At 21:00 Beijing time on February 12, the club world cup third place battle, Riyadh Crescent VS Cairo Nationals. 0-4, the Asian champion kicked out a tragic case and was hanged by the African champion. Riyadh Crescent received a $2 million bonus, while Cairo Nationals received $2.5 million.
Riyadh Crescent is the 2021 AFC Champions League champion with four AFC Champions League titles, while the Cairo Nationals are Champions League champions and 10 times King of Africa. In the semi-finals, Riyadh Lost 1-0 to Chelsea and Cairo Nationals lost 2-0 to Palmeiras.
As the AFC Champions League champion, Riyadh Crescent moon collapsed at the beginning:
In the 8th minute, Cairo Nationals' Iprahim broke the deadlock;
Six minutes later, Riyadh Crescent's Pereira deliberately stepped on people and left the field red!
In the 17th minute, the Cairo Nationals' penalty area melee, Iprahin scored another goal in the melee, the African champions 2-0!
The house leak coincided with continuous rain, and in the 27th minute, Riyadh Crescent's Kanno malicious foul, VAR intervened, and the referee directly sent Kanno a red card.
Just before half-time, Apdulka's goal helped cairo nationals take a 3-0 lead! Asian champion Riyadh Crescent has been completely confused: 0-3 at halftime, and 2 less people to fight.
After the yibian rematch, Amsolea scored one more goal to give African champions Cairo Nationals a 4-0 lead!
In the end, the Cairo Nationals beat Yade Crescent 4-0 to finish third in the Club World Cup. For the Cairo nationals, third place means a $2.5 million prize. Riyadh Crescent, which finished 4th, received a $2 million prize.
Asian champions Riyadh Crescent's 0-4 defeat has allowed fans to see the gap between Asian football and African football – in the 2021 AFC Champions League final, Riyadh Crescent beat Pohang Steel 2-0 and belonged to the club of Asian football's giant. However, in the Club World Cup, Riyadh Crescent lost without any ability to fight back, and a 0-4 tragedy was born!
The Cairo Nationals won the Bronze Medal in the Club World Cup for the third time, in 2006, 2021 and 2022. A year ago today, the Cairo Nationals won the bronze medal in a 3-2 victory over Palmeiras in a third-place battle (penalty shootout). For two consecutive years, the Cairo nationals have finished 3rd in the Club World Cup. In the gap between the two strong teams in Europe and South America, the third place in the Club World Cup is a very ideal result.