{"id":12185,"date":"2025-06-23T21:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/atletico-de-madrid-eliminated-from-the-club-world-cup-griezmann-is-not-enough\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T21:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:06:10","slug":"atletico-de-madrid-eliminated-from-the-club-world-cup-griezmann-is-not-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/atletico-de-madrid-eliminated-from-the-club-world-cup-griezmann-is-not-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid eliminated from the Club World Cup: Griezmann is not enough"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid Out of Club World Cup After Cruel Defeat<\/h2>\n\nIn a dramatic turn of events, Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid has been eliminated from the Club World Cup after an agonizing defeat. Despite the 1-0 victory against Botafogo, the Spanish team failed to advance to the round of 16 due to goal difference.\n\nThe match was played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, where Atl\u00e9tico needed to score three goals to secure their place. Antoine Griezmann’s goal, although crucial, was not enough to overcome their rivals in the standings.\n\nAtl\u00e9tico de Madrid, Botafogo, and Paris Saint-Germain finished tied with six points in the group. However, PSG and Botafogo advanced to the next phase on goal difference, leaving Atl\u00e9tico out of the tournament.\n\n\n
\"Antoine<\/figure>\n\n\nThe initial 4-0 defeat against PSG was decisive for Atl\u00e9tico’s fate in the tournament. In the simultaneous match, PSG defeated Seattle Sounders 0-2.\n\nCoach Diego Simeone made tactical changes, including the entry of Conor Gallagher, hoping for a faster and more offensive game. However, Botafogo came out with a solid strategy that hindered Atl\u00e9tico’s advance.\n\nBotafogo generated danger on several occasions, highlighting a one-on-one of Jefferson Savarino that was saved by goalkeeper Jan Oblak.\n\nDespite Atl\u00e9tico’s dominance in the second half, the team failed to capitalize on their goal opportunities until the final minutes. A shot by Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez and a missed header by Sorloth were some of the wasted chances.\n\nGriezmann’s goal came too late for Atl\u00e9tico, who fought until the end. Botafogo’s staunch defense and Atl\u00e9tico’s lack of effectiveness in their opportunities sealed their fate.\n\nA bitter end for Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid in the Club World Cup, which concludes a season full of challenges.\n\n\n

Match Technical Sheet<\/h2>\n\n\nAtl\u00e9tico de Madrid (1):<\/strong> Jan Oblak; Marcos Llorente, Robin Le Normand, Cl\u00e9ment Lenglet, Javi Gal\u00e1n; Rodrigo De Paul (Koke, m.65), Conor Gallagher (Antoine Grizmann, m.46), Pablo Barrios (Nahuel Molina, m.84); Giuliano Simeone, Alexander Sorloth (Samu Lino, m.84) and Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez. Coach: Diego Simeone.\n\n\n

Botafogo (0):<\/strong> John Victor; Alex Telles (Cuiabano, m.65), Alexander Barboza, Jair, Vitinho (Mateo Ponte, m.74); Marlon Freitas, Gregore, Allan (Newton, m.59); Jefferson Savarino (\u00c1lvaro Montoro, m.65), Artur (Santiago Rodr\u00edguez, m.74) and Igor Jesus. Coach: Renato Paiva.<\/p>\n\n\nGoal:<\/strong> 1-0, m.84: Antoine Griezmann.\n\nReferee:<\/strong> C\u00e9sar Ramos (Mexico). Cautioned Gregore.\n\nIncidents:<\/strong> Match of the third and final day of the group stage of the FIFA Club World Cup played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (California), before 22,992 spectators.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid Out of Club World Cup After Cruel Defeat In a dramatic turn of events, Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid has been eliminated from the Club World Cup after an agonizing defeat. Despite the 1-0 victory against Botafogo, the Spanish team failed to advance to the round of 16 due to goal difference. The match […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[3511,2508,2304,3351],"class_list":{"0":"post-12185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-atletico-de-madrid","9":"tag-botafogo","10":"tag-fifa-club-world-cup","11":"tag-griezmann"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}