SOUNDERS 1, BOTAFOGO 2: Cristian Roldan's header off a Paul Rothrock cross deflected off a defender and into the net to give the match some urgency over the final 20 minutes.
SOUNDERS 0, BOTAFOGO 2: Igor Jesus got free at the penalty spot and beat Stefan Frei off a Vitinho cross with a header just inside the post.
SOUNDERS 0, BOTAFOGO 1: Jair Filho rose above the defense to head in a free kick from Alex Telles after Nouhou had committed a yellow card following a shoving match.
The Seattle Sounders will begin Club World Cup play when they host reigning Copa Libertadores champions Botafogo tonight at 7 PM PT.
The Sounders are coming off two straight losses in league play, but had gone 6-1-2 in the nine matches before that.
Botafogo have won three straight across all competitions and sit eighth in the 20-team Brazilian Serie A. Like the Sounders, they are in midseason form.
Notes
- Botafogo has "verbally agreed" to transfer Igor Jesus, Cuiabano and Jair Cunha to Notthingham Forest, which calls into question how much of a role they'll play in this tournament.
- Only first-place Flamengo has allowed fewer goals in Serie A this year than Botafogo's seven in 11 matches.
- Botafogo has three players who recently played in MLS: defensive midfielder Gregore, winger Santi Rodriguez and midfielder Jefferson Savarino.
Scouting report
Charles Boehm
Recent form
Sounders: 🅻🅻🆆🆆🅳
Botafogo: 🆆🆆🆆🅻🅳
Officials
REF: Gleen Nyberg (SWE); AR1: Mahbod Beigi (SWE); AR2: Andreas Soderkvist (SWE); 4TH: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (NZL); VAR: Marco di Bello (ITA); AVAR: Bram Van Driessche (BEL); SVAR: Shaun Evans (AUS)
How to Watch
Match date/kickoff time: Sunday, 7 PM PT
Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle
Global Streaming English: DAZN (Chris Sharples & Jamie Watson)
Global Streaming Spanish: DAZN
Local Radio: SoundersFC.com (Danny Jackson & Brad Evans)
Is this game available to stream for free? Yes
