FIFA Club World Cup - The DAZN panel reveal their picks for winners, golden boot and surprise package

The FIFA Club World Cup will finally kick off tomorrow when hosts Inter Miami meet Al Ahly in the opening game of the newly revamped tournament. 

Over the next month, clubs from all over the world will compete in the competition for the right to be called the best team in the world, and you can see every game live on DAZN. 

Ahead of the first ball being kicked in Miami, the DAZN News panel has their say and what they think might happen in the US. 

Here, then, is our predicted winners, top scorers and surprise packages of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. 

Rudi Schuller - Digital Content Producer 

Winners - Chelsea

Coming off the back of a long season, the Blues are well-positioned to succeed in a month-long tournament in the heat of the American summer. Boasting a deep, youthful squad, Chelsea's focus on stocking up on young talent could be a big difference-maker as legs tire with each passing round.

They have recently shown that they can win a trophy, an experience that will surely aid the English side in the quest for success.

Golden Boot - Erling Haaland

Manchester City open their group stage with back-to-back matches against the lesser-fancied sides in Group G, allowing them to ease into the competition before facing Juventus on the final day of group play for the Premier League club.

This could allow Haaland to rack up several goals before the group stage is up, especially given his recent form for both club and country.

Surprise package - Giorgian de Arrascaeta

It may seem weird to choose a 31-year-old longtime Uruguay international as a "surprise package," but with so much focus on the European sides, it makes sense that a prominent member of a South American club could turn a few heads.

De Arrascaeta is a goal machine for a high-octane Flamengo side that should make it out of the group with ease, and he will be at the centre of all the Brazilian club's success.

 

Matt Astbury - Content Editor 

Winner – Paris Saint-Germain

After being left in awe of their 5-0 demolition of Inter Milan in this season’s Champions League final, I can see PSG becoming world champions.

It’s no secret that their biggest stars have been rested for the last few weeks due to the team’s dominance in Ligue 1 and they will be raring to go in the US. At full throttle, PSG are team who will press their opponents into submission and whose attacking talent is endless.

Golden boot – Harry Kane

After winning his first major piece of silverware in the form of Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga triumph this season, striker Harry Kane will want to keep satisfying that thirst for silverware both for his team and individually.

Kane is one of Europe’s best strikers, and with the England captain fitting seemingly into Bayern’s system, he will be a potent goal threat who knows what it takes to dominate the goalscoring chart in any tournament he participates in.

Surprise package – Liam Delap

Liam Delap is a player who I have been a big fan of ever since he broke through at Manchester City’s academy. Despite Ipswich Town suffering Premier League relegation, Delap was a shining light and now he has the chance to prove he is English football’s next big star following a £30m move to Chelsea.

He has everything to be a successful number nine. Clinical in front of goal, a real athletic specimen, I expect Delap to announce himself on the world stage.

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Andrew Steel - Content Editor 

Winners - Real Madrid

Expectations were sky-high at Santiago Bernabeu this time last year, but a frustrating 2024-25 campaign saw Los Blancos come up short on the silverware front.

With Carlo Ancelotti out the door to Brazil and Xabi Alonso installed however, expect Madrid - bolstered by Trent Alexander-Arnold - to deliver a definitive reaction in the USA.

Golden Boot - Harry Kane

The Bayern Munich striker added two more goals to his record-breaking England tally during this month's international break, and ended his trophy duck this term too.

While he may not be the most dangerous striker at this summer's tournament, Kane remains surrounded by a team that can kept him fed well into the latter stages.

Surprise Package - Auckland City FC

It feels strange to name-check the pure minnow of the competition, the OFC's only contender, with Australia and New Zealand's best club sides instead aligned to the AFC.

But if there is a feel-good story to be had, then the Navy Blues and their team of part-time players heading halfway around the world to play some of the biggest games in history is a delightful triumph all on its own.

Ross Heppenstall - Writer 

Winners – Paris St-Germain

History beckons once again for Luis Enrique’s newly-crowned UEFA Champions League winners.

Having won their first European Cup last month after thrashing Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich, PSG have the quality to become the first French club to win a Club World Cup title.

Golden Boot – Erling Haaland

Whisper it, but the Manchester City striker is showing signs of his devastating best again.

Having returned from injury, Haaland scored in City’s final-day win at Fulham and in Norway’s two recent World Cup qualifiers so heads to the USA in fine form.

Surprise package – Franco Mastantuono

The 17-year-old Argentinian wonderkid is on the verge of joining Real Madrid, but he has been included in River Plater’s squad for the Club World Cup.

Do not bet against him lighting up the tournament – and potentially even facing Los Blancos in the knockout stages.

Ash Rose - Content Creator 

Winners - Manchester City 

Last season would have hurt Pep Guardiola deep, having to end the season without a single trophy to his name, but the Club World Cup has come at the perfect time to prove a point.

With Rodri ready to feel his way back into fitness, Haaland back scoring goals and several others looking to regain some form ahead of next season, the tournament is the ideal place for City to regroup and come back stronger.

Add in four new faces looking to make a name for themselves in a sky blue shirt too, then Pep's revenge looks like being a sweet one to watch for all. 

Golden Boot - Harry Kane 

Harry will go into the Club World Cup having netted two more goals for his country, and do what he does best - keep on scoring. 

The England skipper should be licking his lips at the prospect of facing minnows Aucklund City and it should only help him bag yet another Golden Boot to his already vast collection for club and country. 

Surprise package - Estevao Willian 

Much has been made of the latest Brazilian sensation, making Enderick already yesterday's news - but Estevao's arrival on a global stage comes with a Premier League twist. 

The teenager is set to star for Palmeiras in the US, where he could really use the tournament as a coming-out party, before he makes the move to Chelsea after the competition has ended. 

 

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