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Al Hilal Books Knockout Berth with Confident Win Over Pachuca

Posted : 27 June 2025

Al Hilal secured their place in the knockout stage of the FIFA Club World Cup with a 2-0 win over CF Pachuca on Thursday in Nashville. The Saudi Arabian giants, who are the most decorated club in their country, maintained their unbeaten run in Group H with the victory, finishing ahead of RB Salzburg and Real Madrid.

 

Salem Al-Dawsari gave Al Hilal the lead in the 22nd minute with a moment of individual brilliance. Latching onto a lofted pass from Nasser Al-Dawsari, he executed a high, curling right-footed shot that arced over Pachuca’s goalkeeper, Sebastian Jurado, before landing in the far corner of the net.

 

Despite Pachuca pushing forward in the second half, they could not find a way past Yassine Bounou, who produced two important saves to maintain the clean sheet. In the 81st minute, Bounou snuffed out a late Pachuca chance before Al Hilal sealed the result in stoppage time. Marcos Leonardo, assisted by Ruben Neves, fired home the second goal five minutes into added time, putting the match out of reach.

 

With this result, Al Hilal finished group play with five points from one win and two draws, moving ahead of Salzburg, who were eliminated after a 3-0 defeat to Real Madrid. Al Hilal will now face Group G winners Manchester City in a high-profile Round of 16 clash on Monday in Orlando.

 

Pachuca, on the other hand, failed to earn a single point in the group stage and exit the tournament after three consecutive losses.

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