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FIFA Club World Cup

Benfica, Chelsea progress as Auckland shake a sport

FIFA

25, Jun

Benfica and Chelsea go through as Auckland hold Boca Juniors
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SL Benfica and Chelsea FC set up a Round-of-16 showdown at the FIFA Club World Cup™. The former edged FC Bayern München, who will now take on CR Flamengo in the first knockout round, while the latter eliminated Espérance.

Elsewhere, some part-timers penned the fairy tale of this tournament. Auckland City FC indeed – against the six-time South American champions CA Boca Juniors, the ear-splitting noise of the Xeneizes in the stands and astronomical odds – pulled off one of the biggest shocks in club football history.

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Auckland FC 1-1 CA Boca Juniors

Group C
GEODIS Park, Nashville

Edinson Cavani and Co went all-out for the huge victory they required to give themselves a shot at going through. A full-time student and an aspiring school teacher nevertheless combined to give Boca a lesson they, or the sport, will never forget. Nathan Garrow and Christian Gray are the toast of a club, a nation and a region.

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Oddsmakers gave Los Xeneizes a 6.5-goal head start. Despite registering 40 shots, Auckland authored one of the greatest shocks ever witnessed in a FIFA competition.
There was a staggering 22 corners in Auckland-Boca. The previous most in a FIFA Club World Cup game was the 17 in Fluminense-Ulsan and Salzburg-Al Hilal.
Benfica beat Bayern for the first time ever in what was their 14th encounter. The Bavarians had won 10 and drawn three of their previous games.
Thirty-two teams have played at this tournament, and 32 nationalities have scored in it following Gabonese Denis Bouanga’s effort for LAFC.
Flamengo forward Wallace Yan has netted twice in 29 minutes of action at this FIFA Club World Cup.