Boca Juniors draw with Auckland City, exit Club World Cup

June 25, 2025 12:32 PM

Boca Juniors draw with Auckland City, exit Club World Cup

Boca Juniors were held to a surprise 1-1 draw by amateurs Auckland City and failed to reach the knockout stage of the Club World Cup on Tuesday in steamy Nashville, Tennessee, where the match was suspended for nearly 50 minutes due to stormy weather. Argentine side Boca came into the game needing both a convincing win against already-eliminated Auckland City to overturn a seven-goal difference with Benfica and for the Portuguese club to lose to German champions Bayern Munich in the other Group ...

FIFA hands four-match bans to Boca Juniors players sent off in Club World Cup opener

June 19, 2025 12:27 PM

FIFA hands four-match bans to Boca Juniors players sent off in Club World Cup opener

Boca Juniors players Ander Herrera and Nicolas Figal were handed four-match bans by FIFA after being sent off in their Club World Cup opener against Benfica, a spokesperson for the Argentine club told Reuters on Wednesday. Boca disagreed with the sanctions imposed on their players after Benfica's Andrea Belotti received a two-match ban for catching Ayrton Costa in the head with a high boot in the 72nd minute. "We have already contacted FIFA to submit an appeal," said the club spokesperson. Sp...