He Paris Saint-Germain arrives at the 2025 Club World Cup. The recent conquest of its first UEFA Champions League, with a historic 5-0 win over Inter Milan in the final, has catapulted the team led by Luis Enrique until the first positions in the pools to take the title in the international tournament that will be held from June 15 to July 13 in the United States.
After years of frustrations in Europe, the PSG has finally managed to give the coup that was so longing to. And he has done it with authority. His football, more coral and balanced than in previous seasons, has been key to reaching continental glory. Far from the model of individual stars that failed to assemble, the team has shown a mature, solidarity and tremendously effective version, which has also changed the perception of the club globally.
Betting houses react to PSG triplet
The immediate effect of this transformation has been felt in betting houses. Although it does not yet lead the quotas for the Club World Cup, the PSG has climbed positions until it is placed among the favorites to the title.
According to the latest data from several operators, the fees are distributed for the main candidates for the world throne:
These figures reflect a mixture of history, competitive present and projection. Real Madrid and Manchester City, for recent palmarés and template depth, start as the greatest favorites. However, the PSG entrance into that elite group is a confirmation of its qualitative jump.
Luis Enrique and the new identity
Much of the merit falls on the Spanish coach Luis Enrique. With a pragmatic style, but offensivehas managed to cohesive a historically complex costumes and turn it into a reliable machine. Instead of building absolute figures such as Messi, Neymar or Mbappé, he has put together a block where pieces like Ousmane Dembélé, Fabián Ruiz or Doué shine.
Defensive solidity and balance in transitions have been key to impose themselves on giants such as Liverpool or Arsenal during the way to the Champions Final. In the great appointment against Inter, there were no doubts: the PSG was a cyclone.
A different club World Cup
The 2025 Club World Cup will premiere a more ambitious format, with 32 teams divided into Eight groups of four. The two best of each group will pass to the round of 16, in a structure similar to that of the World Cup of Selections.
The PSG will share a group with teams still to be confirmed after the raffle, but it is expected to have at least one South American rival, another Asian and a MLS club. The objective: to advance with solvency in the group phase and measure the large Europeans in round rounds.
Can the PSG be crowned world champion?
The question is not crazy. He PSG arrives with the wind in favor and with a very high moral after the greatest success in its history. To this is added a deep and well worked template, with players in a large form and without the pressure that previous years weighed on the shoulders of figures such as Neymar or Mbappé.
In favor of the French club, the calendar also plays. When you arrive after the end of European competitions, you can prepare this tournament with care. The context also favors him: the United States welcomes the championship with a first level infrastructure and an increasing audience, eager to see the great colossi of world football.
He PSG has ceased to be a promise to become a reality. And now, with his first Champions in his pocket, he wants to take the next step: to crown himself as world champion. Betting houses already place it among the most serious applicants. If you maintain the line shown in Europe, it will be a fearsome rival for anyone.