PHOTO GALLERY: RB Salzburg draw with Al-Hilal, Manchester City thrash Al-Ain at World Cup
Manchester
Manchester City's Norwegian striker #09 Erling Haaland and Al Ain's Argentine midfielder #20 Matias Palacios fight for the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group G football match between England's Manchester City and UAE's Al Ain FC at the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta. AFP
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Manchester City's Portuguese midfielder #27 Matheus Nunes and Al Ain's Argentine defender #36 Facundo Zabala fight for the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group G football match between England's Manchester City and UAE's Al Ain FC at the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta. AFP
Manchester
Al Ain's Abdoul Karim Traore, left, and Manchester City's Nico Gonzalez fight for the ball during the Club World Cup Group G soccer match between Manchester City and Al Ain in Atlanta. AP
Manchester
Manchester City's Nico Gonzalez, left, and Al Ain's Soufiane Rahimi compete for the ball during the Club World Cup Group G soccer match between Manchester City and Al Ain in Atlanta. AP
Al Hilal
Al Hilal's Brazilian forward #11 Marcos Leonardo (L) shoots but fails to score as Salzburg's Danish defender #02 Jacob Rasmussen (C) stops the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group H football match between Austria's FC Salzburg and Saudi's Al-Hilal at the Audi Field stadium in Washington, DC. AFP
Al Hilal
Al Hilal's Saudi defender #87 Hassan Al-Tambakti (L) fights for the ball with Salzburg's German defender #13 Frans Kratzig during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group H football match between Austria's FC Salzburg and Saudi's Al-Hilal at the Audi Field stadium in Washington, DC. AFP
Red Bull Salzburg
Salem Aldawsari #29 of Al Hilal is challenged by Nene Dorgeles #45 of FC Salzburg during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group H match between FC Red Bull Salzburg and Al Hilal at Audi Field on June 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. AFP
Red Bull Salzburg
Red Bull Salzburg's John Mellberg, left, and Al-Hilal's Sergej Milinkovic-Savic battle for the ball during the Club World Cup Group H soccer match between Salzburg and Al Hilal in Washington. AP
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