2024-08-25 02:49:48
The wait is over for Boca fans, entry to the 2025 Club World Cup, which will be played in the United States (and which will bring together the best teams on the planet for almost a month) is a reality. With the elimination of Nacional de Montevideo from the Copa Libertadores, the “xeneize” ticket is now a reality and was given minutes before the team from Diego Martinez take to the field to face Cruzeiro.
The confirmation leaves Argentine football with two guaranteed representatives in the tournament, since River – still with a chance of getting in as fourth champion of America – had already entered the ranking path. Of course, Boca accumulated – until the end of 2023 – the greatest number of points without considering Brazilian teams during the 2021, 2022 and 2023 editions and that left it in a good position even without having the chance to participate in this year’s Cup.
The merit, then, will have to be sought – above all – in the team he led. Jorge Almiron and who reached the final against Fluminense. However, the cycles of Miguel Angel Russo y Sebastian Battagliaboth eliminated in the round of 16 although the two matches in each series were tied and they fell on penalties.
In this way, the “Xeneize” will compete for a world title again after 18 years, after what was its only participation in a Club World Cup. Back in 2007, after winning its last Libertadores, it had for the first and only time the chance to compete in tournament mode in what was previously the traditional and historic Intercontinental Cup.
Now that they are already in the new competition, Boca’s goal will be to qualify for the next edition of the Libertadores and think about having a 2025 that -from the start- generates greater expectations than this year’s Sudamericana. With the World Cup in their pocket, at least, they already know what they will do between June 15 and July 13.