Manchester City vs Fluminense: Expected Lineups, Predictions, Injury News, Stats & More Before FIFA Club World Cup Final FaceoffManchester City has a chance to curtain its 2023 episode on a high note. With Christmas and New Year arriving, the celebrations for the Premier League side could begin earlier, as they have a shot to add yet another trophy to their collection in the form of the Club World Cup. They will have to battle against Brazilian side Fluminense at the King Abdullah Sports City on Friday, December 22, at 6 p. m. GMT. America’s Favorite Video TodayManchester City is in the finals after clinching a 3-0 win over the Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds.
Fluminense claimed their maiden Libertadores victory in November and progressed into Friday's final following a comfortable 2-0 win over Al Ahly. Here's 90min's preview of the 2023 Club World Cup final between Man City and Fluminense. Man City vs Fluminense H2H recordThis will be the first competitive meeting between the two clubs. Current form (all competitions)CountryTV channel/live streamUnited Kingdomdiscovery+, TNT Sports 1, discovery+ AppUnited StatesN/ACanadaN/AThe boys are back in town / Eurasia Sport Images/GettyImagesGuardiola deployed a rather experimental starting lineup in Tuesday's semi-final win in the absence of Erling Haaland - there was no recognised striker included as Julian Alvarez only made the bench.
Man City vs Fluminense - Club World Cup final: TV channel, team news, lineups & predictionManchester City are aiming to capture their fourth title of 2023 when they take on Copa Libertadores champions Fluminense in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup final. City's Champions League success ensured they qualified for this competition, and Pep Guardiola's side cruised past Urawa Red Diamonds in the semi-final despite their recent domestic indifference. They'll become the fourth Premier League club to lift the Club World Cup should they down Fernando Diniz's enterprising outfit on Friday - Liverpool and Chelsea have both won the world title since 2019.
On the other hand, Fluminense will also prefer sticking to its tried and tested 4-2-3-1 setup. Here’s a prediction of the names that will likely take the field. Manchester City: Ederson, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Rodri, Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Julian AlvarezGet instantly notified of the hottest Soccer stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.
On the other hand, Fluminense cruised past the Egyptian side Al Ahly with a 2-0 scoreline. Both sides are debutants in the 20th edition of the prestigious tournament. Expected Starting XI for Manchester City vs FluminenseADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adManchester City are expected to go with their evergreen 4-3-3 attacking setup but will be shifting to 4-2-3-1 while defending.
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Form and head to head stats Man City vs Fluminense FIFA Club World Cup match Man City vs Fluminense 22.12.2023. Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights and match report.