A big upset! No chance of a good start

The Club World Cup group stage continued to be fierce, and European giants continued to appear. In the first round of the group stage, Real Madrid faced the challenge of Al-Hilal in Riyadh. It was Alonso's first game as the coach of the Galacticos. In the first half, Rodrigo assisted and Gonzalo Garcia scored. Later, Raul Asensio gave a penalty and Ruben Neves equalized the score. In the injury time of the second half, Real Madrid won a penalty, but Valverde's penalty was saved by Bono. At the end of the game, Real Madrid tied with Al-Hilal 1-1. Alonso missed his first victory as Real Madrid coach, and Al-Hilal became the first Asian club to draw with a European team in this Club World Cup.

Manchester City 2-0 Vidad In another group, Manchester City played against Sablanca Vidad. In the first half, Foden scored in 2 minutes. In the second half, Doku scored another goal. Lewis was sent off for a foul.
In the end, Manchester City beat Casablanca Vidad 2-0.