Wessam Abou Ali scored an own goal and substitute Jose Manuel Lopez struck as Palmeiras ended a goal drought in Group A of the 2025 Club World Cup to beat Al-Ahly for their first win in a match suspended because of the weather in Atlanta.
With no goals in the first half, the group had started by going almost four hours combined without the ball hitting the back of the net before prolific Al-Ahly striker Ali glanced a cross into his own net four minutes after the break.
Having come on at the interval, striker Lopez collected Mauricio’s pass through the centre, charged through and produced a cool low finish to double the Brazilian club’s advantage in the 59th minute.
There was a delay of around 45 minutes shortly after Lopez’s goal, with players and fans advised to take cover from adverse conditions at the MetLife Stadium.
📰 Table Of Contents
- 1 Palmeiras vs Al Ahly: Group A up and running
- 2 Club World Cup 2025: Palmeiras, Al Ahly fixtures
- 3 Fifa Club World Cup 2025 fixtures, schedule, results
- 4 Club World Cup round of 16 fixtures
- 5 Club World Cup quarter-final fixtures
- 6 Club World Cup semi-final fixtures
- 7 FIFA Club World Cup Final
- 8 How to watch the Club World Cup: Live stream, TV channel in UK
- 9 Fifa Club World Cup 2025: Which games are on Channel 5?
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Palmeiras vs Al Ahly: Group A up and running
Following Al-Ahly’s 0-0 draw with Miami and Palmeiras’ stalemate with Porto, the group was heading for another stalemate at half-time.
The main incident during the first half was an overturned red card for Palmeiras midfielder Raphael Veiga, who was initially sent off for a late tackle on Zizo.
English referee Anthony Taylor reduced the punishment to a yellow card following a pitchside monitor review, although that was only a temporary reprieve for Veiga on his 30th birthday because manager Abel Ferreira replaced the Brazilian with Mauricio at the interval, also bringing on Lopez for Vitor Roque.
The changes had the desired effect, starting when Palestine international Ali headed in Moreno’s excellent delivery and continuing with Lopez’s excellent run and strike from a breakaway.
“Nothing really happened in the first 45 minutes,” said Jose Riveiro, the new manager of the reigning Egyptian champions, speaking to DAZN.
“There was a slow beginning to the second half. There was one free-kick and then we couldn’t get rid of one ball. It was 50-50 at that time, but the game got away from us.”
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Club World Cup 2025: Palmeiras, Al Ahly fixtures
Inter Miami’s Matchday 2 game against Porto started shortly after Palmeiras’ win, with the Serie A team sitting top of the table on four points and all three of their rivals on one point at kick-off.
Al-Ahly return to the MetLife Stadium to face the Portuguese team on Tuesday in their final group game on Tuesday (02:00 BST), when Palmeiras simultaneously meet Miami at the Hard Rock Stadium.
“There’s always a chance in football until it’s done,” Riveiro replied when he was asked about his side’s chances of advancing.
“Our obligation is to continue and give a good performance and look for the victory against Porto.”
Fifa Club World Cup 2025 fixtures, schedule, results
Sunday, June 15
Group A: Al-Ahly 0-0 Miami (Miami)
Group C: Bayern Munich 10-0 Auckland (Cincinnati)
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 Atletico Madrid (Los Angeles)
Group A: Palmeiras 0-0 Porto (New Jersey)
Monday, June 16
Group B: Botafogo 2-1 Seattle Sounders (Seattle)
Group D: Chelsea 2-0 Los Angeles FC (Atlanta)
Group C: Boca Juniors 2-2 Benfica (Miami)
Tuesday, June 17
Group D: Flamengo 2-0 Esperance (Philadelphia)
Group F: Fluminense 0-0 Borussia Dortmund (New Jersey)
Group E: River Plate 3-1 Urawa Red Diamonds (Seattle)
Group F: Ulsan 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns (Orlando)
Wednesday, June 18
Group E: Monterrey 1-1 Inter Milan (Los Angeles)
Group G: Manchester City 2-0 Wydad (Philadelphia)
Group H: Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal (Miami)
Group H: Pachuca 1-2 Salzburg (Cincinnati)
Thursday, June 19
Group G: Al-Ain 0-5 Juventus (Washington)
Group A: Palmeiras 2-0 Al-Ahly (New Jersey)
Group A: Inter Miami vs Porto (Atlanta, 20:00)
Group B: Seattle vs Atletico Madrid (Seattle, 23:00)
Friday, June 20
