Boca Juniors evaporate millions of dollars

Semi-professional team's memorable moment at FIFA Club World Cup In the early morning of June 25, Auckland held Boca Juniors to a 1-1 draw in the final match of Group C, FIFA Club World Cup 2025™.

Stopping at the group stage caused the Argentine representative to lose the opportunity to earn millions of dollars in prize money, in a tournament where FIFA offers the most attractive prize money in the world at the club level.

According to FIFA's prize money structure, each group stage win is worth $2 million , while a draw is worth $1 million . Boca started with a 2-2 draw against Benfica. They then lost to Bayern Munich and only managed a draw against Auckland City, a semi-professional team from New Zealand. The result: millions of dollars evaporated from the club's accounts.

What’s even more regrettable is that if they get past the group stage and just reach the round of 16, Boca will immediately receive 7.5 million USD - a large number for any South American club, especially in the context of the financial difficulties of regional football. Even if you count the group stage bonus and the ticket to the knockout round, the team in blue and yellow can earn up to 10.5 million USD just by… not being eliminated early.

The road from the group stage to the championship is a journey of opportunity - and Boca stumbled at the first step. A fall that cost them at least $10 million , and more if they had gone as far as they had originally hoped.

Cavani could not save Boca.

Boca’s failure not only puts a strain on the club’s finances, but also has a direct impact on the tournament. Boca, with one of the most passionate fan bases in the world, is a magnet for audiences, media and commercial revenue. A Boca that goes far will help the Club World Cup explode. But when they leave the competition too soon, those values disappear like smoke.

Sportingly , failing to win a single match in the group stage – even drawing 1-1 with semi-professional Auckland City in the early hours of 25 June – was a sign of Boca’s decline. Financially, it was a huge blow to the finances of a club already struggling to remain competitive in South America.

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup could have been a stepping stone to global money and fame for clubs outside Europe. But for Boca, the tournament has become a symbol of a lost opportunity. Not just a failure on the pitch, but a fall that has cost millions of dollars – in an era where numbers sometimes matter as much as goals.

Source: https://znews.vn/boca-juniors-boc-hoi-hang-trieu-usd-post1563478.html