This is the Real Madrid confirmed lineup for their Club World Cup opener with Al-Hilal. This will be an interesting match as the Spanish side face off with a Saudi team loaded with notable names like Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves, and Aleksander Mitrovic. Simone Inzaghi has also just joined as manager after making a Champions League final, this is sure to be an interesting one as Los Blancos look to get underway with Xabi Alonso at the helm.
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Real Madrid Confirmed Lineup vs Al-Hilal for Club World Cup
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### Real Madrid Team News
Thibaut Courtois starts in goal behind a back line of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fran Garcia, Dean Huijsen, and Raul Asencio. Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, and Aurelien Tchouameni are the midfielders with an attacking lineup of Vini Jr., Rodrygo, and Gonzalo Garcia.
### Notable Changes
There’s some new faces like Trent and Huijsen with younger or less used names like the Garcia’s. Alonso appears to stick with the established 4-3-3 for now, a system that the squad is used to using under Carlo Ancelotti.
### Al-Hilal Team News
Leonardo, Malcom, Aldawsari, Milinkovic-Savic, Aldawsari, Neves, Lodi, Alktambakti, Cancelo, Koulibaly, Bounou
### Real Madrid CWC Squad
* Thibaur Courtois
* Andriy Lunin
* Fran Gonzalez
* Sergio Mestre
* Dani Carvajal
* Eder Militao
* David Alaba
* Trent Alexander-Arnold
* Lucas Vazquez
* Fran Garcia
* Antonio Rudiger
* Ferland Mendy
* Dean Huijsen
* Yusi
* Jacobo Ramon
* Raul Asencio
* Jesus Fortea
* Diego Aguado
* Jude Bellingham
* Eduardo Camavinga
* Frederic Valverede
* Luka Modric
* Aurelien Tchouameni
* Arda Guler
* Dani Ceballos
* Mario Martin
* Victor Munoz
* Chema Andres
* Vini Jr
* Kylian Mbappe
* Rodrygo
* Endrick
* Brahim Diaz
* Gonzalo Garcia
([squad list](https://www.realmadrid.com/en-US/news/football/first-team/squad-call/convocatoria-del-real-madrid-para-el-mundial-de-clubes-11-06-2025?utm_source=aw&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Cashback&utm_content=407399&sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=407399&awc=21964_1750150422_6e1b07dc0d9be216e41b0a12164e5746))
Stay tuned for the Real Madrid confirmed lineup. There will be news as well as discussions on who started, who was dropped, and what changes we could see to the setup under Alonso.