Club World Cup review, Real Madrid give away points and lose points, Inzaghi defeats Alonso, Juventus and Manchester City compete for first place

At 10:51 on June 19, on the fifth day of the 2025 World Football World Cup, all four games in the first round of the group round-robin G and H were over.

Saudi Riyadh Crescent draws Real Madrid 1-1, Morocco's World Cup hero and Crescent goal god Bunu took the first appearance of the two famous coaches, Alonso and Inzaghi Jr.'s situation is very different; Manchester City 2-0 Moroccan Casablanca, and Juventus 5-0 took off the underwear of Asian giants; the weather in the beautiful country is indeed willful, and the game has been suspended three times in the five days of the game. Red Bull Salzburg has been interrupted for 1 and a half hours, and won Pachuca, Mexico 2-1. Is this still the way to play next year's US, Canada and Mexico World Cup?

After the first round of the Club World Cup group round-robin match, the six teams in South America, three wins and three draws in six games, and scored 9 points; 12 European teams won six wins, five draws and one loss, African teams won four games, one draw and two losses, two draws and three losses in Central and North America, one draw and three losses in Asia, and one defeat in Oceania.

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Manchester City in England 2-0 Casablanca, Morocco, in the first round of the G Group, Manchester City in England faced Casablanca, England Foden opened the first record in 2 minutes, becoming the first British player to score in more than one Club World Cup. Doku's goal in the first half was close to stoppage time to expand the score to 2-0. In the second half, Manchester City replaced Haaland and Rodri to try to expand the lead, but neither side could rewrite the score. Manchester City defender Lewis received a red card for a serious foul, and the final score was maintained until the end of the game. Manchester City won the first victory of this Club World Cup.

Statistics show that after this game, Guardiola still held the title of coach with the highest winning rate in the Club World Cup, with a total of 9 games, winning all nine games, with a winning rate of 100%.

Guardiola talked about Rodri's return and was very important to the team. Due to Lewis' red card, Manchester City decided to replace Nunes. Some situations occurred during the substitution. Guardiola came to the sidelines and wanted to negotiate with the fourth official on the sidelines. Unexpectedly, Ma Ning directly yelled at Guardiola, the world's top coach, which felt a bit too much. Ma Ning should not leave the excuse of "wanting to hit Guardiola?"

Real Madrid, Spain 1-1 Riyadh Crescent Saudi Arabia

The first round of the Group H of the Club World Cup Group, Real Madrid played against Riyadh Crescent. The topic was very large. In the 34th minute of the first half, 21-year-old Gonzalo Garcia, who replaced the fever Mbappe, directed a silky fast break and won the first goal for Real Madrid. After just 7 minutes, Asensio made a foul and gave a point. Neves made a steadily penalty and helped Riyadh Crescent equalize the score;

Real Madrid also received a penalty kick in the second half, but Valverde's penalty kick was saved by the hero of the World Cup and goalkeeper of the Crescent Bunu. In the end, Real Madrid drew 1-1 with a surprise 1-1 and missed a good start.

As the 15th Champions League champion, it is also the king of the old version of the Club World Cup. It has won the championship five times, with the most Club World Cup history. Real Madrid qualifies for the first new version of the Club World Cup with the Champions League in 2021-22. In the previous season, Real Madrid's dream of joining Mbappe, whom Real Madrid dreamed of, brought an embarrassing season. The Champions League ended in the quarterfinals, and all lost to Barcelona at the La Liga, Spanish Super League Cup and King's Cup. The four are truly empty. Coach Ancelotti had to be dismissed and left. The team's meritorious veteran Xavi Alonso took over. This game was Xavi Alonso's debut in coaching Real Madrid.

It goes without saying that Riyadh Crescent is a giant in Asian football. It once won the AFC Champions League four times and also won the 2021 AFC Champions League championship. It is the qualification to participate in the first Club World Cup after the restructuring. In this game, Inzaghi Jr. also made his debut in coaching Riyadh Crescent.

Statistics show that Real Madrid had previously won 11 consecutive games in the Club World Cup, and this game was ended by Riyadh's new moon, and Real Madrid's new coach Alonso made his debut.

The biggest contributor to Riyadh Crescent in this game, Moroccan veteran and Crescent goalkeeper Bunu saved a penalty, helping the Asian team get 1 point in the first event. Bunu faced three of the last six penalty shots on behalf of Riyadh Crescent. Real Madrid's world-class goal Courtois faced eight penalty shots during regular time this season (not counting as a penalty shootout). Courtois only saved Saka's penalty in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals match on April 17, 2025.

Salzburg Red Bull, Austria 2-1 In the first round of the Club World Cup Group H, Salzburg Red Bull's match against Mexican team Pachuca was interrupted for a while. In the 52nd minute of the second half, the TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, USA suddenly suffered a thunderstorm, heavy rainstorms and lightning, and the referee suspended the game for safety reasons. The scene screen showed that the visibility of the stadium was extremely low, and the referee on duty suspended the game for the safety of the players and spectators on the field.

Red Bull Salzburg led the score 1-0, the goal was in the 42nd minute, and Gloch scored a goal outside the penalty area, helping Red Bull open the first record. Pachuca forward Long Dong headed the ball to the crossbar in the 30th minute and missed a one-on-one shot.

The game was interrupted for 1 hour and 30 minutes and returned to the court. In the 56th minute, Pachuca scored a free kick by Gonzalez and equalized the score 1-1. Oniswo, who came on the red substitute in Salzburg, Austria, headed the ball in the 75th minute, helping Salzburg Red Bull regain the lead and locked the victory 2-1.

Italy Juventus 5-0 The focus of attention of the UAE Ain

Asian fans, Serie A giant Juventus vs. Ain, the strength gap between the two sides was huge, and the Zebras played very strongly, without any mercy. In just 37 minutes, Juventus scored four goals in a row, and a steady output of a wave of streams directly allowed Ain to stand up. The 26-year-old Muani from France and Portuguese player Kossan each contributed their two-time scenes. Juventus 5-0, knocked the Asian strong team back to its original form.

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