On the afternoon of this Friday (22), Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City beat Fluminense 4 x 0 in the Club World Cup final and became World Champions.
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With this, Fluminense’s expectation of a balanced game against Manchester City. In the first attempt to get the ball out, Marcelo missed the shot and gave Aké a chance to take a chance from the edge of the area. The ball exploded off the post, and Julián Álvarez chested it into the empty goal.
So in the first half, Nino scored an own goal, making it 2-0 for City. Thus, in the second half, City expanded with Phill Foden at 26, after a cross from Álvarez.
In the end, Álvarez once again took action to receive it from Matheus Nunes, dribble past André and shoot hard low: 4-0 and the title guaranteed.
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It’s worth remembering that Manchester City is the last world champion in the current format of the competition. With this, the English became the 31st club to conquer the world, adding the old Intercontinental Cup and the Club World Cup, which will be remodeled.
From 2025, FIFA will organize a Super World Cup with 32 clubs. In 2024, a new tournament will be played again called the Intercontinental Cup and endorsed by the entity.