PHILADELPHIA, USA – The showdown wey don dey hype be here, as Palmeiras go face Botafogo for the FIFA Club World Cup! Dis match go happen on top Saturday, June 28, at 1 PM Brasília time, right for Lincoln Financial Field. Na the knockout stage wey go decide who go move forward for the tournament, and trust me, e go hot!
Dey say tickets still dey available for di official FIFA website, and e no be small money! The cheapest you fit snag dem for $89.20 (R$ 492). But if you wan de flex for front row wey dey close to di action, get ready to drop about $795 (R$ 4,381). (Sabi say nobody fit watch Messi for back, right?)
For those wey dey plan travel, FIFA don package some options wey give you hotel, transport, insurance and even guide for di match dey start from R$ 7,450. But make you no forget your own ticket and flight o, because dem no dey include am. (Naija no fit dey make money rain like dis and still dey buy ticket for stranger’s travel plan!)
As for di game, Palmeiras dey travel with confidence after dem lead Group A, while dem Glorioso (Botafogo) come second for Group B. Dis no be dia first matchup, as dem don face dis bot before. Allan, di midfielder from Palmeiras, don talk say he believe say dem go perform well. E get di vibes wey dey flow! “Na good match we go play, we sabi how dem dey play from before,” e yarn.
Di game no just dey about winning; e dey about representing Brazilian football well on di world stage. Di winner of dis match go meet di victor of di clash between Benfica and Chelsea for di quarter-finals. (Them no go wan miss dis chance to chop better money and glory!)
Na so di tournament dey hot up! Four top Brazilian teams don advance to di knockout stage, but one go need to pack di load come back home. Deh game na serious bizness, as every club dey eye dat sweet prize money wey dey come on top for di World Cup!
Make we no forget say di Brazilian clubs don dey cash out big, with each of dem earn no less than R$ 130 million just for participating. Na serious cash! Flamengo dey lead di pack, don pass R$ 200 million, while Botafogo and Palmeiras dey close follow dem. Fluminense dey trail behind, but e still plenty ahead of clubs wey no dey even play for di mundial.
So, my padi, keep your eyes on di screen for dis one. Naija no dey carry last for football no matter where di match dey take place! (You sabi say person fit lose ticket for front, but we go always strong for di back, abi?!)
