How it stands in Club World Cup group stage - and who needs what?

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Chelsea hit ES Tunis to group up a gathering pinch Benfica successful nan past 16

Emlyn Begley

BBC Sport journalist

The Club World Cup is into its last information of group-stage matches pinch plentifulness still to beryllium decided.

There is still thing to play for successful astir each group.

The apical 2 sides from each group spell into nan past 16, pinch head-to-head records utilized earlier extremity quality to abstracted teams level connected points.

Premier League clubs Manchester City and Chelsea are among those to person qualified for nan past 16.

Chelsea will look Benfica, while City could look Real Madrid astatine that stage.

BBC Sport examines really each group looks and who needs what to progress.

Group A

Inter Miami and Palmeiras drew 2-2 successful their last group crippled which secured some teams a spot successful nan knockout stage, while Porto and Al Ahly played retired a 4-4 thriller.

Palmeiras topped nan group connected extremity difference, pinch MLS broadside Inter runners-up.

Palmeiras will play chap Brazilian broadside Botafogo connected Saturday astatine 17:00 BST, while Inter look European champions Paris St-Germain connected Sunday astatine 17:00.

Group B

Paris St-Germain and Botafogo are done to nan past 16.

PSG hit Seattle Sounders 2-0 to apical Group B, while Botafogo secured 2nd spot contempt a 1-0 conclusion by Atletico Madrid.

As group winners, PSG will look Group A runners-up Inter Miami, and Botafogo will return connected group winners Palmeiras.

Atletico and Seattle person been eliminated.

Group C

Benfica progressed successful apical spot aft beating Bayern Munich successful their last group crippled - they will look Chelsea successful nan past 16.

Bayern will look Group D winners Flamengo.

Boca Juniors and Auckland City are out, though nan amateur New Zealand nine did people their first extremity successful claiming a memorable tie against nan Argentine giants.

Group D

Flamengo are into nan past 16 arsenic group winners and Los Angeles are out.

Chelsea, who mislaid to Flamengo successful their 2nd game, hit ES Tunis successful their last Group D lucifer to progess successful 2nd spot and group up a gathering pinch Benfica.

Group E

Inter Milan v River Plate, Urawa Reds v Monterrey - Thursday, 26 June (02:00)

The winners of Inter Milan v River Plate will spell into nan past 16, while a tie would beryllium capable for some truthful agelong arsenic Monterrey do not win.

If Monterrey triumph and nan different crippled ends successful a draw, location are aggregate possibilities depending connected nan nonstop scores successful some games.

The apical 3 would each decorativeness connected 5 points, truthful it would travel down to goals scored successful nan games betwixt nan 3 of them - and, if that is level, extremity quality successful nan group, adjacent play aliases moreover drafting lots.

Urawa Reds are out.

Group F

Borussia Dortmund v Ulsan HD, Mamelodi Sundowns v Fluminense - Wednesday, 25 June (20:00)

Fluminense and Borussia Dortmund cognize a constituent successful their games would return them through.

Mamelodi Sundowns would spell done pinch a win, while Ulsan HD are out.

Group G

Juventus v Manchester City, Wydad Casablanca v Al Ain - Thursday, 26 June (20:00)

Juventus and Manchester City are done aft winning their first 2 games.

City request to triumph nan crippled betwixt nan teams to decorativeness top.

The winners of City's group look nan runners-up successful Real Madrid's group, pinch nan squad 2nd successful Group G playing nan winners of Group H.

Group H

Al-Hilal v Pachuca, Red Bull Salzburg v Real Madrid - Friday, 27 June (02:00)

The winners of Salzburg v Real Madrid will advancement apical of nan group, pinch nan losers knocked retired should Al-Hilal hit already retired Pachuca.

A tie betwixt Salzburg and Real and a triumph for Al-Hilal would time off each 3 sides level connected points.

Their head-to-head grounds would besides beryllium nan same, leaving Real done acknowledgment to a superior extremity quality complete nan Austrians. Al-Hilal are 1 extremity down Salzburg connected extremity quality heading into nan last round.

Should Al-Hilal and Salzburg besides decorativeness level connected extremity quality and goals scored, 2nd spot could beryllium decided by disciplinary points or, if that is level, drafting lots.