Preview | Fluminense vs Dortmund

Group F commences with Fluminense taking on Borussia Dortmund in what is the second meeting between CONMEBOL and UEFA clubs in the tournament.

Location: East Rutherford, United States

Stadium: MetLife Stadium

Date: Tuesday, June 17

Kick-off Time: 5 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev

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Fluminense team news: Injured trio likely to miss out

At the age of 40, veteran centre-back Thiago Silva will lead the Fluminense defence, while pacey  winger Jhon Arias is one to watch in the attacking areas.

Facundo Bernal, Agustin Canobbio and Otavio are all carrying injuries and could miss out.

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Fabio; Xavier, Silva, Freytes, Rene; Nonato, Santos, Martinelli; Arias, Everaldo, Serna

Unavailable:

Questionable: Bernal (Injured), Canobbio (Injured), Otavio (Injured)

Borussia Dortmund team news: Bellingham debut likely

Recent signing Jobe Bellingham looks poised to make his debut at some point in this opener, but it could well be from the substitutes bench as Dortmund boss Nilo Kovac goes with his tried-and-tested troops from the outset.

Nico Schlotterbeck, Emre Can and Salih Ozcan and are not expected to recover in time from their respective injuries for this fixture.

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Kobel; Sule, Anton, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Svensson; Brandt, Adeyemi; Guirassy

Unavailable: Schotterbeck (Injured), Can (Injured), Ozcan (Injured)