Borussia Dortmund top Club World Cup group with win over Ulsan HD
Borussia Dortmund secured their place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup as Group F winners as they edged out Ulsan HD 1-0 in Cincinnati.
Daniel Svensson got the only goal in the 36th minute, firing in a low shot after Jobe Bellingham laid the ball off inside the penalty area.
Dortmund had 28 efforts at goal, nine of them on target, as they recorded their second win of the competition.
It was a victory that lifted them to the top of the group, above Fluminense who were held to a goalless draw by South African side Mamelodi Sundowns, nevertheless doing enough to secure their own passage through to the knock-out rounds.
German Cano came the closest to scoring for either side, turning a shot onto the post just before the hour mark for the Brazilians.
Sundowns, knowing a victory would have seen them advance, looked the more dangerous of the two sides as Fluminense were forced onto the back foot for long stretches, but their defence held firm.
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