Rayados from Monterrey will make their debut in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 on Tuesday, June 17, at 6:00 p.m. (CST) at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, California, when they face Inter Milan.

The Monterrey team will participate for the sixth time in the world's most important club tournament, after finishing third twice, in 2012 and 2019, and having made three other appearances in 2011, 2013, and 2022.

This will be the second time that Monterrey has faced Inter Milan, but the first in an official competition, as on May 25, 1994, both teams played during the Tecate Cup, held at the Estadio Tecnologico.

At that time, Jose Antonio Noriega, now sporting president of Rayados, was part of the blue-and-white team that faced the neroazzurri, accompanied by figures such as Mario Jauregui, Sergio Verdirame, Carlos Alberto Bianchezi 'Careca', Richard Tavares, Jose Juan Hernandez, Salvador Arevalo, and Roberto Hernandez, among others.

Juan Pablo Carrizo, former goalkeeper for Rayados de Monterrey, is the only player to have worn the jersey of both clubs. He played for Inter Milan from 2013 to 2017 and arrived at Monterrey in 2017, where he played for a year and won the Copa MX.

Tuesday's match will be broadcast live on DAZN and TUDN.

Here are some highlights of Rayados' participation in the Club World Cup:

- Rayados have finished third in the Club World Cup twice (Japan 2012 and Qatar 2019).

- Monterrey is the fourth team to qualify for the Club World Cup the most times, with six appearances. Auckland City (13), Al-Ahly (10), and Real Madrid (7) top the list.

-With a total of 20 points, they are in fourth place in the competition's all-time points table, behind Real Madrid (38 points), Al-Ahly (31 points), and FC Barcelona (21 points).

-Jose Maria Basanta is the Monterrey player with the most appearances in Club World Cups, with four (Japan 2011 and 2012, Morocco 2013 and Qatar 2019).

-Cesar Delgado is in third place in the Club World Cup's all-time scoring charts, with five goals, tied with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

-At the 2012 Club World Cup in Japan, Chelito was the top scorer with three goals.

-Rayados qualified for the 2025 Club World Cup after winning the CONCACAF Champions League in 2021, defeating America 1-0 at the Estadio BBVA.

-In 2019, Rayados finished third after a great display of football against Liverpool in the semifinals and defeating Al-Hilal in the third-place match.

A week later, Monterrey would win its fifth Liga BBVA MX championship.

Monterrey to the world! Let's go, Rayados!

Andrés Jiménez