- Manchester City look for a strong start to their 2025 Club World Cup campaign when they face Moroccan outfit Wydad AC in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
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- Location: Philadelphia, United States
- Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
- Date: Wednesday, June 18
- Kick-off Time: 5 p.m. BST/Noon ET/9 a.m. PT
- Referee: Ramon Abatti
Manchester City look for a strong start to their 2025 Club World Cup campaign when they face Moroccan outfit Wydad AC in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
While Portuguese sides Porto and Benfica both struggled in draws against South American opposition, Europe’s big boys have so far been unchallenged at the tournament. There’s scope for 2023 winners City to produce an emphatic performance at the home of the Eagles against a Wydad team that aren‘t quite the dominant force they once were.
The 2021–22 CAF Champions League winners are the most successful club ever in Moroccan football, but they’ve been described as a club in 'disarray' heading into this tournament. They finished third in the 2024–25 Botola after slipping to a mightily disappointing sixth the season before, with off-field instability undermining their work on it.
There was no fifth successive Premier League title for Man City last term, but the Cityzens recovered from a woeful run of form at the end of 2024 to finish third. However, defeat in the FA Cup final to Crystal Palace meant they endured their first season without silverware since Pep Guardiola‘s first at the helm.
Therefore, given Manchester City's formidable attacking firepower and Wydad AC Casablanca's poor form, we believe that City can win by a margin of three goals or more.
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