This Friday, in Saudi Arabia, the English team Manchester City and the Brazilian team Fluminense will seek to win the Club World Cup for the first time, in a final between two newcomers to the competition.
After eliminating the Japanese Urawa Reds in the semi-finals, Manchester City, led by Rúben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Matheus Nunes, and winner of the European Champions League, could become the fourth English club to lift the trophy, after Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United, reinforcing European dominance in the competition.
If they win, European football will achieve its 16th victory in the Club World Cup, the 11th in a row, replacing the Citizens with Real Madrid, which in the last edition beat the Saudis of Al Hilal in the final.
Fluminense, winner of the Copa Libertadores and who beat Al Ahly of Egypt in the semifinals, will try to give South American football its fifth victory, the first since 2012, later conquered by Corinthians, a club that lifted the trophy twice. , the first in 2000.
São Paulo and Internacional de Porto Alegre, also Brazilian teams, also brought the trophy to South America.
The final is scheduled for 6 p.m. (Lisbon time), at the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah.
Earlier, at 2:30 p.m., at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, also in Jeddah, Urawa Reds and Al Ahly will compete for third place in the competition.
Source: TSF
