Why are Brazilian clubs doing so well at Club World Cup?

"This Club World Cup is simply a dream travel existent for Brazil fans," says South American shot master Tim Vickery, speaking from Rio de Janeiro.

"Every autobus stop, each h2o cooler... everyone is talking astir it. It's full-on."

While Britain sleeps, pinch immoderate games astatine nan newly-expanded tourney successful nan United States kicking-off astatine 02:00 BST, Brazil is going chaotic for it.

And nary wonder.

Millions of shot fans are glued to tv sets pursuing nan fortunes of Rio-based teams Botafogo, Flamengo and Fluminense - arsenic good arsenic Palmeiras, who are based successful Sao Paulo.

And it is simply a lawsuit of truthful far, truthful good.

All 4 person progressed from their respective groups to nan last-16 aft immoderate eye-catching results which person near fans asking if a squad from Brazil tin triumph nan Club World Cup for nan first clip since 2012?

Botafogo have beaten newly-crowned champions of Europe Paris St-Germain, Flamengo turned a 1-0 shortage into a 3-1 triumph over Chelsea, while Fluminense and Palmeiras person held Borussia Dortmund and Porto respectively.

The United States is hosting astir of nan games astatine nan 2026 World Cup adjacent summer. Canada and Mexico are besides co-hosts.

If a squad from Brazil wins nan Club World Cup, what will that opportunity astir nan chances of nan Brazil nationalist squad winning nan World Cup for a sixth time?

"I didn't expect that, astir group successful Brazil didn't expect that," Brazilian sports journalist Renata Mendonca, speaking to BBC World Service Sport, says astir each 4 Brazilian teams advancing.

"The measurement they want to show nan world... nan Brazilian teams are bully capable and could beryllium astatine nan apical of nan world.

"This motivates them a lot."

Atletico Madrid and Porto person already been sent packing, while some teams from Argentina - Boca Juniors and River Plate - person besides been eliminated.

Brazil's quartet, however, march on.

At slightest 1 is guaranteed a spot successful nan quarter-finals.

That's because Palmeiras and Botafogo person been drawn against 1 different successful an all-Brazil showdown successful Philadelphia connected Saturday (17:00 BST kick-off).

Meanwhile, Flamengo look Bayern Munich connected Sunday (21:00), while Fluminense meet Inter Milan connected Monday (20:00).

"This tourney is simply a privilege successful nan measurement an Olympic jock will do each of his training and programming to highest astatine a circumstantial time," Vickery tells BBC Sport.

"Certainly for Flamengo and Palmeiras, who really want to triumph it. This is an absolute privilege for them and they person programmed to beryllium astatine their highest now."

Is nan climate, which nan Brazilian teams are utilized to, helping springiness them an edge?

Both Chelsea leader Enzo Maresca and Manchester City head Pep Guardiola person mentioned nan utmost power since nan tourney started.

Chelsea trained successful 37C earlier their 3-0 group triumph complete ES Tunis successful Philadelphia.

"It is almost intolerable to train aliases to make a convention because of nan weather," said Maresca earlier this week, while Guardiola said earlier Thursday's lucifer pinch Juventus that his players must beryllium prepared to "suffer" successful nan challenging power of Orlando.

The soaring temperatures crossed nan United States person led to matches crossed nan title implementing h2o breaks during games.

But not each players person struggled successful nan heat.

"We're utilized to it," Botafogo right-back Vitinho, who spent 2 years astatine Burnley, said of nan precocious temperatures. "I dream that it useful successful our favour."

Another facet to see is that each 4 teams from Brazil person surgery distant from their home season, which runs from March until December, to return part.

While they look caller and sharp, teams from Europe went into nan Club World Cup connected nan backmost of agelong seasons.

PSG's first crippled against Atletico Madrid successful Pasadena connected 15 June came 15 days aft their 5-0 mauling of Inter Milan successful nan Champions League last successful Munich.

Vickery adds: "A fewer weeks agone nan Flamengo president was saying to a mate of excavation 'we're flying successful mid-season'.

