🔬 The Debrief as Club World Cup group stage comes to an end

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The Club World Cup group stage came to an end overnight with the last 16 now firmly in place.
Here's what went down.
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What happened? 📝
Manchester City were at their swaggering best as they hammered Juventus 5-2 in Orlando. Erling Haaland got in on the goals whilst Rayan Cherki looked superb in the City attack.
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Elsewhere in Group G, Al Ain won their first game of the competition edging past Wydad 2-1 to send the Moroccans home in ignominy.
Group H was the final foursome to finish and Real Madrid comfortably booked their place in the knockout rounds with a 3-0 victory against Salzburg.
That meant Al Hilal needed three points against Pachuca to qualify, and that's exactly what they did with Salem Aldawsari starring from midfield in a 2-0 win.
Player of the Day 🔥
It was no Kylian Mbappé, no problem for Real Madrid with Vinicius Jnr looking better than ever for Los Blancos.
The Brazil international opened the scoring against Salzburg before brilliantly assisting Federico Valverde for their second.
Stat of the Day 📊
A genuine goal machine ...
What this means 🤔
The group stage is now complete with the tournament entering its last 16 phase.
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Manchester City will face Al Hilal in a fascinating encounter on Tuesday evening whilst Miami will host a battle of the European heavyweights between Real Madrid and Juventus.
What they said 🗣️
📸 CHARLY TRIBALLEAU - AFP or licensors
"We rediscovered a style of play we haven't had in a long time. We had a lot of injuries and we had lost the energy we had. It was very good for us to be together during this time. We played against a strong team today and we did very well. Now we're going to dinner and we'll see who we'll face on Monday." Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach
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"We are delighted with the performance, with the result. Now we have gone through first in the group and we carry on. Juventus are one of the historic teams in Europe, they have a good team and it's going to be really tough." Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid coach
"[Against Manchester City], we just have to play as a team. Like we did against Real Madrid, like we did the last game and today. So we need to do the same. We are playing against, for me, one of the top three teams in the world. I know them very well. They changed a lot of players, but I know them very well, the coach [and] some friends that I have there from Portugal as well. I played against them a few times when I was in England, and it was not easy. But we'll do our best, of course. We will prepare the game like we did on these three games, and let's see what happens." Ruben Neves, Al Hilal midfielder
What's next? 👀
For the first time in almost two weeks we have a break in play which means you can enjoy France taking on Brazil in the women's game later this evening.
📸 CHANDAN KHANNA - AFP or licensors