South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns target last 16 spot against German giants Borussia Dortmund at FIFA Club world Cup

After a 1-0 win over Ulsan Hyndai which put them top of Group F, Mamelodi Sundowns will secure their last 16 spot at the FIFA Club World Cup if they pull off a shock win over German giants Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.

Mamelodi Sundowns are the first African club to claim all three points from a match at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Masandawana produced a 1-0 victory over South Korean side Ulsan Hyndai on Tuesday evening at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

Niko Kovač's side drew 0-0 to Fluminense in their opening game, producing a less than inspired performance. Sundowns' win over Ulsan was more convincing than the scoreline suggests, with goalscorer Iqraam Rayners seeing two more goals disallowed and Miguel Cardoso's men commanding 68% of the possession.

Keanu Cupido, a surprise starter at centre-back, had a superb game. Sundowns fans turned up in numbers and fan favourite Themba Zwane returned to the starting lineup after a nine-month absence, re-claiming the captain's armband from Ronwen Williams.

There were, however, lapses which resembled those in the two-legged CAF Champions League final against Egypt's Pyramids FC. Sundowns could have scored more goals had they been more clinical and it took a scrambling intervention from Cupido to prevent them from conceding a late equaliser.

Against Dortmund, nothing less than Sundowns at their absolute best is likely to be enough. However, if they can pull off a win, it will be one of the finest moments in their history, and one could argue that now more than most times, Dortmund are there for the taking.

They may have had a strong finish to the Bundesliga season, but the draw with Fluminense suggested their problems are not yet fully solved.

For Sundowns' Tashreeq Matthews, it will be a first opportunity to line up against his former club. However, he came off the bench in their win over Ulsan and is likely to do so again. The winger continues to get himself into superb positions when on the pitch, but has had better runs of form in terms of finishing.

Key details:

Date: Saturday, June 21 at 6:00 PM CAT (June 17, 4:00 PM GMT, June 17, 12:00 PM ET)

Venue: TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Referee: Juan Gabriel Benitez PAR