Messi further and further away from the Club World Cup: What do Inter Miami need to qualify?
Defeat to Monterrey has made life complicated
Rayados de Monterrey's resounding 3-1 win over Inter Miami at the BBVA stadium in the second leg of the Concachampions quarter-finals leaves Lionel Messi's team with little chance of going to the 2025 Club World Cup to be played in the United States.
With the chance of going to the tournament via the remaining place left by the CONCACAF Champions Tournament out of the question, Inter Miami now depend on Columbus Crew winning the tournament.
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The reason for this is that, if the Ohio team wins this year's edition, two MLS teams would qualify for the 2025 event, where Seattle Sounders have already secured their place as one of the last three CONCACAF Champions.
As the United States has an extra place in the competition as host nation, that spot would go to the winner of the current season's MLS, leaving Inter Miami with a decent chance of qualifying.
The first option would be to win the current league. The second would be to reach the final against Seattle Sounders or Columbus Crew, if the latter wins the current Concacaf tournament, which would secure their place even if they lose. Thirdly, that the final is played between the Sounders and the Crew (provided they win the Concachampios) and that
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