Auckland City are still licking their wounds after a brutal 10-0 drubbing at the hands of Bayern Munich, and they'll be desperate to restore some pride when they square off against Benfica in their second Club World Cup outing.
The chasm in quality between the part-timers from New Zealand and Europe’s elite was laid bare as Bayern tore through them with ease on Sunday, a goal fest that paid off nicely for our tipster Adam.
Financially, the Auckland hierarchy won't be losing sleep over a few heavy defeats this summer, the FIFA payout softens the blow but manager Albert Riera and his squad will be eager to show more fight and avoid another humiliating scoreline in their remaining fixtures.
Unfortunately for the Kiwi underdogs, Benfica will be in no mood for mercy. With goal difference potentially deciding who joins Bayern in the knockout rounds, the Portuguese giants are likely to go full throttle. After their pulsating 2-2 draw with Boca Juniors, Benfica know every goal could count in what’s shaping up to be a fierce scrap for second in Group C.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
How to watch Benfica vs Auckland City FC online - TV channels & live streams
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Benfica vs Auckland City FC kick-off time
The FIFA Club World Cup match between Benfica and Auckland City FC will be played at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
It will kick off at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET / 5 pm BST on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Team news & squads
Benfica vs Auckland City FC lineups
4-2-3-1
Formation
5-2-3
AKLBEN-Line up
BEN- 1
A. Trubin
- 30
N. Otamendi
63’
- 3
A. Carreras
45’ + 4’
46’
- 18
L. Barreiro
76’, 78’
- 4
A. Silva
87’
- 17
K. Akturkoglu
61’
- 8
F. Aursnes
82’
- 10
O. Kokcu
48’
54’
61’
- 11
A. Di Maria
45’ + 8’, 90’ + 7’
- 25
G. Prestianni
71’
- 14
V. Pavlidis
54’
76’, 78’
Substitutes
- 71
Leandro Santos
- 47
T. Gouveia
82’
- 81
A. Bajrami
87’
87’
- 21
A. Schjelderup
61’
- 27
Bruma
- 85
R. Sanches
61’
63’
- 26
S. Dahl
46’
- 84
J. Rego
71’
- 64
G. Oliveira
- 50
D. Ferreira
- 68
J. Veloso
- 66
J. Wynder
- 86
D. Prioste
- 83
R. Luis
Manager
B. Lage
AKL-Line up
AKL- 24
N. Garrow
- 3
A. Mitchell
- 21
A. Bell
- 25
M. Den Heijer
81’
- 5
N. Boxall
- 17
J. Lagos
- 2
M. Ilich
59’
- 22
T. Zhou
46’
- 27
H. Zeb
59’
- 26
D. Yoo
59’
- 7
M. Bevan
73’
Substitutes
- 11
R. de Vries
73’
- 4
C. Gray
81’
- 1
C. Tracey
- 9
A. Kilkolly
- 6
J. Manuel
59’
- 20
M. Ellis
59’
- 13
N. Lobo
- 14
J. Vale
- 12
R. Murati
- 23
A. Rogers
- 19
D. Connolly
- 8
G. Garriga
46’
- 18
S. Ciganda
- 10
D. Manickum
59’
- 15
J. Foo
Manager
P. Posa
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Benfica team news
Benfica will have to make do without striker Andrea Belotti, who saw red in that fiery clash with Boca, while Zeki Amdouni, Manu Silva, and Alexander Bah are also expected to remain sidelined.
Auckland City FC team news
As for Auckland, midfielder Michael den Heijer is a fitness concern with a back issue, and Riera may ring in a few changes following the Bayern demolition. Expect Myer Bevan, the All Whites international, to spearhead the attack once again in what’s likely to be another backs-to-the-wall outing.
Form
BEN-Form
BENBoca Juniors
2
-
2
Benfica
D
Benfica
1
-
3
Sporting CP
L
Braga
1
-
1
Benfica
D
Benfica
1
-
1
Sporting CP
D
Estoril
1
-
2
Benfica
W
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 7/8
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 3/5
- Both teams scored
- 5/5
AKL-Form
AKLBayern Munich
10
-
0
Auckland City FC
L
Auckland City FC
2
-
0
Hekari United
W
Auckland City FC
2
-
0
Ifira Black Bird
W
Rewa
1
-
1
Auckland City FC
D
Auckland City FC
2
-
0
Tiga Sport
W
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 7/11
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 1/5
- Both teams scored
- 1/5