Within the framework of the Final of the Copa Intercontinental, Pachuca was facing Real Madrid to decide the champion of a tournament that recovered the name of a match that faced the champions of UEFA y CONMEBOLmodified some things from the old format of the Club World Cup and was relaunched this year.
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After eliminating Botafogo from Brazil and Al-Ahly from Egypt in less than a week, the Tuzos arrived with all the hope of playing a good game against the current champion of the Champions League. And that challenge against the Spanish did not start badly at all.
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With a Nelson Deossa y Osama Idrissi inspired, the whole of the Liga MX He dared to stand up to Merengue. So much so, that for a stretch of the game the Moroccan player dared to dribble and dribble at the opponent’s players, even sitting on the ground Lucas Vazquez.
However, the first goal 37 minutes into the game by Kilyan Mbappé The initial plan fell apart. And 2-0 at 53 Rodrygoalready in the second half, finished destroying any illusion of being world champion. Vinicius Junior would close the match in a 3-0 win from the penalty spot.
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With this achievement of 2024, the team Carlo Ancelotti He won his ninth world title. It should be remembered that the team had won the old Intercontinental Cup in 1960, 1998 and 2002. Then, on the other hand, it won the 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 editions of the Club World Cup.