Group B: PSG vs Botafogo (Los Angeles, 02:00)
Group C: Benfica vs Auckland City (Orlando, 17:00)
Group D: Flamengo vs Chelsea (Philadelphia, 19:00)
Group D: LAFC vs Esperance (Nashville, 23:00)
Saturday, June 21
Group C: Bayern vs Boca Juniors (Miami, 02:00)
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Dortmund (Cincinnati, 17:00)
Group E: Inter Milan vs Urawa Red Diamonds (Seattle, 20:00)
Group F: Fluminense vs Ulsan (New Jersey, 23:00)
Sunday, June 22
Group E: River Plate vs Monterrey (Los Angeles, 02:00)
Group G: Juventus vs Wydad (Philadelphia, 17:00)
Group H: Real Madrid vs Pachuca (Charlotte, 20:00)
Group H: Salzburg vs Al-Hilal (Washington, 23:00)
Monday, June 23
Group G: Man City vs Al-Ain (Atlanta, 02:00)
Group B: Seattle vs PSG (Seattle, 20:00)
Group B: Atletico Madrid vs Botafogo (Los Angeles, 20:00)
Tuesday, June 24
Group A: Porto vs Al-Ahly (New Jersey, 02:00)
Group A: Inter Miami vs Palmeiras (Miami, 02:00)
Group C: Auckland vs Boca Juniors (Nashville, 20:00)
Group C: Benfica vs Bayern (Charlotte, 20:00)
Wednesday, June 25
Group D: LAFC vs Flamengo (Orlando, 02:00)
Group D: Esperance vs Chelsea (Philadelphia, 02:00)
Group F: Dortmund vs Ulsan (Cincinnati, 20:00)
Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Fluminense (Miami, 20:00)
Thursday, June 26
Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs Monterrey (02:00)
Group E: Inter Milan vs River Plate (Seattle, 02:00)
Group G: Juventus vs Man City (Orlando, 20:00)
Group G: Wydad vs Al-Ain (Washington, 20:00)
Friday, June 27
Group H: Salzburg vs Real Madrid (Philadelphia, 02:00)
Group H: Al-Hilal vs Pachuca (Nashville, 02:00)
Club World Cup round of 16 fixtures
Saturday, June 28
Match 49: Group A winners vs Group B runners-up (Philadelphia, 17:00)
Match 50: Group C winners vs Group D runners-up (Charlotte, 21:00)
Sunday, June 29
Match 51: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up (Atlanta, 17:00)
Match 52: Group D winners vs Group C runners-up (Miami, 21:00)
Monday, June 30
Match 53: Group E winners vs Group F runners-up (Charlotte, 15:00)
Tuesday, July 1
Match 54: Group G winners vs Group H runners-up (Orlando, 02:00)
Match 55: Group H winners vs Group G runners-up (Miami, 20:00)
Wednesday, July 2
Match 56: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (Atlanta, 21:00)
Club World Cup quarter-final fixtures
Friday, July 4
Match 57: Winner match 53 vs Winner match 54 (Orlando, 20:00)
Saturday, July 5
Match 58: Winner match 49 vs Winner match 50 (Philadelphia, 02:00)
Match 59: Winner match 51 vs Winner match 52 (Atlanta, 17:00)
Match 60: Winner match 55 vs Winner match 56 (New Jersey, 21:00)
Club World Cup semi-final fixtures
Tuesday, July 8
Match 61: Winner match 57 vs Winner match 58 (New Jersey, 20:00)
Wednesday, July 9
Match 62: Winner match 59 vs Winner match 60 (New Jersey, 20:00)
FIFA Club World Cup Final
Sunday, July 13
Match 63: Winner match 61 vs Winner match 62 (New Jersey, 20:00)
How to watch the Club World Cup: Live stream, TV channel in UK
Live coverage of 40 of the matches is on DAZN, with 23 on Channel 5. DAZN Subscribers or Freemium member can tune in as part of their existing membership, while non-subscribers can register for a free account to start watching.
Fans can watch on the go via the DAZN App on smart TVs, phones, tablets, games consoles and streaming devices.
Fifa Club World Cup 2025: Which games are on Channel 5?
Channel 5 will also be showing games for free. John Obi Mikel, Sami Khedira, Ronaldo, Christian Vieri, Shay Given, Callum Wilson, Andros Townsend, Ade Oladipo, Kelly Somers and Fabrizio Romano are among the pundits and presenters.
The co-commentators are Andros Townsend, Michael Brown, Brad Friedel, Rob Green, Danny Higginbotham, Don Hutchison, Jonas Olsson and Anita Asante.
A highlights and analysis show, The Press, will be presented by James Alcott and Julien Laurens and analyse each day’s games on 5’s streaming service.
Here’s the full list of games being shown on 5.
June 20
Bayern vs Boca Juniors
June 21
Inter Milan vs Urawa Red Diamonds
June 22
Juventus vs Wydad
June 23
Man City vs Al-Ain
Atletico Madrid vs Botafogo
June 24
Auckland vs Boca Juniors
June 25
Esperance vs Chelsea
Dortmund vs Ulsan
June 29
Two round of 16 ties
June 30
Two round of 16 ties
July 4
One quarter-final tie
July 5
One quarter-final tie
July 9
One semi-final tie
July 13
Final
