Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany has suggested not playing a last-16 game at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium is “maybe a positive” after his side slipped to a defeat against Benfica that cost them top spot in Group C at the 2025 Club World Cup.
The Portuguese team held off a torrent of second-half pressure from Bayern to leapfrog the reigning German champions through Andreas Schjelderup’s early strike in their closing group stage game.
“I’ve got to be honest – with the pitch and the heat, I feared that this wouldn’t go as fluidly as it does normally,” Kompany told DAZN after overseeing a first defeat in 10 games.
“That first breath – that first time you’re confronted with the heat – sometimes it’s like this. It wouldn’t have been the first time.”
📰 Table Of Contents
- 1 Bayern Munich ‘paid price’ vs Benfica
- 2 2025 Club World Cup: Bayern vs Flamengo
- 3 Harry Kane: Bayern substitution ‘the plan’
- 4 Fifa Club World Cup 2025 fixtures, schedule, results
- 5 Club World Cup round of 16 fixtures
- 6 Club World Cup quarter-final fixtures
- 7 Club World Cup semi-final fixtures
- 8 FIFA Club World Cup Final
- 9 How to watch the Club World Cup: Live stream, TV channel in UK
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Bayern Munich ‘paid price’ vs Benfica
With Bayern behind to Norway winger Schjelderup’s 13th-minute strike, Kompany sent on attacking trio Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Joshua Kimmich at half-time.
Midfielder Kimmich was denied a long-range equaliser because Kane was well offside, and Konrad Laimer struck the far post after collecting Thomas Muller’s pass inside the box on the right.
Eagles goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin was in inspired form, including a close-range save from Aleksandar Pavlovic and a late stop to thwart Leroy Sane in a one-on-one after Kane played a defence-splitting pass.
“I was still confident for the second half,” said Kompany. “We created so much in the second half and played really well.
“We had one-on-ones with the goalkeeper and other chances. If you don’t take them, eventually you pay the price.”
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2025 Club World Cup: Bayern vs Flamengo
While Benfica will return to Charlotte for their last-16 game, Bayern will take on Brazilian leaders Flamengo in Florida on Sunday (21:00 BST).
“It was either going to be Flamengo or Chelsea, so it was going to be tough,” said Kompany. “We won’t take anything negative into that game.
“Maybe a positive is that we won’t play in Charlotte any more. We were dominant, we created more chances. We didn’t win and we can’t afford for that to happen, but we can still take a lot of momentum into the next game.”
Harry Kane: Bayern substitution ‘the plan’
Kompany was asked about the introduction of Kane – last season’s Bundesliga top scorer – at half-time, with the England captain using an ice bucket to cope with the heat.
“It was the plan,” replied Kompany, whose side beat Auckland City 10-0 and Boca Juniors 2-1 in their first two games.
“I’d rather finish strong because I knew the game could start slowly. We absolutely did finish strong, but I can’t take anything from this game other than the performance in the second half, because we didn’t get the result.”
