Sundowns’ growth in international football clearly visible at Club World Cup
Downs, after an awakening in 2016, have gone toe-to-toe in 2025 and will reach last 16 if they beat Fluminense
24 June 2025 - 04:30
There is a visible difference between the babes in the wood of Mamelodi Sundowns' talented class of 2016 who ventured into a first Club World Cup (CWC) to something of an awakening and the much-hardened combination making a real impression in the US in 2025. ..
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