FIFA Club World Cup 2008 - Manchester United, Pachuca, Waitakere and LDU, are already there

Friday, 04 July 08, 07:39 AM

Last night LDU - Liga Deportiva Universitaria - from Quito, Ecuador, defeated the Brazilian side of Fluminense in the penalty shootout to win the 2008 Copa Libertadores title and secure the South American spot in the FIFA Club World Cup.

An impressive achievement for sure but now the question is simple: Can this humble team cause one of the greatest upsets in the history of football and beat the super-powered Manchester United?

I honestly doubt it.

In the last 10 years the title of "Best Club of The Planet" only ended in the hands of a South American team 4 times and it was only with Boca Juniors, twice, and two other Brazilian clubs, São Paulo and Internacional.

LDU has some really talented players (Guerron, Bolaños, Vera, Manso and Bieler) but without the financial resources of the big teams from Europe or even from Brazil or Argentina it will be very hard to keep these players on the squad until December.

Guerron, the most talented on the list, is the first one to leave. He has already signed with Spanish side of Getafe. That transfer by itself is a huge loss for Liga.

La Liga de Quito and Pachuca are, in my opinion, at the same level and both teams might face each other in a possible semifinal to decide who will be the one to play a possible final against Manchester United.

This is football. Everything is possible even when it's 99% improbable.

Here is how the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup table looks like so far:

MATCH 1 MATCH 2
 		SEMIFINAL 1 FINAL

Asian Champions
(TBD Nov. 12th)

X

Waitakere-NZL
(Oceania Champions)

MATCH 1 Winners

X

Host Team
(2008 J-League Champions)

MATCH 2 Winners

X

Manchester United-ENG

SEMIFINAL 1 Winner

X

SEMIFINAL 2 Winner

MATCH 3
 		SEMIFINAL 2

African Champions
(TBD Nov. 16th)

X

Pachuca-MEX
(CONCACAF Champions)

MATCH 3 Winners

X

Liga Dep. Universitaria-ECU

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