As the Uefa Champions League holders blitz California, their base for a Fifa Club World Cup campaign that began with a 4-0 thumping of Atletico Madrid, that may need something special. Step forward then,

Jair Cunha and Igor Jesus scored in the first half and Botafogo beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 at the Club World Cup.

First-half goals by Jair Cunha and Igor Jesus were enough for Botafogo to hold off the Seattle Sounders, 2-1, in the Group B opener for each in the Club World Cup in Seattle on Sunday night.