Overview
- PSG will be without Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez in defence after FIFA imposed two-match suspensions for their straight red cards.
- Real Madrid will be without new signing Dean Huijsen after his sending-off in the quarterfinal, forcing Xabi Alonso to adjust his back line.
- Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala sustained a left-leg fracture in a collision with Gianluigi Donnarumma, ruling him out for the remainder of the tournament.
- Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois defended Donnarumma, calling it “excessive” to blame him for Musiala’s injury and characterizing the incident as bad luck.
- The winner at MetLife Stadium will advance to the final and claim a $30 million prize in FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup format.