América in Crisis: Three Straight Eliminations and No Club World Cup Ticket

• Club América suffers three eliminations in 2025
• Defeated by LAFC, out of the Club World Cup
• LAFC to face Chelsea, Flamengo, and Espérance

After winning three consecutive Liga MX titles, Club América is enduring a 2025 to forget.

In less than two months, Las Águilas have been knocked out of three major competitions, culminating in a painful loss to LAFC that denied them a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup.

From the Top to a Free Fall

FIFA gave América a second chance: to compete in an international play-in for the spot vacated by León.

But the team failed to seize it.

They lost 2-1 to LAFC in extra time in a match held in California, with a direct ticket to the 2025 Club World Cup on the line.

Three Straight Setbacks

Under head coach André Jardine, the azulcrema side has suffered a string of disappointments:

• Eliminated by Cruz Azul in the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals
• Defeated by Toluca in the Clausura 2025 final (failing to score a single goal)
• Beaten by LAFC in the decisive match for Club World Cup qualification

LAFC Takes Club América’s Place

With this victory, the Los Angeles side will take América’s place in Group D of the FIFA Club World Cup, where they’ll face:

• Chelsea (England)
• Flamengo (Brazil)
• Espérance de Tunis (Tunisia)

América, meanwhile, must reassess its path forward before the pressure on Jardine becomes untenable.

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