After both teams advanced to the knockout stages on Monday, Lionel Messi will face a tantalizing reunion with former club Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup last 16.
After the Brazilian side rallied from two goals down to claim the top spot, Miami and Palmeiras drew 2-2 to move up to second place in Group A.
They now face Botafogo, who lost 1-0 to Atletico Madrid but finished second overall to the Spaniards in Group B.
With a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders, PSG, the champions of Europe, opened the door for Messi and Miami’s surprise package.
After a shock defeat to Porto, Tadeo Allende and Luis Suarez scored to put Miami on the verge of a second title.
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However, Paulinho and Mauricio helped Palmeiras get through in the final ten minutes of the game at Hard Rock Stadium.
In addition to Suarez, Messi, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, and Javier Mascherano, Miami’s coach, Luis Enrique, who won the 2015 Copa America title, will face their former teammate in 2015.
“We’re talking about the European champions.” We are well-known to many of their players and coaches, and I’ve always said to them that their coach is the best in the world, Alba said.
“I’ll connect with my good friends there, but once the game starts, we’ll compete, and why can’t we do it?” Football is what?
Major League Soccer, according to Mascherano, has been improved by Miami’s success.
Because of our affiliation with the top 16 MLS teams in the world, it’s a historic night for the league. He claimed that Inter Miami should be a “piece of the MLS”.
After a heartfelt 4-4 draw, Portugal’s Porto and Egypt’s Al Ahly were both eliminated. Neither team could have beaten Palmeiras or Miami.
PSG, the European champions, came out of the woods with a comfortable victory in Seattle after Botafogo’s surprise defeat.
Due to Botafogo’s late defeat at Atletico Madrid in Pasadena, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Achraf Hakimi scored either side of half-time to advance to the group stage.
The pitch was very different from what we are used to in Europe, so we couldn’t play with the fluidity we prefer, but we made adjustments,” according to PSG coach Enrique.
Ousmane Dembele, the top scorer for PSG, was injured and had to travel to the tournament to play no part in a third game.
After falling to Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 in their opening game, Atletico needed a significant win over Botafogo to advance.
In the 87th minute, former France international Antoine Griezmann lashed home a Julian Alvarez cross to give Atletico a victory that was ultimately in vain.
We regret not being selected because we had six points, according to Atletico coach Simeone.
“We were punished at the end of the day because it wasn’t enough.”
Atletico was upset that penalty appeals were turned down because they needed a two-goal swing.
Giuliano Simeone, the coach’s son, remarked, “I’ve never seen anything like it, to be honest, I think we should have received two penalties.”
With one more last 16 spot on the line on Tuesday, Benfica and Bayern Munich, who have already qualified, will face Group C rival Boca Juniors.
Chelsea, who now faces Los Angeles FC in the English Premier League, then takes on Esperance Tunis.
Last-16 matches of the World Cup Club
The Club World Cup’s last 16 fixtures are listed below (kick-offs GMT).
Friday, June 28
In Philadelphia (1600)
Botafogo vs. Palmeiras (BRA)
In Charlotte (2000)
Winner Group C v. Group D Runner-up
Saturday, June 29.
In Atlanta (1600)
Inter Miami (USA) vs. Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
In Miami (2000)
Flamengo (BRA) vs. Group C Runner-up
June 30th, Monday
In Charlotte (1900)
Winner Group E v. Group F Runner-up
In Orlando (0100 On July 1st, 2016,)
Winner Group G v. Group H Runner-up
On July 1st, 2016,
In Miami (1900)
Winner Group H v. Group G Runner-up
In Atlanta (0100 Wednesday, July 2)
Winner Group F vs. Group E Runner-up
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