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Observer
43 minutes ago
- Sport
- Observer
Inter Milan, Monterrey join Dortmund in CWC last 16
SEATTLE: Inter Milan kept their cool to beat nine-man River Plate 2-0 and reach the Club World Cup last 16 on Wednesday, while Mexican side Monterrey followed them through from Group E. Borussia Dortmund defeated Ulsan HD 1-0 to claim top spot in Group F and the Germans will face Sergio Ramos' Monterrey, who thrashed Urawa Red Diamonds 4-0. Argentine powerhouses River Plate were eliminated after their defeat by Inter, who will take on more South American opposition on Monday in Charlotte, in the shape of Fluminense. The Brazilian side could only draw 0-0 against South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns but it was enough to claim second place behind Dortmund. Champions League runners-up Inter faced a battle in Seattle against an aggressive River Plate side who had Lucas Martinez and Gonzalo Montiel sent off in front of 45,000 fans at Lumen Field. Francesco Esposito scored his first Inter goal to put the Italians ahead and Alessandro Bastoni made the game safe late on for Christian Chivu's side. "In the first half we were surprised by their intensity, aggression and pressure," said Chivu. "Then in the second half we raised our level of intensity... we're strong, confident and have players who can play such a game." With Monterrey ahead against Urawa, River needed a winner to progress but their job got harder when Martinez was sent off after 66 minutes for hacking down veteran Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Six minutes later teenage striker Esposito steered home the opener to leave River on the brink. Bastoni ensured Inter's progress as he drilled home, before River's Gonzalo Montiel picked up a second yellow and was dismissed. There were ugly scenes at the end as River fans threw objects at Inter players leaving the pitch. Both Argentine teams at the tournament, River and their rivals Boca Juniors, have been eliminated despite their fans creating vibrant atmospheres. "It's a shame for all the people who came en masse to watch the team that we couldn't give them the chance to keep going," said disappointed River coach Marcelo Gallardo. Three goals in a nine-minute first half spell helped Monterrey defeat Urawa at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in front of a crowd of only 14,000. Monterrey's Jose Alvarado hits the crossbar with a header. — Reuters Nelson Deossa smashed home a spectacular long-distance effort to open the scoring and German Berterame rolled the second in at the far post. Former Porto winger Jesus Corona walloped home the third with another fine effort from over 30 yards out, and Berterame struck again late on, as the Japanese side departed with three defeats. "This is what we were looking for, we gave everything — from the first match until this one, they've all been tough," said Berterame. Monterrey face Dortmund in Atlanta on Tuesday. DORTMUND CLAIM TOP SPOT A solitary first-half goal by Daniel Svensson earned Dortmund top spot in Group F in sweltering Cincinnati heat. Dortmund's second straight victory by a one-goal margin, following their 4-3 defeat of Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday, was watched by only just over 8,000 spectators in Cincinnati, among them US Vice-President JD Vance and Fifa chief Gianni Infantino. "We can be satisfied. I think our performance was better than in the first two matches," said Dortmund coach Niko Kovac. He has spoken regularly at the tournament about the difficulties posed by the searing June heat in the United States. "What the boys are doing is incredible. Thirty-six degrees Celsius (96.8 degrees Fahrenheit) and 43 degrees in the stadium," Kovac said. Ulsan go home with three defeats from three games, while Fluminense are through after their draw against Sundowns, meaning all four Brazilian teams in the competition have progressed to the knockout phase. Sundowns' exit means none of the four African clubs who came to the tournament will feature in the last 16, but their performances mean they can go home with their heads held high. "We leave and go home with our heads up because we are much stronger than we were when we came here," said the South African champions' coach, Miguel Cardoso. On Thursday Manchester City face Juventus in a battle for top spot in Group G, while Spanish giants Real Madrid face RB Salzburg as they bid to progress from Group H. — AFP
Los Angeles Times
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Monterrey beats Urawa at the Rose Bowl and gets some help to advance in Club World Cup
