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Real Madrid blank Salzburg 3-0 to ease into Club World Cup last 16
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APReal Madrid's Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Club World Cup Group H soccer match against Salzburg in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Vinicius Junior starred with a goal and an assist as Real Madrid cruised into the Club World Cup last 16 with a 3-0 win over Salzburg in Philadelphia on Thursday. The Brazilian opened the scoring in the 40th minute, latching onto a brilliant Jude Bellingham through ball and finishing coolly for his 22nd goal of the season.Petar Ratkov had a chance for Salzburg after Arda Guler was dispossessed just outside his own area. But soon after Vinicius set up Federico Valverde with a clever back-heel in first-half stoppage time to double the lead. — FIFACWC (@FIFACWC) Substitute Gonzalo Garcia sealed the result late on with his second goal of the tournament, capitalizing on a defensive error.Live EventsReal finished atop Group H with seven points and will face Juventus in the last 16. Salzburg exited the tournament, while Al Hilal advanced in second after beating Pachuca 2-0.Despite missing Kylian Mbappe again due to illness, Xabi Alonso’s Madrid impressed before 64,000 fans, showing fluidity and star power under their new coach. Salzburg had a few chances but were ultimately outclassed.(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)
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