Brothers united: why River can help Boca qualify for the Club World Cup

Hours after the draw for the group stage of the Conmebol Libertadoresthey appear to show the analyzes and forecasts of each area River as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the teams they will face in the first round: Freedom of Paraguay, Deportivo Tachira from Venezuela e Uruguayan national team. She avoided the always fearsome Brazilians as well as long journeys.

However, the presence of the Montevideo Stock Exchange opens the door to another question: Moutheven if they play the Copa Sudamericana, He will be very attentive to the performance that the Uruguayans achieve. I might even shout out River’s goals.

The fact is that Xeneize’s team could benefit if River wins as many points as possible in its two duels against the Uruguayans. In what sense? I’m thinking of the mega Club World Cup 2025.

It’s worth remembering The next Club World Cup will mark a milestone in the history of football. It will be the first with 32 teams. The corresponding positions at Conmebol have not yet been filled and it is Boca that wants to fill one. For this reason we must refer to the ranking that FIFA created specifically to determine some tickets for each confederation.

Conmebol has six spots for this event to be held in the United States. Four are destined for the champions of the last four editions, including this year’s. The remaining two correspond to the ranking that takes into account in its assembly the score obtained by each team between the Copa Libertadores of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

It is worth saying that if they get 8 points, River will be able to participate in the big event that will be played in the middle of next year in the United States.

By ranking, points are only added when participating in the Libertadoresdata that raise the alarm in Boca. Only the top two teams in the ranking will be able to qualify through this route.. No Brazilian team is taking part, as they have already had three champions (Palmeiras, Flamengo and Fluminense) in the last three editions.

Those who would be classified so far by the South American ranking are Boca (71 points) and River (64).While Olympia (57) e National (40) are on their heels trying to earn their place.

El Millonario will be able to continue accumulating points during this new edition and has the advantage of taking first place. On the other hand, Olimpia no longer presents itself as a threat because it will not participate in international competitions in 2024 and, therefore, will not add points to the rankings. This way it’s like Boca should only focus on Nacional having the worst possible group stage.

In this sense, Boca will be extremely attentive to what happens between River and Nacional.. The fact is that if Bolso reached the quarter-finals, winning most of their matches, they could overtake Xeneize in the standings.

This is how brothers, no matter how much history marks them as opponents, can be united for a moment: If Núñez’s men were to beat Nacional, they would benefit from doing their homework on the group, although it would also complicate the chances of the Stock Exchange leaving Boca without the Club World Cup.. In short, the weaker the performance of the Uruguayan team, the better it will be for those of Ribera.

River will face Nacional in the second and fourth matches of the group stage. He will do it first in the Monumental and then in the Great Central Park. Adding three will boost Millionaire’s dream of advancing to the round of 16, as well as Xeneize’s dream of not being excluded from the 2025 Club World Cup.

The other “cuckoos” of Boca in the standings

Despite the threat that Nacional represents for Boca, to the point of not disdaining River’s victory in the group stage, those who can also complicate their participation in the Club World Cup are Independent Valley (shares the group with Palmeiras, San Lorenzo and Liverpool) e Barcelona of Guayaquil (San Pablo, Talleres and Cobresal). The Ecuadorians hold 38 and 37 points respectively in the standings.

In this way, if some of the two teams reach the semi-finals of this edition of the Libertadores, they could have the chance to oust Boca from the rankings and qualify for the Club World Cup.