On June 19, the second round of the 2025 Club World Cup Group B group stage was held at the CenturyLink Arena in Seattle, the United States. The new Champions League champion Paris Saint-Germain lost 0-1 to the new South American Libertadores Cup champion Botafogo, ending their 6-game winning streak in the finals and dropping to second place in the Club World Cup group stage standings. Botafogo, who won five consecutive games in the finals, jumped to first place in the standings with two consecutive wins at the start of the Club World Cup. The only goal of the game came in the 36th minute, when Savarino assisted Igor Jesus to score the winning goal. In addition, one of Kvaratskhelia's goals was called offside.
In this game, Paris Saint-Germain's striker Dembele was absent due to injury, Gonzalo Ramos replaced him in the starting lineup, forming a front trident with Kvaratskhelia and Douai; for Botafogo, Savarino, Igor Jesus and Arthur fired at the same time. In the 2nd minute, Emery passed the ball, and Kvaratskhelia shot from the left side of the penalty area to the far corner, but was saved by Botafogo goalkeeper Victor. In the 6th minute, Ashraf made a long diagonal pass from the left side of the frontcourt, and Kvaratskhelia shot from the left side of the penalty area again and missed the right goal post. Subsequently, Botafogo launched a fast break, Savarino passed the ball, and Arthur shot from the top of the penalty area, but was saved by Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Donnarumma. In the 8th minute, Kvaratskhelia made a pass, and Douai shot from the top of the penalty area and the ball went over the crossbar.
In the 13th minute, Kvaratskhelia was pulled down by a defensive player at the edge of the penalty area, and the referee did not make any comments. In the 20th minute, Kvaratskhelia's shot from the left side of the small penalty area was blocked by the defender. In the 26th minute, Kvaratskhelia was tripped by Gregory on the penalty area line, and the referee only gave a free kick, which caused controversy. In the 35th minute, Pacho's shot from the top of the penalty area was blocked by the defender. In the 30th minute, Doue fell down in the penalty area under the pressure of the defender, but the referee continued to ignore it.
In the 36th minute, Botafogo took the lead, Savarino made a straight pass, and Igor Jesus shot low from the top of the penalty area into the lower left corner, 1-0! Igor Jesus scored in two consecutive World Club Cup games.
In the 3rd minute of stoppage time, Mayulu fell down in the penalty area after struggling with the defender without the ball, but the referee still did not make any comments. At the end of the first half, Paris Saint-Germain was 0-1 behind Botafogo.
The second half was changed and the game resumed. In the 48th minute, Arthur passed the ball, and Telles shot from the left side of the penalty area, but was saved by Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Donnarumma. In the 51st minute, Vitinha made a cross from the right side of the frontcourt, and Gonzalo Ramos's header from close range was saved by Botafogo goalkeeper Victor. In the 53rd minute, Vitinho made a cross from the right side of the frontcourt, and Savarino's header was saved by Donnarumma. In the 55th minute, Paris Saint-Germain replaced four players in a row to strengthen the attack, using Fabian Ruiz, Barcora, Nuno Mendes and Neves to replace Mayulu, Gonzalo Ramos, Lucas and Emery respectively.
In the 57th minute, Gregory was given a yellow card for knocking down Nuno Mendes. In the 60th minute, Ashraf's free kick from the right side of the penalty area arc missed the target. In the 68th minute, Botafogo replaced Telles and Savarino with Cuiabano and Rodriguez respectively. In the 70th minute, Barkola passed the ball, and Nuno Mendes' shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by the defender. Then Doue's long shot was blocked by the defender. In the 77th minute, Botafogo replaced Arthur with Montolo. In the 79th minute, Barkola's shot from the top of the penalty area was blocked by the defender, and Kvaratskhelia shot from the left side of the penalty area. Since Kvaratskhelia was offside, the goal was invalid. Then, Paris Saint-Germain replaced Doue with Li Gangren.
In the 86th minute, Li Gangren sent a cross, and Neves' header was blocked by the defender. In the 87th minute, Botafogo replaced Alan with Newton. In the 89th minute, Kuyabano knocked down Nuno Mendes and was given a yellow card. In the second minute of stoppage time, Kvaratskhelia's free kick from the top of the penalty area went over the crossbar. In the 4th minute of stoppage time, Nuno Mendes made a pass, and Vitinha shot from the left side of the penalty area before the top of the arc, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 6th minute of stoppage time, Li Gangren's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by the defender and went out of bounds. Subsequently, Paris Saint-Germain's corner kick was cleared by the defender, and Ashraf got the second shot but failed to hit the target. In the 7th minute of stoppage time, Barkola passed the ball, and Kvaratskhelia's shot in the penalty area was blocked by the defender. In the end, Paris Saint-Germain lost 0-1 to Botafogo, and their six-game winning streak in the official competition was ended.
Both teams' starting lineups:
- Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3): 1-Donnarumma/2-Ashraf, 4-Berardo, 51-Pacho, 21-Lucas (55 minutes 25-Nuno Mendes)/17-Vitinha, 24-Maiulu (55 minutes 8-Fabian Ruiz), 33-Emery (55 minutes 87-Neves)/7-Kvaratskhelia, 9-Gonzalo Ramos (55 minutes 29-Barkola), 14-Due (79 minutes 19-Li Gangren)
- Botafogo (4-3-3): 12-Victor/2-Vitinho, 20-Barboza, 32-Jair Cunha, 13-Telles (68 minutes 66-Cuyabano)/17-Freitas, 25-Alan (86 minutes 28-Newton), 26-Gregley/10-Savarino (68 minutes 23-Rodriguez), 99-Igor Jesus, 7-Arthur (77 minutes 8-Montolo)