Club World Cup: Inter send River Plate home as all four Brazilian clubs reach last 16 | Club World Cup 2025

Inter scored twice within the final 18 minutes to beat River Plate 2-0 and progress to the knockout stage of the Membership World Cup as Group E winners and ship the Argentinian aspect residence.

Francesco Pio Esposito scored Inter’s first objective seven minutes after River had been decreased to 10 males by the dismissal of Lucas Martínez Quarta, and Alessandro Bastoni added the second in stoppage time.

The 20-time Italian champions will now face Brazilian membership Fluminese within the final 16 in Charlotte on Monday with Monterrey going by way of in second place a degree forward of River.

Martínez Quarta was proven the pink card for bringing down Henrikh Mkhitaryan because the final defender along with his River teammate Gonzalo Montiel additionally dismissed for 2 yellow playing cards after a fracas in stoppage time.

Urawa Reds 0-4 Monterrey

Monterrey booked a spot within the knockout rounds with a thumping 4-0 win on the Rose Bowl to assert second place in Group E and arrange a final 16 assembly with Borussia Dortmund.

Three objectives in eight first-half minutes despatched Monterrey on their strategy to victory, with beautiful long-range strikes from Nelson Deossa and Jesús Corona coming both aspect of Germán Berterame’s cool end.

Deossa put Monterrey in entrance on the half-hour mark with a swerving shot from 35 yards and Berterame doubled the benefit 4 minutes later. Corona added the third with the decide of the objectives from distance within the thirty eighth minute, earlier than Berterame notched the fourth in second-half stoppage time.

MAMELODI SUNDOWNS 0-0 FLUMINENSE

Fluminense accomplished a full Brazilian contingent within the final 16 after a goalless draw with Mamelodi Sundowns secured their progress from Group F.

Regardless of being on the again foot for a lot of the match at Miami’s Exhausting Rock Stadium, Fluminense superior after ending second within the group with 5 factors, two behind group winners Borussia Dortmund, who edged Ulsan 1-0.

The outcome arrange a final 16 conflict subsequent Monday in Charlotte, the place Fluminense will face Inter. They be part of fellow Brazilian golf equipment Flamengo, Palmeiras, and Botafogo within the enterprise finish of the 32-club match.

Sundowns, who end third with 4 factors, will probably be left to lament missed alternatives after a promising begin. Lucas Ribeiro and Tashreeq Matthews each got here shut early on, solely to be denied by 44-year-old veteran goalkeeper Fábio.

The South African aspect managed possession and attacked in waves from the flanks however have been unable to transform their dominance into objectives. Fluminense responded with larger urgency after the half-hour cooling break and practically snatched the lead within the 57th minute, when Germán Cano’s low volley struck the publish.

Although the 65,000-plus capability stadium was largely empty, with solely 14,312 followers exhibiting up, a mix of Brazilian chants and South African drum beats introduced a festive vitality to the competition.

Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Ulsan

A primary-half objective from Daniel Svensson secured Borussia Dortmund’s place within the final 16, as they claimed a 1-0 victory over South Korea’s Ulsan.

The German aspect began strongly, with Jobe Bellingham, Felix Nmecha and Karim Adeyemi posing a constant menace to Ulsan’s defence. Svensson broke the impasse within the thirty sixth minute with a close-range strike.

Ulsan goalkeeper Hyeon-Woo Jo made a number of spectacular saves to stop Dortmund from extending their lead, denying Serhou Guirassy’s header and strikes from Pascal Gross and Yan Couto.

Dortmund completed prime of Group F, with Fluminense in second.