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Fluminense Shock Al Hilal To Reach Club World Cup Semifinal

By IANS News July 05, 2025 • 10:14 AM View: 174

FIFA Club World Cup: Hercules scored the winner as Fluminense beat Al Hilal 2-1 in the FIFA Club World Cup here on Friday (local time), securing a place for the Brazilian side in the semifinals.

Fluminense broke the deadlock in the 40th minute, when Matheus Martinelli curled the ball into the top far corner, assisted by Gabriel Fuentes, reports Xinhua.

Al Hilal was awarded a penalty in the stoppage time of the first half after a tangle of legs, but the referee's decision was revoked by VAR for "no foul".