Millions of rewards were obtained by the Saudi Al Hilal players after qualifying for the Club World Cup final at the expense of Brazilian Flamengo, and millions more await him if he wins the title.
Al-Zaeem, the Asian champion, defeated the Brazilian team, the South American champion, 3-2 in the semi-finals of the tournament, which was held in the Moroccan city of Tangier.
Al-Hilal owes credit for this victory to the duo Luciano Vito and Salem Al-Dosari, as Vito himself got two penalties for the Saudi team, and Al-Dossary ensured that they translated into two goals, and Al-Dosari also made the third goal for his Argentine colleague, while Pedro scored two goals for the Libertadores Cup champion.
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And the account of the Saudi Ministry of Sports tweeted that Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports and Chairman of the Olympic Committee, provided "a financial reward of 500 thousand riyals (about 133 thousand dollars) for each of the players of Al-Hilal team after qualifying for the final of the Club World Cup."
His Highness, the Minister of Sports, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, presents a financial reward of 500,000 riyals to each player of the Al-Hilal team, after qualifying for the Club World Cup final 🇸🇦
- Ministry of Sports (@gsaksa) February 7, 2023
In turn, Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, an honorary member of the Al-Hilal Board of Directors, announced that one million riyals would be awarded to each player, with the addition of another million in the event of winning the final.
And the businessman tweeted, "My special gift to them for this historic achievement is one million riyals for each player, and in the event of winning the final, they have another special gift, which is one million riyals for each player."
We congratulate the representative of our country 🇸🇦 #Chief_Asia Club #Al-Hilal for reaching the #world once again, and may he win either as the #Clubs_World_Cup champion or the second in the world.
And my special gift to them for this historic achievement is one million riyals for each player.
And in the event of winning the final, they will have another special gift, which is one million riyals for each player.
- Alwaleed bin Talal (@Alwaleed_Talal) February 7, 2023
Al-Hilal became the first Saudi team and the third Asian and Arab team to reach the Club World Cup final, after Kashima Antlers of Japan (2016), Al-Ain of the United Arab Emirates (2018), and Raja Casablanca of Morocco (2013).
Al-Hilal also became the most Asian club scoring goals in the Club World Cup, with a total of 14 goals, surpassing the achievement of Kashima Antlers, who scored 13 goals.
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Al-Dosari became the first Asian player to succeed in scoring in 3 different versions of the Club World Cup, as he previously scored against Al-Jazira of the United Arab Emirates during the crushing victory of Al-Hilal 6-1 in the 2021 edition, and also scored against Flamengo during the two teams’ meeting in the 2019 edition.
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Morocco may witness - next Saturday - the first final match in the Club World Cup between two Arab teams, where Al-Hilal will meet in the final with the winner of the other match in the Golden Square between Al-Ahly of Egypt, the African runner-up, and Real Madrid, the Spanish European champion.
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Flamingo will play for third place on the same day with the loser from tonight's confrontation.
Al-Hilal took revenge on Flamingo, who defeated Al-Zaeem Al-Hilali 3-1 in their previous confrontation in the semi-finals of the 2019 edition of the Club World Cup.