Vinicius Junior with his teammates at Lusail Stadium, December 18, 2024 (Mohamed Farag/Getty)
The Spanish club Real Madrid won the Confederations Cup title today, Wednesday, when it won 3-0 over its Mexican counterpart, Pachuca, in an exceptional final held at the Lusail World Cup Stadium, coinciding with the National Day of the State of Qatar, amid a special festive atmosphere in the presence of major stars, who were able to… Making their mark in this great confrontation.
The most exciting thing in this confrontation was the success of the Real Madrid attacking trio in scoring, after Frenchman Kylian Mbappe opened the match in the 37th minute after a cross from the Brazilian player, the best player in the world according to FIFA, Vinicius Junior, and thus came the first half, at Lusail Stadium. Which witnessed a large audience attendance of 67,249 spectators.
In the second session, the Royal Club was able to raise its lead as expected, due to the difference in level and names on paper, as the Brazilian Rodrigo scored the second goal in the 53rd minute after a decisive pass from Mbappe, followed by the 84th minute, which witnessed Vinicius scoring the third goal from the penalty spot, after… The referee returned to the VAR technique, after Moroccan Oussama Al-Idrissi committed a foul on Spaniard Lucas Vasquez inside the area.
The Brazilian star confirmed that he deserved the Best Player in the World award, which was awarded to him yesterday during the awards ceremony, which was held in Doha, after he had been deprived of the Golden Ball presented by the French magazine France Football, in favor of the Spaniard Rodri, which sparked great controversy, with… Note that he was also chosen as the best player in the final match, in appreciation of his distinguished efforts.
The Royal Club raised its score to six titles in this tournament, which had been played since 2000 under the name of the Club World Cup, before its name was changed to the Confederations Cup starting from this edition according to the decisions of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), knowing that the first coronation for the Royal Club was In 2014, then on three successive occasions in 2016, 2017 and 2018, then in 2022 and then in 2024.
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