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Manchester City v Fluminense - as it happened

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Man City v Fluminense, Club World Cup final, 22/12/2023, lineups. BeSoccer
Man City v Fluminense, Club World Cup final, 22/12/2023, lineups. BeSoccer
Join us for LIVE coverage of the Club World Cup final between English team Manchester City and Brazilian club Fluminense at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Sky Blues will fight to lift the first trophy of this competition in their history.
Goal

List of goalscorers

Julián Álvarez
1'
1 - 0
Nino
27'
2 - 0
Phil Foden
72'
3 - 0
Julián Álvarez
88'
4 - 0
Press

Match report in news

  • 90'
    FT (4-0): The Brazilian side showed their best in the second period and tried to restart the match with all their might but their efforts were in vain as the Premier League club managed to defend their positive result until the end of the match. Foden added the third in the 72nd minute and Alvarez scored the fourth to give City yet another trophy.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 88'
  • 88'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR MAN CITY! Alvarez scores the fourth with a superb shot from close range after a pass from Nunes.
  • 85'
    Kennedy receives a yellow card after a hard tackle on Nunes.
  • 82'
    Man City double sub: Foden and Ake OUT. Nunes and Bobb IN.
  • 78'
    Fluminense sub: Nino is replaced by Marlon Santos.
  • 76'
    Man City double sub: Rodri and Stones OUT. Akanji and Gvardiol IN.
  • 74'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAL FOR MAN CITY! Foden adds the third from inside the box after a pass from Julian Alvarez.
  • 72'
    Rodri is being treated by the doctors on the pitch. He is limping.
  • 70'
    Alexsander is shown yellow after pushing Rodri.
  • 68'
    Samuel Xavier tries his luck from the edge of the box but Ederson catches it!
  • 66'
    Manchester City are 25 minutes away from being crowned Club World Cup champions! Will Fluminense manage to restart the match?
  • 64'
    Diniz made a triple substitution to try to turn the game around and go to extra time.
  • 62'
    Man City sub: Rico Lewis goes off and Kovacic comes on.
Substitution

Substitution

at Fluminense
  • 60'
    Fluminense triple sub: Marcelo, Ganso and Melo OUT. Lima, Alexsander and Barbosa IN.
  • 58'
    Marcelo receives a yellow card after a hard tackle on Lewis.
  • 56'
    Fluminense are unable to get the ball at the moment!
  • 54'
    After a free-kick taken by Bernardo Silva, Foden tries to score from inside the box but his effort has been denied by Fabio!
  • 52'
    Corner-kick for Man City! Alvarez takes it but nothing comes of it.
  • 50'
    Grealish tries his luck from the left flank but his effort goes wide.
  • 48'
    Fluminense sub: Keno makes way and Kennedy takes his place.
  • 46'
    The second period staaaaaaaarts!
  • 45'
    45+3: HT (2-0): The Sky Blues netted two goals and created several chances to extend their lead in the first half. Fluminense also had a few chances to score but were unable to get past the City defence in the first 45 minutes. We'll see what happens in the second period!
  • 45'
    Three minutes added!
  • 42'
    Corner-kick for Fluminense! Marcelo takes it and Arias almost scores! Ederson saves it incredibly well!
  • 40'
    Free-kick to City 35 yards out from goal! Grealish takes it but the ball goes wide.
  • 38'
    Cano tries his luck from almost the middle of the pitch but his effort goes wide...
  • 36'
    Silva passes to Stones, who loses the ball under pressure from Andre.
  • 34'
    Corner-kick for Man City! Bernardo Silva takes it but nothing comes of it.
  • 32'
    There is a hydration break. The players go to the bench to drink water.
  • 30'
    Nino's mistake has extended the Sky Blues' lead. The Brazilians are desperate to score.
  • 28'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAL FOR MAN CITY! Foden receives a superb pass from Rodri and tries to shoot but Nino scores when he tries to clear his shot! What bad luck!
  • 27'
    Ake crosses from the right flank but his teammates are not on the same wavelength.
  • 26'
    Free-kick to City 40 yards out from goal! Silva takes it but nothing comes of it.
  • 24'
    Walker tries to shoot from the edge of the box but his effort is blocked by the Fluminense defence.
  • 22'
    Diniz's team manage to regain possession! They are dominating for the moment.
  • 20'
    Alvarez tries to score from close range but his effort is cleared by Nino.
  • 18'
    The visitors are pressing high to restart the game at the moment! But City's defence are keeping them at bay!
  • 16'
    Cano almost earns a penalty for Fluminense! After receiving a pass from Ganso, he goes into the City box and Ederson tackles him to prevent him from scoring. The referee awards a penalty in favour of the Brazilians but Cano was offside.
  • 14'
    Marcelo tries to find Keno with space but misses the target! What a pity!
  • 12'
    Keno tries his luck from the edge of the box but the ball goes wide!
  • 10'
    The Brazilian team are trying hard to find an equaliser!
  • 8'
    Diniz's men cannot get a sniff of the ball at the moment...
  • 6'
    The English side are constantly threatening the Fluminense box! And this has only just begun!
  • 4'
    Guardiola's men are having all the ball here early on!
  • 2'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR MAN CITY! Only 40 seconds to open the scoring! Alvarez scores the opener from inside the box with his chest after the ball bounces off the post.
  • 1'
    Man City get us going in the sky blue from left to right while Fluminense are in red and green!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players make their way out here at King Abdullah Sports City!
  • PRVW
    Fluminense starting XI: Fabio (GK); Marcelo, Melo, Nino, Xavier; Keno, Martinelli, Ganso, Andre, Arias; Cano.
  • PRVW
    Man City starting XI: Ederson (GK); Walker, Stones, Dias, Ake; Bernardo Silva, Lewis, Foden, Rodri, Grealish; Alvarez.
  • PRVW
    Fluminense possible lineup: Fabio (GK); Samuel Xavier, Nino, Felipe Melo, Marcelo; Andre, Martinelli; Jhon Arias, Ganso, Keno; German Cano.
  • PRVW
    Man City possible lineup: Ederson (GK); Kyle Walker, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol; Rico Lewis, Rodri; Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish; Julian Alvarez.
  • PRVW
    "The way Pep likes having possession is the opposite of mine. His style is positional, mine is anti-positional," Diniz once said when asked about comparisons between him and Guardiola.
  • PRVW
    Fluminense coach Fernando Diniz's free-flowing style that he has labelled the antithesis to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola's football faces an acid test when the two men face off in Friday's Club World Cup final.
  • PRVW
    "(The Club World Cup) is something that remains forever. Premier League this season, next season, it will be there. I don't know if we'll come back to play a final for the World Cup."
  • PRVW
    "It's so difficult to come here. To win the (Copa) Libertadores, the Champions League, both competitions are really tough," said Guardiola when asked if victory could spark a recovery in City's Premier League.
  • PRVW
    No European side has lost in the Club World Cup in 21 games since 2012.
  • PRVW
    Guardiola's men are strong favourites to win a fifth trophy in 2023 against Brazil's Fluminense in Jeddah.
  • PRVW
    City won only one of their previous six league games prior to flying out to Saudi Arabia for the Club World Cup, but easily swept aside Japan's Urawa Reds 3-0 to reach the final.
Info

Pre-match

22 December 2023, 19:00

Referee: Szymon Marciniak | VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski

Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

  • PRVW
    Hello everyone and welcome to live coverage of the Club World Cup final between English team Manchester City and Brazilian club Fluminense at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.