{"id":155337,"date":"2025-07-01T03:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T03:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/al-hilal-eliminate-manchester-city-in-seven-goal-club-world-cup-thriller-live-updates-and-reaction-the-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T03:52:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T03:52:00","slug":"al-hilal-eliminate-manchester-city-in-seven-goal-club-world-cup-thriller-live-updates-and-reaction-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/al-hilal-eliminate-manchester-city-in-seven-goal-club-world-cup-thriller-live-updates-and-reaction-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Hilal eliminate Manchester City in seven-goal Club World Cup thriller: Live updates and reaction – The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Updated 28s ago<\/span>
Manchester City<\/a> have been eliminated from the Club World Cup by Al Hilal after the game of the tournament so far.<\/strong>
The Saudi Arabian side edged a seven-goal thriller in Orlando thanks to Marcos Leonardo\u2019s 112th-minute winner. It was his second goal of the game, a match that provided superb entertainment throughout and finished 4-3.
Bernardo Silva<\/a> opened the scoring for Man City before a chaotic start to the second half saw Leonardo, Malcom and Erling Haaland<\/a> score goals to send the game to extra time.
Phil Foden<\/a> cancelled out Kalidou Koulibaly<\/a>'s header in that additional period before Leonardo won it, stabbing in from close range after Ederson<\/a> had denied Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a superb save.
Al Hilal will face Fluminense in the quarter-final.
To state the obvious: with Al Hilal and Fluminense meeting in the quarter-final, we're now guaranteed a semifinalist from beyond UEFA, avoiding the "a second, lesser Champions League" scenario.
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The referee blows for full time in extra time and Al Hilal have pulled off a famous upset! They've beaten Manchester City 4-3 and eliminated the holders from the Club World Cup!
Al Hilal advance to the quarter-final, where they will face Fluminense.
120+3' Manchester City 3-4 Al Hilal<\/strong>
Al Hilal have an opportunity to go to the corner on a counter-attack and waste time, but instead they try for a goal and quickly lose possession.
City come the other way and Doku wins a corner. Up comes Ederson! This is surely it!
120+2' Manchester City 3-4 Al Hilal<\/strong>
Savinho looks for Marmoush in attack but fails to connect. Al Hilal hoof the ball downfield. Anywhere will do now!
120+1' Manchester City 3-4 Al Hilal<\/strong>
Three minutes for City to rescue this match or the holders are out!
120' Manchester City 3-4 Al Hilal<\/strong>
There's a Mexican family of four in my hotel's lobby who look like they were born in the blue part of Manchester. The reason? They have tickets for the semi-final and would really prefer to watch City instead of Al Hilal.
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What an absolutely crazy game. And what a plan from Inzaghi and what a performance from his players, surprising City time and again.
117' Manchester City 3-4 Al Hilal<\/strong>
Ake singlehandedly keeps City in the game for the time being, making a magnificent block to deny Neves near the post.
116' Manchester City 3-4 Al Hilal<\/strong>
Marcos Leonardo, scorer of two of Al Hilal's goals tonight, comes off after a hard night's work. He's replaced by Khalid Al Ghannam.
112' Manchester City 3-4 Al Hilal<\/strong>
This game just keeps on giving!
Ederson does really well to stop a header from point-blank range by Milinkovic-Savic but can't do anything but watch as Leonardo turns home the rebound!
Leonardo celebrates by taking his shirt off, putting it on the corner flag, and hoisting the flag into the air. Naturally, that earns him a booking.
109' Manchester City 3-3 Al Hilal<\/strong>
Leonardo, who has been everywhere all night long, brings the game to a halt to receive treatment for cramping. This game has kept up an impressive intensity despite the temperature hovering around 80 degrees and plenty of humidity.
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106' Manchester City 3-3 Al Hilal<\/strong>
Here we go! Fifteen minutes left.
Al Hilal make their fifth change as we resume action, replacing Nasser Al-Dawsari with Musab Al Juwayr.
Manchester City 3-3 Al Hilal<\/strong>
What a game we're being treated to here!
Al Hilal grabbed the lead in the 94th minute but City answered 10 minutes later and we're all level again.
Just fifteen minutes away from a penalty shootout now…
105+1' Manchester City 3-3 Al Hilal<\/strong>
Akanji cynically barges Leonardo to the floor and earns himself a yellow card.
104' Manchester City 3-3 Al Hilal<\/strong>
What a goal by City! Cherki lofts a beautiful diagonal cross into Foden's path, who hits an inch-perfect volley that sneaks in at the far post while managing to beat Bounou as well!
100' Manchester City 2-3 Al Hilal<\/strong>
City make their sixth and final change, replacing Rodri with Phil Foden.
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I know this isn't over yet but I think Fluminense vs Al Hilal instead of Inter vs City would be a blow to the tournament \u2013 except for the images that will be experienced in the stands.
Brazilians always travel to support their teams and we have already talked about Al Hilal bringing a lot of people here.
This is more of a 5-5 formation out of possession for Al Hilal at times, here.
Another twist! It is ex-Chelsea defender Koulibaly who heads in from the corner, beating Ake in the air. A superb header while moving away from goal. <\/p>\n

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