At least two teams have booked their place in the semi-finals of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup following Saturdays early morning quarter-final clash in the United States.
Ahead of the games on Friday and Saturday morning, there was a moments silence before the kickoff in memory of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his younger brother Andre Silva, who died in the early hours of Thursday after their car veered off a motorway in Spain and burst into flames.
In the first quarter-final clash, substitute Hercules struck a 70th-minute winner as Brazils Fluminense defeated Saudi Arabias Al Hilal 2-1.
A fine left-foot finish from Matheus Martinelli had put the Rio club ahead in the 40th minute, but Al Hilals Brazilian forward Marcos Leonardo levelled six minutes into the second half before Hercules stole the show to the delight of the vast majority of the 43,091 crowd.
In the other fixture, a late own goal by goalkeeper Weverton took Chelsea through to the Club World Cup semi-finals on Friday as the Premier League side edged Palmeiras of Brazil 2-1 in a last-eight tie that had been lit up by a moment of magic from young star Estevao Willian.