Fluminense vs Al Hilal LIVE score, FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarterfinal: Koulibaly starts in FLU v HIL

Fluminense advanced with a 2-0 round of 16 victory over Inter Milan. Germán Cano scored in the opening minutes and Hercules sealed it with another in stoppage time.

Fluminense even trolled its opponent with an Instagram post that featured the goals set to a song sung by rival AC Milan.

Fluminense was pushed in its win by a pregame speech by 40-year-old leader Thiago Silva, who told an emotional story about how he wished he had visited his stepfather in the hospital during the 2014 World Cup.

While Fluminense has the passion, its opponent Al Hilal has the determination. The Saudi Arabian club has not dropped a match in the tournament and steadily built toward the marathon 4-3 victory over Manchester City.

While City was coming off a trying season, they were widely considered among the favourites in the field.

Al Hilal, in contrast, was considered an underdog at this year’s tournament despite reaching the finals of the 2022 Club World Cup in Morocco before losing to Real Madrid.

– AP