Kompany ‘feared’ battle due to ‘pitch and the warmth’ – and claims Kane substitution was all the time deliberate

Bayern Munich supervisor Vincent Kompany has prompt not taking part in a last-16 recreation at Charlotte’s Financial institution of America Stadium is “perhaps a constructive” after his aspect slipped to a defeat in opposition to Benfica that price them high spot in Group C on the 2025 Membership World Cup.

The Portuguese workforce held off a torrent of second-half stress from Bayern to leapfrog the reigning German champions by way of Andreas Schjelderup’s early strike of their closing group stage recreation.

“I’ve acquired to be trustworthy –  with the pitch and the warmth, I feared that this wouldn’t go as fluidly because it does usually,” Kompany instructed DAZN after overseeing a primary defeat in 10 video games.

“That first breath – that first time you’re confronted with the warmth – typically it’s like this. It wouldn’t have been the primary time.”

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Bayern Munich ‘paid value’ vs Benfica

With Bayern behind to Norway winger Schjelderup’s Thirteenth-minute strike, Kompany despatched on attacking trio Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Joshua Kimmich at half-time.

Midfielder Kimmich was denied a long-range equaliser as a result of Kane was properly offside, and Konrad Laimer struck the far publish after amassing Thomas Muller’s cross contained in the field on the appropriate.

Eagles goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin was in impressed kind, together with a close-range save from Aleksandar Pavlovic and a late cease to thwart Leroy Sane in a one-on-one after Kane performed a defence-splitting cross.

“I used to be nonetheless assured for the second half,” stated Kompany. “We created a lot within the second half and performed rather well.

“We had one-on-ones with the goalkeeper and different possibilities. In case you don’t take them, finally you pay the value.”

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Whereas Benfica will return to Charlotte for his or her last-16 recreation, Bayern will tackle Brazilian leaders Flamengo in Florida on Sunday (21:00 BST).

“It was both going to be Flamengo or Chelsea, so it was going to be robust,” stated Kompany. “We received’t take something unfavourable into that recreation.

“Perhaps a constructive is that we received’t play in Charlotte any extra. We had been dominant, we created extra possibilities. We didn’t win and we are able to’t afford for that to occur, however we are able to nonetheless take plenty of momentum into the following recreation.”

Harry Kane: Bayern substitution ‘the plan’

Kompany was requested in regards to the introduction of Kane – final season’s Bundesliga high scorer – at half-time, with the England captain utilizing an ice bucket to deal with the warmth.

“It was the plan,” replied Kompany, whose aspect beat Auckland Metropolis 10-0 and Boca Juniors 2-1 of their first two video games.

“I’d reasonably end robust as a result of I knew the sport might begin slowly.  We completely did end robust, however I can’t take something from this recreation aside from the efficiency within the second half, as a result of we didn’t get the end result.”

Fifa Membership World Cup 2025 fixtures, schedule, outcomes

Sunday, June 15

Group A: Al-Ahly 0-0 Miami (Miami)
Group C: Bayern Munich 10-0 Auckland (Cincinnati)
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 Atletico Madrid (Los Angeles)
Group A: Palmeiras 0-0 Porto (New Jersey)

Monday, June 16

Group B: Botafogo 2-1 Seattle Sounders (Seattle)
Group D: Chelsea 2-0 Los Angeles FC (Atlanta)
Group C: Boca Juniors 2-2 Benfica (Miami)

Tuesday, June 17

Group D: Flamengo 2-0 Esperance (Philadelphia)
Group F: Fluminense 0-0 Borussia Dortmund (New Jersey)
Group E: River Plate 3-1 Urawa Crimson Diamonds (Seattle)
Group F: Ulsan 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns (Orlando)

Wednesday, June 18

Group E: Monterrey 1-1 Inter Milan (Los Angeles)
Group G: Manchester Metropolis 2-0 Wydad (Philadelphia)
Group H: Actual Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal (Miami)
Group H: Pachuca 1-2 Salzburg (Cincinnati)

