In the early morning of February 9, Beijing time, the first match of the Club World Cup semi-finals, south American champion Palmeiras broke out, 2-0 clean sheet African champion Cairo Nationals, the first to advance to the final.
In the Copa Libertadores final last season, Palmeiras miraculously defeated Santos in the 99th minute of stoppage time to win the second Copa Libertadores title in team history. The Cairo Nationals defeated South African team Chief Kaisa 3-0 in the Final of the African Champions League to win the tenth African Champions League title in team history, the absolute African hegemon!
In this campaign, the South American champion and the African champion compete for a place in the final of the Club World Cup.
In the 39th and 49th minutes, Palmelas scored two goals in a row at the end of the first half and at the beginning of the second half, with Rafael Vega and Dudu scoring. In the 70th minute, the Cairo Nationals once scored a goal, but unfortunately was judged to be offside, and the goal was invalid. In the 80th minute, the Cairo Nationals were sent off with a direct red card, and the game lost suspense.
Another semi-final, Champions League champions Chelsea and AFC Champions League champions Riyadh Crescent, the game will be played in the early morning tomorrow, from the perspective of strength comparison, Chelsea has a huge advantage, not surprisingly will be no suspense to advance to the final, as the world Cup's strongest two continents of the team, South American champions Palmeiras has taken the lead in the final about the Champions League champions Chelsea, looking forward to a high-quality final summit battle.
It is worth mentioning that since 2012, the Club World Cup has been monopolized by the Champions League, and by 2022, the South American champions have not touched the Club World Cup trophy for 10 years! In this Club World Cup, can Palmeiras break the 10-year curse, or will this 10-year spell continue? See!