Dortmund take on K League 1 side Ulsan in Cincinnati knowing a point will be enough for the Bundesliga club to reach the Round of 16 of the Club World Cup.
Niko Kovac’s men currently sit second in Group F, level on points with Fluminense after a draw and a win from their first two matches.
Dortmund edged out the Sundowns 4-3 after a wild encounter which saw them fall behind early on, surge into a 3-1 lead and then cling on for the final few minutes.
Prior to that, Kovac’s team played out a goalless stalemate with the group leaders from Brazil.
They go into the game in the knowledge that a point is all that is needed against an already-eliminated Ulsan outfit to progress,
Should they get through to the knockout stages, the German club will be assured of at least €40 million to add to the coffers.
In the other game in the group, Mamelodi Sundowns and Fluminense face off in Miami with a place in the next round at stake.
Here are how the two teams line up in Ohio.
Cincinnati is Black and Yellow. ⚫️🟡😮💨 pic.twitter.com/YxONScTUOG
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) June 25, 2025
Dortmund team news
After netting his first goal for the club against Mamelodi, Jobe Bellingham, who was also named player of the match in that game, starts for Dortmund in the No.10 role for Kovac’s side.
Elsewhere, Julian Brandt and Niklas Sule drop to the bench, while Karim Adeyemi and Julian Ryerson come into the side.
Starting XI: Kobel (c), Ryerson, Anton, Bensebaini, Couto, Groß, Nmecha, Svensson, Bellingham, Adeyemi, Guirassy
Subs: Meyer, Ostrzinski, Sule, Coulibaly, Mane, Sabitzer, Brandt, Reyna, Chukwuemeka, Azhil, Beier, Duranville, Campbell, Inacio, Albert
Here’s how we line up TODAY! ⚫️🟡#FIFACWC #BVBUlsan pic.twitter.com/TP3fB7SA6t
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) June 25, 2025
Ulsan team news
The South Korean side will be playing for nothing more than pride but will be hoping to put in a strong showing ahead of their Korean FA Cup quarter-final clash with Gwangju on 2 July.
Matias Lacava and Erick Farias lead the line for Kim Pan-gon’s team as they look to spoil the Dortmund party.
Starting XI: Jo, Kang, Y.Kim (c), J.Lee, Trojak, Ludwigson, Bojanic, JH.Lee, M.Kim, Lacava, Farias
Subs: Moon, Ryu, Min-Seo Park, Min-woo Kang, Seok-Hyun Choi, Yoon, Seo, Chung-Yong Lee, Min-Woo Kim, Woo-Young Jung, Ko, Hee-Gyun Lee, Baek, Heo, Cariello
