LAFC vs Flamengo Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2025 FIFA Club World Cup | Group Stage
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Los Angeles have disappointed in the FIFA Club World Cup after their late qualification for the tournament as they face a Flamengo side that have been very impressive.
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LAFC team news: Possible rotation
LAFC had to leave out Turkey international winger Cengiz Under due to injury and his fellow winger, Nathan Ordaz, is also now sidelined for the Californians. They may well rotate having been more or less knocked out of the competition.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Lloris; Sergi Palencia, Long, Segura, Hollingshead; Tillman, Marlon, Delgado; Dilrosun, Giroud, Bouanga
Unavailable: Ordaz (Injured)
Questionable:
Flamengo team news: Impressive Flamengo
Flamengo have no fresh injury issues for their starting line-up with Uruguay international midfielder Nicolas de la Cruz their only injury doubt. They have an impressive midfield in particular with Jorginho, Erick Pulgar and Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Rossi; Wesley, Danilo, Pereira, Ayrton; Erick Pulgar, Jorginho; Gerson, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Luiz Araujo; Gonzalo Plata
Unavailable:
Questionable: Nicolas de la Cruz (Injured)
Key stats
- Flamengo have won their last three FIFA competition matches.
- Flamengo have won eight and drawn two of their last ten matches in all competitions (W8 D2 L0).
- Flamengo have scored nine goals in their last three FIFA competition matches.
- Flamengo’s five goals at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ have been scored by five different players.
- Flamengo’s Jorginho and LAFC’s Olivier Giroud played 75 matches together at Chelsea (2018-21). It was a period when the club won the UEFA Champions League (2021) and UEFA Europa League (2019).
- LAFC’s Brazilian midfielder Igor Jesus began his career with Flamengo, making 31 appearances and helping the club win the 2024 Campeonato Carioca. Many of his former team-mates are still at Flamengo.
- The other Brazilian in the LAFC squad, defender Marlos, started out with Flamengo’s local rivals Fluminense (2013-17) and also had a loan spell back there in 2023/24.
- Flamengo head coach Filipe Luís was an unused substitute when Chelsea beat a Tottenham team captained by LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris 2-0 in the 2015 English League Cup final.
- LAFC’s Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United, 2021-2023) and Léo Pereira (Orlando City, 2017) have both played in the MLS.
LAFC vs Flamengo prediction
Coached by Steve Cherundolo, Los Angeles qualified for the tournament earlier this month as they defeated Club America in the play-in. However, after a 2-0 loss to Chelsea to kick off their campaign, they then laboured to a fairly deflating 1-0 defeat to Esperance de Tunis the other day.
Filipe Luis has begun his managerial career very well, winning the Copa do Brasil earlier this year, and he is in charge of an impressive Flamengo side. The Brazilian giants eased to a 2-0 win over ES Tunis in their opener before then coming from behind to comfortably defeat Chelsea by three goals to one.
Attention for LAFC may well return to domestic matters now and that should allow Flamengo the opportunity to cement their spot at the top of the group in this one.
LAFC vs Flamengo tip: Flamengo to win
