With Brazilian goals, Al-Hilal surprised Manchester City and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup; see the president’s emotion
The Al-Hilal president’s excitement over the victory over Manchester City went viral on social media. On Monday (6/30), the Saudis surprised one of the favorites of the FIFA Club World Cup, much to the delight of Fahad bin Nafel, the club’s president, who generated several memes due to his tears of emotion.
Al Hilal defeats City in the World Cup
Al-Hilal were the main underdogs of the FIFA Club World Cup when they eliminated Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, United States. The Riyadh club beat the English team 4-3 and advanced to the quarter-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup. Brazilian forwards Marcos Leonardo (twice) and Malcon scored in the Arab victory – Koulibali also found the net. Bernardo Silva, Haaland and Foden scored for the Citzens.
In the quarter-finals, Al Hilal will face Fluminense, who eliminated Internazionale 2-0 in the round of 16. The game will be this Friday (4/7), at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando.
