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Dortmund, Inter top groups, Flu, Monterrey also advance

FIFA

26, Jun

Borussia Dortmund, Fluminense, Internazionale and Monterrey advanced
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A 19-year-old struck to help FC Internazionale Milano win Group E and send CA River Plate home. Elsewhere, a three-goal blitz in nine minutes from CF Monterrey ensured they finished as the section’s runners-up, while Borussia Dortmund and Fluminense FC seized Group F’s tickets to the last 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup™ at the expense of Mamelodi Sundowns FC.

Inter and Flu will now fight for a quarter-final place, while Dortmund will meet Monterrey.

Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Ulsan HD

Group F
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati

Jo Hyeonwoo, whose heroics sent Jogi Low and superstars packing from the 2018 FIFA World Cup™, did his utmost to turn German hangman once again. Daniel Svensson did sneak one past the goalkeeper, however, and fortunately for Dortmund that’s all they needed to finish first.

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Mamelodi Sundowns FC 0-0 Fluminense FC

Group F
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami

After two eye-catching performances, all that mattered to Renato Gaucho and his Tricolor soldiers was the result. A sterling, one-handed stop from Fabio was central to them getting just that.

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FC Internazionale Milano 2-0 CA River Plate

Group E
Lumen Field, Seattle

The showdown swung from end to end. Then, suddenly, it catapulted into the Nerazzurri’s favour. Lucas Martinez Quarta saw red, Francesco Esposito quickly capitalised upon the numerical advantage, and a rare Alessandro Bastoni strike made sure.

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Urawa Red Diamonds 0-4 CF Monterrey

Group E
Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena

Los Rayados were in a pressure cauldron. Then, in the blink of an eye, they were cruising towards the knockout rounds. It was indebted to three goals in nine minutes. Two of them, courtesy of Nelson Deossa and Jesus Corona, were screamers.

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Mamelodi become only the third team to deny their opponents a shot on target in a FIFA Club World Cup game. Paris Saint-Germain achieved the feat against Seattle Sounders FC, before Chelsea FC repeated it against Espérance.
Jo Hyeonwoo made 10 saves against Dortmund. No goalkeeper has made more in a match in this tournament.
Esposito has scored five goals in his last seven starts for Inter and Spezia, for whom he was on loan.