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Botafogo pulled off the biggest upset of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 so far and took a huge step towards the last 16 by beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Rose Bowl.
The CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores holders now sit top of Group B, three points clear of both PSG and Atletico de Madrid, after a solitary Igor Jesus goal stunned their UEFA Champions League counterparts.
BOTAFOGO STUN PSG 1-0
South American champs > European champs 😏 pic.twitter.com/SMrgcbToSq
— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 20, 2025
The French champions PSG now head to Seattle to take on the Sounders with qualification at stake, while Botafogo will only need to take a point against Atletico in LA to be sure of reaching the Round of 16.
PSG came into this match on a red-hot six-game winning streak, with FC Internazionale Milano and Atletico de Madrid dispatched by an aggregate score of 9-0 in their two most recent fixtures.
The seemingly unstoppable European champions found Botafogo a tough nut to crack from the start, and their failure to capitalise on a dominance of possession was punished nine minutes before half-time.
Botafogo launched a lightning counter-attack, with the in-form Igor Jesus showing pace and power to race through on to a Jefferson Savarino pass, hold off two PSG defenders and fire goalwards.
The ball took a wicked deflection on its way past the wrong-footed Gianluigi Donnarumma, but the Brazilians had earned their good fortune.
