Confirmed lines while Bellingham starts on the bench

Borussia Dortmund has opened a World Cup campaign at a club against Fluminense at Metlife Stadium in New York this afternoon.

Niko Kovac’s men strongly rounded off the Bundesliga season, finishing in fourth place to suffocate in the Champions League next season.

They also strengthened from the end of the domestic campaign, bringing Jobe Bellingham from Sunderland to an agreement that would represent a club record fee if all accessories are reached.

The Brazilian side of Fluminense secured its place in the competition thanks to the victory in 2023 Copa Libertadores.

The same year they reached the finals of the club World Cup, but lost to Manchester City.

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Agustin Canobbio is a surprise, but Thiago Silva is a convincing presence in the middle.

Fluminense: Fábio; Samuel Xavier, Thiago Silva, Freytes, Renê; Martinelli, Hercules, Nonato; Canobbio, Arias, Everaldo.

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Bellingham begins on the bench, and the cod has made only one change in XI, who defeated Holstein Kiel on the last day of the Bundesliga season.

This sees Pascal Gross coming for Felix Nmecha in the center of the midfielder.

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel; Sule, Anton, Bensebain; Ryerson; Sabitzer, Gross, Svesson; Brandt, adeyemi; Guirasa

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