Thursday, June 19

Group G: Al-Ain 0-5 Juventus (Washington)
Group A: Palmeiras 2-0 Al-Ahly (New Jersey)
Group A: Inter Miami 2-1 Porto (Atlanta)
Group B: Seattle 1-3 Atletico Madrid (Seattle)

Friday, June 20

Group B: PSG 0-1 Botafogo (Los Angeles)
Group C: Benfica 6-0 Auckland Metropolis (Orlando)
Group D: Flamengo 3-1 Chelsea (Philadelphia)
Group D: LAFC 0-1 Esperance (Nashville)

Saturday, June 21

Group C: Bayern 2-1 Boca Juniors (Miami)
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns 3-4 Dortmund (Cincinnati)
Group E: Inter Milan 2-1 Urawa Crimson Diamonds (Seattle)
Group F: Fluminense 4-2 Ulsan (New Jersey)

Sunday, June 22

Group E: River Plate 0-0 Monterrey (Los Angeles)
Group G: Juventus 4-1 Wydad (Philadelphia)
Group H: Actual Madrid 3-1 Pachuca (Charlotte)
Group H: Salzburg 0-0 Al-Hilal (Washington)

Monday, June 23

Group G: Man Metropolis 6-0 Al-Ain (Atlanta)
Group B: Seattle 0-2 PSG (Seattle)
Group B: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Botafogo (Los Angeles)

Tuesday, June 24

Group A: Porto 4-4 Al-Ahly (New Jersey)
Group A: Inter Miami 2-2 Palmeiras (Miami)
Group C: Auckland 1-1 Boca Juniors (Nashville)
Group C: Benfica 1-0 Bayern (Charlotte)

Wednesday, June 25

Group D: LAFC vs Flamengo (Orlando, 02:00)
Group D: Esperance vs Chelsea (Philadelphia, 02:00)
Group F: Dortmund vs Ulsan (Cincinnati, 20:00)
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Fluminense (Miami, 20:00)

Thursday, June 26

Group E: Urawa Crimson Diamonds vs Monterrey (02:00)
Group E: Inter Milan vs River Plate (Seattle, 02:00)
Group G: Juventus vs Man Metropolis (Orlando, 20:00)
Group G: Wydad vs Al-Ain (Washington, 20:00)

Friday, June 27

Group H: Salzburg vs Actual Madrid (Philadelphia, 02:00)
Group H: Al-Hilal vs Pachuca (Nashville, 02:00)

Membership World Cup spherical of 16 fixtures

Saturday, June 28

Match 49: Palmeiras vs Botafogo (Philadelphia, 17:00)
Match 50: Group C winners vs Group D runners-up (Charlotte, 21:00)

Sunday, June 29

Match 51: PSG vs Inter Miami (Atlanta, 17:00)
Match 52: Group D winners vs Group C runners-up (Miami, 21:00)

Monday, June 30

Match 53: Group E winners vs Group F runners-up (Charlotte, 15:00)

Tuesday, July 1

Match 54: Group G winners vs Group H runners-up (Orlando, 02:00)
Match 55: Group H winners vs Group G runners-up (Miami, 20:00)

Wednesday, July 2

Match 56: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (Atlanta, 21:00)

Membership World Cup quarter-final fixtures

Friday, July 4

Match 57: Winner match 53 vs Winner match 54 (Orlando, 20:00)

Saturday, July 5

Match 58: Winner match 49 vs Winner match 50 (Philadelphia, 02:00)
Match 59: Winner match 51 vs Winner match 52 (Atlanta, 17:00)
Match 60: Winner match 55 vs Winner match 56 (New Jersey, 21:00)

Membership World Cup semi-final fixtures

Tuesday, July 8

Match 61: Winner match 57 vs Winner match 58 (New Jersey, 20:00)

Wednesday, July 9

Match 62: Winner match 59 vs Winner match 60 (New Jersey, 20:00)

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Sunday, July 13

Match 63: Winner match 61 vs Winner match 62 (New Jersey, 20:00)

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