Fluminense and Al-Hilal open the program of the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup with a duel, which is tonight at 22:00 in Orlando, reported sportal.bg.
The winner of this match will play in the semi-finals against Palmeiras or Chelsea.
Against the background of the other matches, this quarter-final seems the most impersonal. Basically, fans expected to watch Inter against Manchester City instead, but the Brazilians and the team from Saudi Arabia threw the “bombs” in the round of 16, eliminating the opponents considered favorites.
Fluminense and Al-Hilal remain undefeated in the tournament. In their group, the team from Rio de Janeiro recorded goalless draws against Borussia Dortmund and Mamelodi Sundowns and defeated Ulsan 4-2.
Simone Inzaghi's players, on the other hand, exited Real Madrid's group after first depriving the "Kings" of success (1-1), then reaching the "X" against RB Salzburg (0-0), and finally defeating Pachuca (2-0).
Overall, Fluminense is in strong form, having not lost in ten consecutive matches, of which seven were victories. Almost the same applies to Al-Hilal, who last left the field defeated nine matches ago, after which they registered six victories and three draws.