Urawa Red Diamonds beat Mexican team and face Manchester City in the World Cup – 12/15/2023 – Sport

The Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds won this Friday (15) the duel against León, from Mexico, 1-0, in a match at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal stadium, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and now faces Manchester City in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup (International Football Federation).

In a match with few dangerous moves from both sides, the only goal came just 32 minutes into the second half, scored by Dutch striker Alex Schalk, who had left the bench five minutes ago. Strike partner Kante controlled the ball near the edge of the area and served Schalk, who received it in front of the goal and hit it past goalkeeper Cota with a right.

In the next phase of the tournament, the champions of the Asian and European Champions League face off on Tuesday (19), at 3pm (Brasília time).

Fans will be able to follow the match on Globo, on open TV, on the website ge.com and on the Globoplay platform. The CazéTV channel, on YouTube, and the Fifa+ streaming platform will also broadcast the game.

The English team debuts at the World Cup as the favorite. Having consolidated itself as one of the main forces in European football in recent years, the Manchester team dominated the competitions it participated in last season, winning the triple crown: Champions League, English Championship and FA Cup.

Urawa Red Diamonds is making its third appearance in the intercontinental tournament. The best result achieved by the Japanese team in the competition was third place, in 2007. On that occasion, they fell in the semi-finals against Milan, with a goal scored by the Dutchman Seedorf.

In the dispute for third place, they beat Etoile Sahel, from Tunisia, on penalties. Striker Washington, who played for Fluminense, was the highlight of the Japanese team, with three goals scored in the campaign that guaranteed him the tournament’s top scorer.

Also this Friday, Saudi Al-Ittihad, with Benzema and Romarinho, who beat Auckland CIty 3-0 in their debut, will face Al Ahly, from Egypt, at 3pm, to define Fluminense’s opponent in the other semi-final of the competition, which will be held on Monday (18).