Al Hilal causes an earthquake, eliminating Man City from Club World Cup - Determining three quarter-final pairs

VHO - The matches on the night of June 30 and the early morning of July 1 at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 witnessed two real "earthquakes": Al Hilal defeated Manchester City 4-3 after extra time, while Fluminense defeated Inter Milan 2-0. The two underdogs not only stopped the European giants early, but also won the right to face each other in the quarterfinals. In addition, the pairs PSG vs Bayern Munich and Chelsea vs Palmeiras have also been determined.

Al Hilal created the biggest surprise since the beginning of the tournament when they defeated the giant Man City.

Leonardo shines, Al Hilal sinks Man City's ambitions

At Camping World Stadium (Orlando, USA), Manchester City opened the scoring early thanks to Bernardo Silva's goal in the 9th minute.

However, the Premier League champions' advantage was quickly erased. Within six minutes of the second half, Leonardo and Malcom scored, putting the Saudi Arabian side 2-1 up.

Haaland promptly equalized 2-2 for Man City in the 55th minute, but that was all coach Pep Guardiola and his team could do in regular time.

Going into extra time, Koulibaly headed in a dangerous header to make it 3-2, before Phil Foden continued to bring the match back to balance with a goal to make it 3-3.

However, in the 113th minute, Leonardo once again spoke up with a close-range finish, sealing a thrilling 4-3 victory for Al Hilal.

Speaking after the match, coach Guardiola admitted: "We wanted to go further, but now is the time for the whole team to rest both physically and mentally. This is a world- class tournament, and we did not take advantage of our chances in the first half. Al Hilal played more effectively."

Fluminense beat Inter Milan to reach the quarter-finals

In the previous match, Inter Milan surprisingly suffered a 0-2 defeat against Fluminense. In the 3rd minute, Cano took advantage of Inter's defensive mistake to open the score. During the remaining time, coach Chivu's team played stalemate and suffered a second goal in injury time (90+3) thanks to Hercules.

This defeat caused Inter to stop early, giving the ticket to the quarterfinals to Fluminense - the South American team that is creating many surprises in the tournament. Meanwhile, the shock named Al Hilal against Man City a few hours later stunned the entire football world.

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarter-final schedule (Vietnam time)

• 2:00 a.m. July 5: Fluminense vs Al Hilal

• 8:00 a.m. July 5: Palmeiras vs Chelsea

• 11:00 p.m. July 5: PSG vs Bayern Munich

Van Hoa Newspaper will continue to update the match schedule, results and notable developments at the Club World Cup knockout round.

Despite being underestimated, Al Hilal and Fluminense are bringing new winds to a tournament that has long been dominated by top European clubs.

The confrontation at 2am on July 5th between them promises to be very exciting, when the winning team will meet the winner of the Chelsea vs Palmeiras match in the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, the PSG vs Bayern Munich match is considered the highlight of the quarter-finals, recreating one of the great battles of European football.

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