Atlético Madrid has been eliminated from the Club World Cup on goal differential despite beating Botafogo 1-0 on Antoine Griezmann’s dramatic goal in the 86th minute.

Atletico Madrid needed at least three goals from their game against Botafogo on Monday in order to move on to the round of 16 at the 2025 FIFA Club

With six points in Group B, they ended tied with Paris Saint-Germain and Atleti, but were behind the French team on goal difference (5 x 1) and ahead of the Spanish team (-1) for the same reason. The Seattle Sounders lost to the European champion by 2-0 and were also eliminated, with zero points.