FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco 2023: Al-Hilal and Real Madrid set for finals
The FIFA Club World Cup final is scheduled for Saturday (11 February) with Real Madrid looking for their fifth overall title and first since 2018
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Football's FIFA Club World Cup 2022 final is set after a tournament featuring each continent's top club with Al-Hilal set to face off against Real Madrid for the title.
Flamengo and Al Ahly will play in the third-place game after suffering semi-final losses.
The final is set for Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, on Saturday (11 February) at 20:00 CET. The third-place game is scheduled earlier in the day, with a 16:30 CET start time.
Real Madrid will be vying for its fifth FIFA Club World Cup title and first since winning three-in-a-row in 2016, 2017 and 2018. They advanced to the final after a convincing win over Al Ahly in Wednesday's (8 February) semi. Vini Jr., Federico Valverde, Rodrygo and Sergio Arribas were the four goal scorers in their 4-1 win. Ali Maâloul found the back of the net on a penalty kick for Al Ahly.
On Tuesday (7 February), Al-Hilal advanced to the final with a 3-1 win over Flamengo. Salem Aldawsari recorded two goals for his club in that victory, while Luciano Vietto provided the third. Flamengo's lone goal in the semi-final match came from Pedro in the 20th minute.
Al-Hilal are guaranteed their best-ever finish in the tournament. Their highest finish is fourth in 2021 and 2019.