The two teams that represented Argentina in the World Cup tournament did not advance past the group stage and were among the biggest disappointments
With a mediocre to poor tournament, River and Boca failed to advance past the group stage, finishing far behind and well below the expectations their respective participations had caused. El Millonario earned just 4 points (1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss) and finished in 19th place, while El Xeneize collected only 2 points (2 draws, one against Auckland City, the team that conceded the most goals), finishing in 24th place.
Finally, the worst teams in the tournament were Ulsan Hyundai, Seattle Sounders, Pachuca, Wydad Casablanca, and Urawa Red Diamonds (the worst team in the tournament), who failed to earn a single point and closed the standings occupying the last places.
After Chelsea's victory over Paris Saint-Germain, the Club World Cup already has its final ranking and left several points for analysis: a dominant champion, teams that surprised, and others that finished very low.
Unsurprisingly, the London side was crowned as the best in the tournament after finishing first with 18 points, followed by the other semifinalists: PSG (15), Real Madrid (15), and Fluminense (11), one of the surprises of the tournament. Further down are Borussia Dortmund (10), Bayern Munich (9), Al-Hilal (8), and Palmeiras (8), all with outstanding performances that took them to the quarterfinals and placed them in the upper part of the table.
In addition to Flu's historic performance and Verdao's decent showing, the other two Brazilian teams, Flamengo and Botafogo, finished among the top 16 by advancing past the group stage. Fla finished eleventh with 7 points, the result of two victories (one of them against champion Chelsea), one draw, and one loss, and Fogao finished fourteenth with 6 points, thanks to two victories (one of them against finalist PSG) and two losses.
