With Boca 2-0 up, Benfica defender Otamendi went down and stayed down in the opposition box after a collision at an attacking corner. Otamendi stays down (Hector Vivas – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) ...

Boca Juniors' Agustin Marchesin (25) talks to Benfica manager Bruno Lage, center right, at the end of the Club World Cup group C soccer match between Boca Juniors and Benfica in Miami Gardens, Fla ...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Benfica overcame a two-goal deficit, getting Ángel Di María's penalty kick in first-half stoppage time and Nicolás Otamendi's 84th-minute goal for a 2-2 draw against Boca ...

69' Boca Juniors 2-1 Benfica. There has been no real flow to this second half which, as I said earlier, will suit Boca Juniors down to the ground.

For Boca and Benfica, you almost have to assume that you won't win a game against Bayern Munich, making this Matchday 1 fixture just as important as a matchday three fixture.

Boca Juniors vs. Benfica in the 2025 Club World Cup kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on June 16. This fixture takes place at the Hard Rock Stadium. How to watch Boca Juniors vs. Benfica for free.

Benfica's Renato Sanches, left, and Boca Juniors' Alan Velasco confront each other during the Club World Cup group C soccer match between Boca Juniors and Benfica in Miami Gardens, Fla., Monday ...

Boca Juniors' Agustin Marchesin (25) talks to Benfica manager Bruno Lage, center right, at the end of the Club World Cup group C soccer match between Boca Juniors and Benfica in Miami Gardens, Fla ...

Benfica overcame a two-goal deficit, getting Ángel Di María’s penalty kick in first-half stoppage time and Nicolás Otamendi’s 84th-minute goal for a 2-2 draw against Boca Juniors on Monday ...