The remarkable record fuelling Pep Guardiola's latest bid for glory

Pep Guardiola maintained his remarkable winning record in the FIFA Club World Cup after guiding Manchester City to a thumping 6-0 victory over Al Ain on Monday.

The result confirmed City’s progress to the knockout stages with Juventus ahead of a mouthwatering meeting between the sides on Thursday to decide the winner of Group G.

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Significantly, the demolition job on Abu Dhabi outfit Al Ain stretched Guardiola’s managerial record in the Club World Cup to a stunning 10 straight wins.

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During that sequence, dating back 16 years and including his previous spells in charge of Barcelona and Bayern Munich, Guardiola’s teams have scored 33 goals and conceded just two – registering clean sheets in each of his last eight games in the competition.

The Spaniard led Barcelona to the Club World Cup crown in 2009 and 2011 and won another with Bayern Munich in 2013 before lifting the trophy for a fourth time as City boss in 2023.

No manager has won the Club World Cup more than four times and Guardiola is now aiming to clinch number five in the US this summer.

Here, DAZN News looks back at all his managerial victories in the competition:

Atlante 1-3 Barcelona (FIFA Club World Cup semi-final, December 16, 2009)

Guardiola’s Barcelona side beat Mexican side Atlante comfortably to book their place in the 2009 World Club Cup final.

Guillermo Rojas fired Atlante ahead before Sergio Busquets drew Barca level and Lionel Messi put the Spanish giants ahead.

Pedro adde a third in front of 41,000 fans at the Zayed Sports City stadium.

Estudiantes 1-2 Barcelona (FIFA Club World Cup final, December 19, 2009)

Barcelona secured a record sixth piece of silverware in one year with an extra-time victory over Estudiantes in Abu Dhabi.

Mauro Bosselli gave Estudiantes the lead before substitute Pedro Rodriguez equalised and Messis struck a 110th-minute winner.

Under Guardiola, the Catalan side also won La Liga, the Copa del Rey, Champions League and European and Spanish Super Cup titles.

Al-Sadd 0-4 Barcelona (FIFA Club World Cup semi-final, December 15, 2011)

Barcelona secured a place in the FIFA Club World Cup final with a comprehensive defeat of Al-Sadd in Yokohama.

Adriano bagged a brace and Guardiola’s side continued their dominance in the second half as Seydou Keita and Maxwell also scored.

Santos 0-4 Barcelona (FIFA Club World Cup final, December 18, 2011)

Guardiola had built one of the best teams in football history and they showed their class to run out worthy victors in Yokohama.

Messi scored two of Barcelona’s four goals; Xavi and Cesc Fabregas completed the win to become crowned champions.

Guangzhou Evergrande 0–3 Bayern Munich (FIFA Club World Cup semi-final, December 17, 2013)

Guardiola arrived at Bayern Munich in the summer of 2013 and later that year his team made predictably light work of Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande.

They led through Franck Ribery before Mario Manduzic and Mario Gotze rounded off the comfortable win.

Bayern Munich 2–0 Raja Casablanca (FIFA Club World Cup final, December 21, 2013)

Bayern Munich capped a memorable 2013 by lifting the Club World Cup after a routine victory over Moroccan champions Raja Casablanca in Marrakech.

Dante and Thiago Alcantara both scored before half-time to seal victory for Guardiola’s team.

The German side added the trophy to the Champions League, Bundesliga, German Cup and UEFA Super Cup titles won in a silverware-laden year.

Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Manchester City (FIFA Club World Cup semi-final, December 19, 2023)

Manchester City progressed to the final of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup after a comfortable victory over Urawa Red Diamonds in Jeddah.

An own goal from Marius Hoibraten and fine strikes from Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva secured City’s safe passage through to the final in their first-ever appearance at the tournament.

Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense (FIFA Club World Cup final, December 22, 2023)

Julian Alvarez scored twice as Manchester City won the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time by beating Brazilians Fluminense in Saudi Arabia.

Alvarez struck after 40 seconds before City added a second in the 27th minute when Nino turned Phil Foden’s cross into the back of his own net.

Foden then got on the scoresheet himself in the second half before Alvarez got his second late on.

Success meant Guardiola’s side emulated Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea in lifting the Club World Cup, but became the first English side to win five major trophies in a calendar year.

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Manchester City 2-0 Wydad Casablanca (Group G round one, June 18, 2025)

Guardiola’s side kicked off their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup campaign with a routine win over Wydad AC in Philadelphia.

Manchester City led through Phil Foden and then added another three minutes before half-time thanks to a powerful Jeremy Doku header.

City’s Rico Lewis was given a late red card for a reckless tackle.

Manchester City 6-0 Al Ain (Group G round two, June 23, 2025)

Ilkay Gundogan scored twice as Manchester City thrashed Al Ain 6-0 to secure their place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup.

His early opener put City in control against their Abu Dhabi-based opponents under a closed roof at Atlanta's spectacular Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Teenager Claudio Echeverri marked his first City start by adding the second from a free-kick and Erling Haaland’s penalty made it 3-0 at half-time.

Gundogan claimed his second before substitutes Oscar Bobb and Rayan Cherki struck late on.

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