Fifa Club World Cup 2025 fixtures, schedule, results
Sunday, June 15
Group A: Al-Ahly 0-0 Miami (Miami)
Group C: Bayern Munich 10-0 Auckland (Cincinnati)
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 Atletico Madrid (Los Angeles)
Group A: Palmeiras 0-0 Porto (New Jersey)
Monday, June 16
Group B: Botafogo 2-1 Seattle Sounders (Seattle)
Group D: Chelsea 2-0 Los Angeles FC (Atlanta)
Group C: Boca Juniors 2-2 Benfica (Miami)
Tuesday, June 17
Group D: Flamengo 2-0 Esperance (Philadelphia)
Group F: Fluminense 0-0 Borussia Dortmund (New Jersey)
Group E: River Plate 3-1 Urawa Red Diamonds (Seattle)
Group F: Ulsan 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns (Orlando)
Wednesday, June 18
Group E: Monterrey 1-1 Inter Milan (Los Angeles)
Group G: Manchester City 2-0 Wydad (Philadelphia)
Group H: Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal (Miami)
Group H: Pachuca 1-2 Salzburg (Cincinnati)
Thursday, June 19
Group G: Al-Ain 0-5 Juventus (Washington)
Group A: Palmeiras 2-0 Al-Ahly (New Jersey)
Group A: Inter Miami 2-1 Porto (Atlanta)
Group B: Seattle 1-3 Atletico Madrid (Seattle)
Friday, June 20
Group B: PSG 0-1 Botafogo (Los Angeles)
Group C: Benfica 6-0 Auckland City (Orlando)
Group D: Flamengo 3-1 Chelsea (Philadelphia)
Group D: LAFC 0-1 Esperance (Nashville)
Saturday, June 21
Group C: Bayern 2-1 Boca Juniors (Miami)
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns 3-4 Dortmund (Cincinnati)
Group E: Inter Milan 2-1 Urawa Red Diamonds (Seattle)
Group F: Fluminense 4-2 Ulsan (New Jersey)
Sunday, June 22
Group E: River Plate 0-0 Monterrey (Los Angeles)
Group G: Juventus 4-1 Wydad (Philadelphia)
Group H: Real Madrid 3-1 Pachuca (Charlotte)
Group H: Salzburg 0-0 Al-Hilal (Washington)
Monday, June 23
Group G: Man City 6-0 Al-Ain (Atlanta)
Group B: Seattle 0-2 PSG (Seattle)
Group B: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Botafogo (Los Angeles)
Tuesday, June 24
Group A: Porto 4-4 Al-Ahly (New Jersey)
Group A: Inter Miami 2-2 Palmeiras (Miami)
Group C: Auckland 1-1 Boca Juniors (Nashville)
Group C: Benfica 1-0 Bayern (Charlotte)
Wednesday, June 25
Group D: LAFC vs Flamengo (Orlando, 02:00)
Group D: Esperance vs Chelsea (Philadelphia, 02:00)
Group F: Dortmund vs Ulsan (Cincinnati, 20:00)
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Fluminense (Miami, 20:00)
Thursday, June 26
Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs Monterrey (02:00)
Group E: Inter Milan vs River Plate (Seattle, 02:00)
Group G: Juventus vs Man City (Orlando, 20:00)
Group G: Wydad vs Al-Ain (Washington, 20:00)
Friday, June 27
Group H: Salzburg vs Real Madrid (Philadelphia, 02:00)
Group H: Al-Hilal vs Pachuca (Nashville, 02:00)
Club World Cup round of 16 fixtures
Saturday, June 28
Match 49: Palmeiras vs Botafogo (Philadelphia, 17:00)
Match 50: Group C winners vs Group D runners-up (Charlotte, 21:00)
Sunday, June 29
Match 51: PSG vs Inter Miami (Atlanta, 17:00)
Match 52: Group D winners vs Group C runners-up (Miami, 21:00)
Monday, June 30
Match 53: Group E winners vs Group F runners-up (Charlotte, 15:00)
Tuesday, July 1
Match 54: Group G winners vs Group H runners-up (Orlando, 02:00)
Match 55: Group H winners vs Group G runners-up (Miami, 20:00)
Wednesday, July 2
Match 56: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (Atlanta, 21:00)
Club World Cup quarter-final fixtures
Friday, July 4
Match 57: Winner match 53 vs Winner match 54 (Orlando, 20:00)
Saturday, July 5
Match 58: Winner match 49 vs Winner match 50 (Philadelphia, 02:00)
Match 59: Winner match 51 vs Winner match 52 (Atlanta, 17:00)
Match 60: Winner match 55 vs Winner match 56 (New Jersey, 21:00)
Club World Cup semi-final fixtures
Tuesday, July 8
Match 61: Winner match 57 vs Winner match 58 (New Jersey, 20:00)
Wednesday, July 9
Match 62: Winner match 59 vs Winner match 60 (New Jersey, 20:00)
FIFA Club World Cup Final
Sunday, July 13
Match 63: Winner match 61 vs Winner match 62 (New Jersey, 20:00)
How to watch the Club World Cup: Live stream, TV channel in UK
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