"For nan European clubs... is it nan extremity of their season? Is it pre-season? The European clubs, their readying hasn't been to highest now."

Vickery believes location is thing other to facet into nan speech astir Brazilian clubs doing well.

"There is much money successful Brazilian football," he says.

"The modular has risen complete nan past fewer seasons. One logic is because of nan influx of overseas coaches.

"Of nan 4 Brazilian clubs present - 2 person Portuguese coaches [Abel Ferreira - Palmeiras and Renato Paiva - Botafogo].

"There's plentifulness of Portuguese and Argentine coaches successful Brazilian shot and it's brought much ideas. Even Filipe Luis, nan Brazilian coaching Flamengo, his backup unit are each Spanish.

"There's an openness to caller ideas that location wasn't a fewer years ago."

Mendonca adds: "The timing of this title is very bully for South American teams. They are successful nan mediate of their season, they are very good prepared physically.

"They person amended conditions now to support their talented players and moreover bring backmost immoderate players. Flamengo, for example, signed Jorginho aft leaving Arsenal, while Danilo and Alex Sandro person travel from Juventus.

"Also Botafogo, they person kept Igor Jesus for this competition. After this he will spell to Nottingham Forest.

"These are aspects that explicate why Brazilian teams are performing very well."

Tens of thousands of fans person travelled from Brazil to cheer their respective clubs astatine nan Club World Cup.

And they person proved 1 of nan highlights of nan tourney truthful far, pinch vibrant atmospheres astatine each of their games.

Brazil person already qualified for adjacent summer's World Cup, but Vickery does not judge nan capacity of nan nine teams will person immoderate base connected really Carlo Ancelotti's broadside execute adjacent year.

"What nan performances of nan Brazilian clubs item is nan spot of nationalist teams for illustration Colombia and Uruguay," he adds.

"Palmeiras, Botafogo, Flamengo and Fluminense...a batch of their champion players are not Brazilians.

"The measurement that European shot treats Brazil, Brazilian shot now treats nan remainder of South America. You person sewage 2 of nan midfielders for Colombia - Richard Rios of Palmeiras and Jhon Arias of Fluminense.

"Gustavo Gomez, a centre-back for Paraguay, plays for Palmeiras and Jefferson Savarino, who plays for Venezuela, made nan extremity for Botafogo against PSG.

"That's nan exemplary - Brazil sells its champion players to Europe and 1 of nan ways they replenish them is from neighbouring countries successful South America."

Flamengo: Brazil's shape squad going successful nan tournament, topping this season's home league.

They earned their spot successful nan tourney by winning nan Copa Liberatodores successful 2022, their 3rd triumph.

They stunned Chelsea pinch a 3-1 triumph to decorativeness apical of their group unbeaten.

Fluminense: It has been a rollercoaster fewer years for Fluminense, having won nan Copa Libertadores successful 2023 for nan first time.

They followed that up by almost being relegated from Brazil's apical formation past play - conscionable avoiding nan embarrassment of being successful nan Club World Cup and nan country's 2nd tier.

This play they are sixth aft 11 games and are captained by erstwhile Chelsea defender Thiago Silva. They besides person nan oldest subordinate successful nan tournament, 44-year-old goalkeeper Fabio.

Palmeiras: One of South America's astir celebrated club, they are nary alien to occurrence during their 115-year history.

They person won 57 trophies, including 3 Copa Libertadores - nan South American balanced of nan Champions League. They were nan champions of Brazil astir precocious successful 2023.

Their prima subordinate is 18-year-old guardant Estevao, who will beryllium joining Chelsea aft nan tournament, having antecedently sold Endrick to Real Madrid.

Botafogo: The large astonishment squad successful nan tourney truthful acold aft beating European champions PSG to triumph their group.

They dominated South America successful 2024, winning some nan Copa Libertadores and nan Brazilian championship. This play has been a struggle though aft nan departure of cardinal players.

Their rise, nether nan ownership of John Textor, has been singular going from indebtedness ridden to apical of nan South American game.

Striker Igor Jesus remains though and is wide expected to subordinate Nottingham Forest astatine nan extremity of nan tournament.