River Plate vs Urawa Red Diamonds Preview, prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | FIFA Club World Cup 2025

No Japanese or Argentine sides have ever been able to win the Club World Cup.

River Plate are ready to go head-to-head against the Urawa Red Diamonds in a Group E matchup of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. Lumen Field is all set to witness the intense clash between the two teams.

The Argentine Primera Division side River Plate will be coming in with some confidence here as they have been in decent form lately and will be looking to carry it into the mega competition. It is going to be a new challenge for them as they have not faced Urawa Red Diamonds in the past.

✔️Segundo día de trabajo en 🇺🇸📍#FIFACWC | #RiverMundial 🤍❤️🤍 pic.twitter.com/6h8Ftnhasu

— River Plate (@RiverPlate) June 14, 2025

It will be interesting to see what type of tactics these sides will come up with as they take on one another for the first time.

The J1 League side Urawa Red Diamonds will be keen on starting their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 campaign on a positive note. They have not been very consistent this season, but as we go into the mega competition, the Urawa Reds will be looking to step up. It is not going to be an easy fixture for them.

Kick-off:

• Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
• Stadium: Lumen Field
• Date: Wednesday, June 18
• Kick-off Time: 00:30 IST [Tuesday, June 17: 19:00 GMT/ 15:00 ET/ 12:00 PT]
• Referee: Felix Zwayer
• VAR: In use

Form:

River Plate: W-W-W-D-D

Urawa Red Diamonds: W-D-L-D-W

Players to Watch

Franco Mastantuono (River Plate)

The Argentine prodigy Franco Mastantuono became the youngest player ever to play a competitive match for the Argentina national football team. After his recent top performances, the LaLiga and European giants Real Madrid have signed the 17-year-old to strengthen their squad for the upcoming season.

He is currently going to represent River Plate in the Club World Cup and is going to play an important role in the final third.

El famoso @RiverPlate. 📸🔴⚪#FIFACWC

— Mundial de Clubes FIFA 🏆 (@fifaworldcup_es) June 14, 2025

Samuel Gustafson (Urawa Red Diamonds)

The 30-year-old Swedish midfielder is going to play an important role for the Urawa Reds. Samuel Gustafson is coming in after scoring a brace for his side in the previous league game. From controlling the midfield to helping his side in the attacking front, Gestafsson can come up with another top performance here.

Match Facts

• River Plate are unbeaten in their last five games.
• Urawa Red Diamonds have only been able to win one of their last four games.
• This will be the first-ever meeting between the Urawa Reds and River Plate.

River Plate vs Urawa Red Diamonds: Betting Tips and Odds

• River Plate to win @4/7 Ladbrokes
• Franco Mastantuono to score @6/1 Skybet
• Goals under 3.5 @1/3 BETFRED

Injury and Team News

Agustin Ruberto is injured and will miss out on action for River Plate.

Urawa Reds have all of their squad members ready and fit to be in action.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 0

River Plate won: 0

Urawa Red Diamonds won: 0

Draws: 0

Predicted Lineups

River Plate predicted lineup (4-3-3)

Armani (GK); Bustos, Pezzella, Quarta, Acuna; Fernandez, Perez, Castano; Mastantuono, Driussi, Colidio

Urawa Red Diamonds predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Nishikawa (GK); Ishihara, Boza, Hoibraten, Ogiwara; Yasui, Gustafson; Kaneko, Savio, Watanabe; Matsuo

Match Prediction

It is not going to be an easy fixture for any of the teams. However we predict it will be the Argentine side River Plate who are likely to defeat the Japanese side Urawa Reds in the group stage fixture of the FIFA CWC 2025.

Prediction: River Plate 2-1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Telecast Details

India: DAZN

UK: DAZN & Channel 5

US: DAZN, TNT Sports, TelevisaUnivision

Nigeria: DAZN, StarTimes Sports

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