Mexico's Monterrey advanced to the round of 16 at the Club World Cup by thrashing Urawa Red Diamonds, 4-0, on Wednesday at the Rose Bowl in the third and final match of the group stage, while Argentina's River Plate was eliminated with a 2-0 loss to Inter Milan in Seattle. As the third-place team in Group E, the Rayados needed to win, scoring as many goals as possible, and then hope for a winner at Lumen Field during the match between River Plate and Inter Milan, because if the match was tied 2-2, Monterrey would be eliminated no matter what happened in Pasadena. But Inter Milan's win gave the club first place in the group with seven points, followed by Monterrey with five and River Plate with four points. Urawa did not earn any group points. 'We have to enjoy now, the present,' said Domenec Torrent, Monterrey's technical director. 'I'm very happy for the people who came here and for Mexican soccer in general.' Torrent added that he was happy to finish unbeaten during three group stage matches, earning one win and two draws. 'We knew it was going to be a complex match. Urawa, despite being eliminated, we knew they were going to play a difficult game,' Monterrey midfielder Óliver Torres said. 'In fact, in the first few minutes they made it very difficult for us. After the goal, we started to grow in the match. We knew it was a very important day for all the club's workers, for all the fans who were here and at home, and well, for all of Mexico.' Monterrey settled the match in a matter of nine minutes. Colombian Nelson Deossa fired a powerful shot from outside the box at Urawa goalkeeper Shūsaku Nishikawa, who could not block the shot as the ball rolled in for a goal in the 30th minute. Two minutes later, Argentine Germán Berterame fired a low shot on the right side of the Japanese goal and scored. Then, Jesús 'Tecatito' Corona fired a long-range missile, extending Monterrey's lead to 3-0. The fourth goal came in stoppage time when Berterame finished off a diagonal cross from the right. 'I didn't expect what tonight was like,' said Berterame of his brace, the win and the qualification. 'We were coming to win, but I think it was a dream night.' Monterrey will face Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta while Inter Milan will face Fluminense on Monday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., in the round of 16 of the tournament. 'The next game we know is very difficult,' said Torrent, who added Dortmund plays a style very similar to Inter Milan. 'It's another European team that competes very well, they have won things. We already know how they play, I've seen them very well.' 'Every game is like a chess match. Getting through the group was not easy. It's going to be very difficult for them to beat us and if they beat us, let the fans know that we're going to give everything.' Sergio Ramos' Monterrey and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami are the only two CONCACAF teams to survive the first round, as Pachuca, Seattle and LAFC were eliminated during the group stage. This article first appeared in Spanish via L.A. Times en Español.
The Mainichi
8 hours ago
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Football: Urawa lose 4-0 to Monterrey, end Club World Cup winless
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Japan's Urawa Reds finished their Club World Cup campaign without a win after being soundly beaten 4-0 by Mexico's Monterrey on Wednesday. Having gone toe-to-toe with Italian powerhouse Inter Milan in a 2-1 loss Saturday, Maciej Skorza's Reds showed attacking intent early in their Group E contest against Monterrey but could not convert a handful of half-chances. The Mexican side took control with three goals -- including two spectacular, long-range efforts -- over a nine-minute span before halftime at the Rose Bowl. Nelson Deossa lashed a 30-meter rocket past Shusaku Nishikawa in the 30th minute and German Berterame side-footed Monterrey's second four minutes later. Jesus Corona made it 3-0 with a blast from distance that once again left the Urawa keeper helpless. Urawa striker Thiago Santana had a late goal wiped out for offside before Berterame scored his brace in injury time. "Today our target was to play more offensively, and I think we created our chances, but unfortunately we conceded the first goal from distance, and that was the deciding moment," Skorza said. "After that, immediately we conceded the second goal and then it was very difficult." Monterrey advance to the round of 16 along with Inter, who topped the group after beating Argentina's River Plate on Wednesday.
