Fluminense and Borussia Dortmund face off at MetLife Stadium

Kicking off their FIFA Club World Cup campaigns, Fluminense and Borussia Dortmund face off at MetLife Stadium on Tuesday evening. 

The bookmakers expect both of these teams to navigate their way out of Group F ,where they have been drawn alongside Sundowns FC and Ulsan.

Borussia Dortmund are heavily fancied to take top honours in the section, with the German giants as short as 4/9 on Boylesports to emerge as group winners

Niko Kovac’s side will come into the competition in high spirits after storming their way to a top-four finish in the Bundesliga, winning seven of their final eight matches of the season.

While Fluminense are currently occupying sixth place in the Brazilian top-flight, they did sign off from their domestic duties with back-to-back victories.

Renato Gaucho’s side also have some decent Club World Cup pedigree to call upon, finishing as runners-up to Manchester City in 2023.

Head to head: History book blank

Fluminense and Borussia Dortmund will come up against each other for the first time ever on Tuesday evening. This will mark the Bundesliga heavyweights’ maiden appearance at the Club World Cup, while Fluminense graced the tournament for the first time two years ago.

Predicted line-ups

Fluminense will be unable to call upon the services of Agustin Canobbio, Facundo Bernal and Otavio, with none of the trio expected to feature at this year’s Club World Cup.

After completing his move from Sunderland, Jobe Bellingham is in line to make his debut for Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday evening, though it may be from the substitute bench.

Fluminense: Fabio; Xavier, Freytes, Silva, Rene; Nonato, Santos, Martinelli; Arias, Everaldo, Serna.

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel; Sule, Anton, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Svensson; Brandt, Guirassy, Adeyemi.