Apart from fantastic football and some shocking results, one of the main impressions of the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup is the weather conditions. While several games had to be interrupted due to the danger of thunderstorms and heavy rains, some of them were played in extremely high temperatures.For instance, yesterday’s clash between Borussia Dortmund and Mamelodi Sundowns.Africa proud – Mamelodi shook Dortmund despite the lossThe game itself was outstanding. The South Africans broke the deadlock, and the Bundesliga side responded with four goals, but in the end, it trembled with fear when Mamelodi closed the gap to only one goal. In the end, the BVB triumphed, although the so-called Brazilians proudly defended the honour of the Mother Continent.Still, many noticed that Dortmund’s bench was empty during the first half, as the German team had no subs sitting next to manager Niko Kovac and his staff. However, the mystery was solved shortly – they were in the locker room?!Borussia Dortmund’s substitutes took shelter in the dressing room in order to avoid the heat of the sun during their CWC game against Mamelodi Sundowns in Cincinnati! 🥵 pic.twitter.com/1Log22VnWk— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 22, 2025 Namely, yesterday’s temperature in Cincinnati was obviously rather unbearable for some, so Dortmund’s benched players, who apparently aren’t used to such heat, had to find shelter in their locker room. The only odd thing is that the officially measured temperature at the TQL Stadium during the match was around 31°C, which does not sound so dangerous.Anyway, it would have been interesting to see some of them running back to the pitch if Kovac had needed to make a sub before the break. This way, they could “cool down” for 45 minutes and were undoubtedly significantly fresher when entering the game.FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 2025Matchday 2ThursdayPalmeiras – Al Ahly Cairo 2-0 (0-0)/Abou Ali (og) 49, Lopez 59/Inter Miami – Porto 2-1 (0-1)/Segovia 47, Messi 54 – Aghehowa 8( p)/FridaySeattle – Atletico Madrid 1-3 (0-1)/Rusnak 50 – Barrios 11, 55, Witsel 47/PSG – Botafogo 0-1 (0-1)/Jesus 36/Benfica – Auckland 6-0 (1-0)/Di Maria 45+8 pen, 90+8 pen, Pavlidis 53, Sanchez 63, Barreiro 76, 78/Flamengo Chelsea 3-1 (0-1)/Henrique 62, Danilo 65, Wallace 85 – Neto 13/SaturdayLos Angeles – Esperance 0-1 (0-0)/Belaili 70/Bayern – Boca Juniors 2-1 (1-0)/Kane 18, Olise 84 – Merentiel 66/Mamelodi – Dortmund 3-4 (1-3)/Ribeiro 11, Rayners 62, Mothiba 90 – Nmecha 16, Guirassy 34, Bellingham 45, Mudau 59 (og)/Inter Milan – Urawa RD 2-1 (0-1)/Martinez 78, Carboni 90+2 – Watanabe 11/SundayFluminense – Ulsan 4-2 (1-2)/Arias 27, Nonato 66, Freytes 83, Keno 90+2 – Lee 37, Um 45+3/River Plate – Monterrey 0-019:00: (1.22) Juventus (6.25) Wydad Casablanca (14.0)22:00: (1.22) Real Madrid (6.50) Pachuca (12.0)Monday00:55: (4.10) Salzburg (3.60) Al Hilal (1.88)04:00: (1.05) Man.City (14.0) Al Ain (35.0)***odds are subject to change***
