Real Madrid won the Club World Cup for the fifth time in its history, after its victory today, Saturday, over Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, 5-3, in the final match of the tournament that was held in Morocco.
And at Moulay Abdullah Stadium in Rabat, Real Madrid settled its match against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia by a full five, and strengthened its record by winning its fifth title in the competition, before a decisive period of the season that will witness fierce competition for the domestic league titles and the European Champions League, in addition to the King’s Cup of Spain.
D13' The first goal for #Real_Madrid via Vinicius Junior
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Al-Hilal Club could not withstand the strong attack of the Royal Club, and despite scoring 3 goals, that was not enough to achieve the championship and write a new achievement in the history of Arab participation in the "World Cup".
D18' The second goal for #Real_Madrid via Valverde
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The European champions opened the scoring with Vinicius in the 13th minute, and five minutes later Valverde added the second goal.
But Musa Marega brought Al-Hilal back into the game after a difficult start, by reducing the deficit in the 26th minute.
D26 ' Mariga.. the first goals of Al-Hilal 👏🏻🔵⚪
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Al-Hilal found themselves in a difficult position when they conceded twice within four minutes of the second half.
D54' The third goal for #Real_Madrid via Karim Benzema Al-
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Karim Benzema made it 3-1 in the 54th minute before Valverde scored again.
D58' The fourth goal of #Real_Madrid via Valverde Al-
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But five minutes later, Luciano Vietto pulled one back for Al-Hilal brilliantly.
D63' Great, Vito 👏🏻
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Vinicius restored Real Madrid's advantage by three goals in the 69th minute, but Vito scored his second goal in the match and the third in the tournament 11 minutes before the end.
D69' The fifth goal of #Real_Madrid via Vinicius Junior
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European and South American clubs continued to dominate the title, as they did not lose in the final in 19 editions of the tournament.
European clubs won the title on 15 occasions, including the last ten copies, while South American victories came by Brazilian clubs only.
D78' Michael makes.. Vito adds the third ⚽👏🏻
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Al-Hilal brilliantly made its way to the final match through its deserved victory over Brazilian Flamengo 3-2 in the golden square, after starting its career with a marathon victory over Moroccan Wydad 5-3 with penalty kicks, while Real started its career directly from the semi-final round, and succeeded in overcoming Al-Ahly of Egypt. Four goals against one.
And the royal club, which was crowned with the title of the last version of the European Champions League, had previously won the World Cup four times before, in the years 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018, at a time when Al Hilal became the first Saudi team and the third Arab team to reach the final match after Al Ain UAE and Moroccan Raja, and also became the third team. An Asian reaches this station after Al Ain and Kashima Intelrs of Japan.