The announcement of the draw for the FIFA Club World Cup was actually last week, but got buried in my run-up to the first leg of the CONCACAF/CONMEBOL playoff.
Atlante, the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League winners, received a beneficial draw when they were paired with the winners of the Al Ahli (UAE) - Auckland City (New Zealand) match. If Atlante win their first game, they will face Barcelona in the semifinals.
In the other bracket, Estudiantes of La Plata play the winner of TP Mazembe (Congo) - Pohang Steelers (South Korea).
The match between the African and Asian club champions will be the most interesting of the tournament, but in the end it looks like another European-South American final.
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