Overview
- Real Madrid will meet Pachuca at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on June 22 in their second Group H fixture of the expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup.
- Kylian Mbappé, discharged from hospital after acute gastroenteritis, is expected to miss the match and remains unable to train.
- Seven first-team players including Eduardo Camavinga, David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Ferland Mendy, Éder Militão and Antonio Rüdiger are sidelined with injuries.
- Gonzalo García is set to lead the attack after scoring in Real Madrid’s 1-1 opener against Al Hilal and filling in for Mbappé.
- Pachuca, beaten 2-1 by Red Bull Salzburg in their opening game, need a victory to keep their tournament hopes alive alongside Salzburg in Group H.