First thing to remember in our analysis is that we evaluate all the Teams Data until 28-06-2025 in search of their Style of Play in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup – Group Stage. In other words, we analyse the Teams in this competition in terms of their Average Possession and Crosses per Game.
📊 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩
Average Possession and Crosses per Game
PSG, Man City & Bayern are clearly the teams with the most possession in their games.
Boca Juniors opted for lots of crosses in order to attack the opponent’s goal.
Inter: Balanced in both the variables!

After a long season for the European teams, we still can spot a dominance by their teams in terms of possession. In terms of the unique styles, we can spot a team that doesn’t cross a lot but has a lot of possession: Sundowns. The South African team was a pleasant surprise with a dominant possession type style. With a lot more crosses than the average, we can spot 3 teams: Boca Juniors, Inter and Palmeiras. On the other hand, Auckland City was a team that couldn’t get the opportunities foward having the lowest average possession % and the lowest number of crosses per game.
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Data from FBref.