The 42
10 hours ago
- Sport
- The 42
Inter Milan and Monterrey book places in Club World Cup knockouts
INTER MILAN KEPT their cool to beat nine-man River Plate 2-0 and reach the Club World Cup last 16 on Wednesday, while Mexican side Monterrey followed them through from Group E. Sergio Ramos' Monterrey, who thrashed Urawa Red Diamonds 4-0, will now face Borussia Dortmund while Inter, who eliminated Argentine powerhouses River Plate, will take on more South American opposition in the shape of Fluminense. The Brazilian side could only draw 0-0 against South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns but it was enough to claim second place behind Dortmund. Champions League runners-up Inter faced a battle in Seattle against an aggressive River Plate side who had Lucas Martinez and Gonzalo Montiel sent off in front of 45,000 fans at Lumen Field. Advertisement Francesco Esposito scored his first Inter goal to put the Italians ahead and Alessandro Bastoni made the game safe late on for Christian Chivu's side. With Monterrey ahead against Urawa, River needed a winner to progress but their job got harder when Martinez was sent off after 66 minutes for hacking down veteran Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Six minutes later teenage striker Esposito steered home the opener to leave River on the brink. Bastoni ensured Inter's progress as he drilled home, before River's Gonzalo Montiel picked up a second yellow and was dismissed. There were ugly scenes at the end as River fans threw objects at Inter players leaving the pitch. Both Argentine teams at the tournament, River and their rivals Boca Juniors, have been eliminated despite their fans creating vibrant atmospheres. - Monterrey – Three goals in a nine-minute first half spell helped Monterrey defeat Urawa at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in front of a crowd of only 14,000. Nelson Deossa smashed home a spectacular long-distance effort to open the scoring and German Berterame rolled the second in at the far post. Former Porto winger Jesus Corona walloped home the third with another fine effort from over 30 yards out, and Berterame struck again late on, as the Japanese side departed with three defeats. 'This is what we were looking for, we gave everything — from the first match until this one, they've all been tough,' said Berterame. Monterrey face Dortmund in Atlanta on Tuesday. – © AFP 2025
The Sun
11 hours ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Inter Milan, Monterrey join Dortmund in Club World Cup last 16
Inter Milan kept their cool to beat nine-man River Plate 2-0 and reach the Club World Cup last 16 on Wednesday, while Mexican side Monterrey followed them through from Group E. Borussia Dortmund defeated Ulsan HD 1-0 to claim top spot in Group F and the Germans will face Sergio Ramos' Monterrey, who thrashed Urawa Red Diamonds 4-0. Argentine powerhouses River Plate were eliminated after their defeat by Inter, who will take on more South American opposition on Monday in Charlotte, in the shape of Fluminense. The Brazilian side could only draw 0-0 against South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns but it was enough to claim second place behind Dortmund. Champions League runners-up Inter faced a battle in Seattle against an aggressive River Plate side who had Lucas Martinez and Gonzalo Montiel sent off in front of 45,000 fans at Lumen Field. Francesco Esposito scored his first Inter goal to put the Italians ahead and Alessandro Bastoni made the game safe late on for Christian Chivu's side. 'In the first half we were surprised by their intensity, aggression and pressure,' said Chivu. 'Then in the second half we raised our level of intensity... we're strong, confident and have players who can play such a game.' With Monterrey ahead against Urawa, River needed a winner to progress but their job got harder when Martinez was sent off after 66 minutes for hacking down veteran Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Six minutes later teenage striker Esposito steered home the opener to leave River on the brink. Bastoni ensured Inter's progress as he drilled home, before River's Gonzalo Montiel picked up a second yellow and was dismissed. There were ugly scenes at the end as River fans threw objects at Inter players leaving the pitch. Both Argentine teams at the tournament, River and their rivals Boca Juniors, have been eliminated despite their fans creating vibrant atmospheres. 'It's a shame for all the people who came en masse to watch the team that we couldn't give them the chance to keep going,' said disappointed River coach Marcelo Gallardo. Three goals in a nine-minute first half spell helped Monterrey defeat Urawa at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in front of a crowd of only 14,000. Nelson Deossa smashed home a spectacular long-distance effort to open the scoring and German Berterame rolled the second in at the far post. Former Porto winger Jesus Corona walloped home the third with another fine effort from over 30 yards out, and Berterame struck again late on, as the Japanese side departed with three defeats. 'This is what we were looking for, we gave everything -- from the first match until this one, they've all been tough,' said Berterame. Monterrey face Dortmund in Atlanta on Tuesday. Dortmund claim top spot A solitary first-half goal by Daniel Svensson earned Dortmund top spot in Group F in sweltering Cincinnati heat. Dortmund's second straight victory by a one-goal margin, following their 4-3 defeat of Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday, was watched by only just over 8,000 spectators in Cincinnati, among them US Vice President JD Vance and FIFA chief Gianni Infantino. 'We can be satisfied. I think our performance was better than in the first two matches,' said Dortmund coach Niko Kovac. He has spoken regularly at the tournament about the difficulties posed by the searing June heat in the United States. 'What the boys are doing is incredible. Thirty-six degrees Celsius (96.8 degrees Fahrenheit) and 43 degrees in the stadium,' Kovac said. Ulsan go home with three defeats from three games, while Fluminense are through after their draw against Sundowns, meaning all four Brazilian teams in the competition have progressed to the knockout phase. Sundowns' exit means none of the four African clubs who came to the tournament will feature in the last 16, but their performances mean they can go home with their heads held high. 'We leave and go home with our heads up because we are much stronger than we were when we came here,' said the South African champions' coach, Miguel Cardoso. On Thursday Manchester City face Juventus in a battle for top spot in Group G, while Spanish giants Real Madrid face RB Salzburg as they bid to progress from Group H.
