Real Madrid vs Dortmund: Club World Cup prediction, kick-off time

Los Blancos comfortably topped their group, accumulating seven from a possible nine points, defeating Pachuca and Salzburg, and drawing to Al-Hilal in the process, before a lethargic 1-0 win over Juventus in the last-16 stage.

Dortmund’s path to the last eight has been very similar to their Spanish counterparts, having topped their group with two wins and a draw from three games.

Date, kick-off time and venue
Real Madrid vs Dortmund is scheduled for a 9pm BST kick-off on Saturday, July 5, 2025.

The match will take place at MetLife Stadium in New York.

Real Madrid vs Dortmund prediction
Kovac has already conceded that his side are underdogs in this fixture.

Dortmund’s high line has also proven to be a weakness this tournament and and will no doubt look to be exploited by the pace of Vinicius Junior and Mbappe.

Xabi Alonso is no stranger to Dortmund as he competed against Kovac’s side as recently as last season when still in charge of Leverkusen.

Dortmund will provide a similar test to Real Madrid in terms of quality, but Los Blancos will be expected to prevail.

Real Madrid to win, 2-1