Sounders' MLS displays have been nothing to write home about either.

Both North American outfits should only be scrapping for a third-placed consolation prize, and the Libertadores winners have our vote to clinch the bronze medal on account of their sturdier defence.

Final Group A standings prediction

Who will be the top scorer from Group B?

Scorer of 29 goals during his debut season at Atletico Madrid, Julian Alvarez is no stranger to playing in sweltering American conditions and should take Group B by storm; a push for the Golden Boot cannot be entirely discounted either.

Ballon d'Or contender Dembele would have been pushing Alvarez close, but there are fears that he could miss the opening two games of the tournament with a quadriceps injury, and there is every chance that Enrique could keep him in bubble wrap before the knockout phase.

Atletico's immovable object trumps PSG's unstoppable force

With the possible exception of Manchester City vs. Juventus, PSG and Atletico's matchday one battle has an extremely strong case to be labelled the game of the group stage.

Les Parisiens vs. Los Rojiblancos is at first glance a classic case of attack vs. defence, but Simeone's side made nets bulge for fun towards the end of 2024-25, scoring four goals in three of their last four La Liga matches.

The Champions League winners may also take Dembele out of the firing line, while a slight concern lingers over Barcola too, so do not be surprised to see Atletico bring the European champions crashing back down to earth.

Written by
Ben Knapton