{"id":69977,"date":"2025-07-01T05:20:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T04:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=69977"},"modified":"2025-07-01T05:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T04:27:07","slug":"fifa-club-world-cup-al-hilal-eliminate-manchester-city-in-extra-time-after-seven-goal-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/fifa-club-world-cup-al-hilal-eliminate-manchester-city-in-extra-time-after-seven-goal-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA Club World Cup: Al Hilal Eliminate Manchester City in Extra Time After Seven-Goal Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Defending champions Manchester City were sensationally knocked out of the FIFA Club World Cup at the last-16 stage after a dramatic 4-3 extra-time defeat to Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s Al-Hilal. City arrived in the knockout rounds unbeaten and full of confidence but were undone by a mixture of missed chances and their defensive weaknesses.<\/p><p>In a pulsating encounter, the Saudi Pro League side produced the upset of the tournament so far. As has been typical of their campaign, City started quickly and took the lead inside 10 minutes. Bernardo Silva swept home after a scramble in the box, despite Al-Hilal protests over a potential handball by Rayan Ait-Nouri in the build-up. City dominated the first half, with Bono making superb saves to deny Savinho, Ilkay Gundogan, and Josko Gvardiol. But City&rsquo;s lack of clinical finishing would come back to haunt them in second half.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FULL-TIME | Defeat in the Round of 16.<br><br>&#129653; 3-4 &#127769; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIFACWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#FIFACWC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oVAqT8qQEc\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/oVAqT8qQEc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/1939892984255836598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Al Hilal Stun Man City in Second-Half<\/h2><p>Al-Hilal, managed by Simeone Inzaghi, emerged revitalized after the restart. Within a minute, Brazilian forward Marcos Leonardo headed in the equalizer. Just moments later, Malcom raced clear to slot past Ederson and put the underdogs ahead in a matter of 6 minutes. City responded quickly through Erling Haaland, who poked in from a corner to make it 2-2. However, the Premier League giants struggled to convert further chances, with Manuel Akanji hitting the post and Haaland seeing an effort cleared dramatically off the line.<\/p><p>Extra time saw Al-Hilal regain the lead when Kalidou Koulibaly powered in a header in the 94th minute. Phil Foden levelled the match once more with a clever volley from a tight angle. But it was Leonardo who sealed his brace and Al-Hilal&rsquo;s historic victory as he bundled home the decisive goal in the 112th minute to spark wild celebrations.<\/p><p>The result means Al-Hilal progress to the Club World Cup quarter-finals, while Manchester City exit the tournament in shocking fashion. 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