Juventus vs Wydad Casablanca Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2025 FIFA Club World Cup | Group Stage
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Juventus put in an extremely impressive campaign to kick off their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup campaign as the Old Lady now take on Wydad Casablanca in their second outing.
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How to watch on TV & online: UK – DAZN & Channel 5 / US – DAZN
Juventus team news: No need to change
There is no need for Juventus to change for this one after such an impressive and clinical performance against Al Ain the other day. Their front three of Francisco Conceicao, Randal Kolo Muani and Kenan Yildiz was particularly impressive.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Savona, Kelly; Costa, McKennie, Thuram, Cambiaso; Conceicao, Kolo Muani, Yildiz
Unavailable: Perin (Injured)
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Wydad Casablanca team news: Nothing new
Wydad Casablanca have quite a small squad in terms of the level of their quality and so, with no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues, they will be expected to name an unchanged eleven for this one.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Benabid; Guilherme Ferreira, Boutouil, Meijers; Moufi, Zemraoui, El Moubarik, Moufid; Amrabat, Mailula, Lorch
Unavailable:
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Key stats
- This is the first FIFA club competition match between teams from Italy and Morocco.
- The only previous FIFA club competition match against an African opponent for an Italian team was a 3-0 victory for Inter against TP Mazembe (Congo DR) in the final of the competition now known as the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in 2010.
- Juventus' 5-0 victory against Al Ain was the second largest victory in the opening round of matches.
- The 5-0 win for Juventus against Al Ain set a record as the biggest win for an Italian team in a FIFA club competition, with the previous highest margin of victory being three goals.
- Juventus have won six and drawn three of their last ten matches in all competitions (W6 D3 L1).
- All the Juventus starting XI against Al Ain were under 28 years old.
- The average age of Juve’s starting line-up against Al Ain was 24.5. Only Salzburg (22.7) and Manchester City (24.3) fielded younger starting XI’s in the opening round of matches.
- Wydad are aiming to win a FIFA club competition match for the first time (W0 D1 L3).
- Juve’s Weston McKennie scored at this stadium for the USA national team in a 1-0 victory against Curaçao in the quarter-finals of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup.
- Wydad’s Nordin Amrabat made an appearance off the bench for Galatasaray against Juventus in a 2-2 draw in Turin in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Juventus vs Wydad Casablanca prediction
Juventus, still coached by Igor Tudor, hammered Al Ain by five goals to nil in their opening game the other day. The Bianconeri raced into a 4-0 lead by half-time and eventually won by five goals to nil thanks to a brace apiece from Francisco Conceicao and Randal Kolo Muani, as well as a strike from Kenan Yildiz.
They now face a Wydad Casablanca side that began their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage campaign with a 2-0 loss to Manchester City at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia the other day. Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku scored first-half goals for City in that one before Rico Lewis was sent off late on.
Juventus struggled for fluency but did improve in the latter stages of the season under Tudor and they will be expected to make it back-to-back victories with a win here.
Juventus vs Wydad Casablanca tip: Juventus to win
