IFFHS STATS - CLUB WORLD CUP
Picture : Bounou has saved 3 of his last 6 penalties for Al Hilal in official competitions.
Club World Cup statistics (Group stage, 18-19 June)
Manchester City vs Wydad Casablanca 2-0 (Group G)
*Phil Foden became the first Englishman to score in 2+ editions of the CWC, including all formats (he also scored in 2023).
*Foden has scored for Man City across any competition for the first time since 25 January (against Chelsea), ending a run of 18 consecutive matches without scoring for the Citizens.
*It took him just 1 minute 51 seconds to open the scoring. In the 2023 Club World Cup final, Manchester City scored the earliest goal in the history of official intercontinental club competitions (Julián Álvarez in the 40th second, against Fluminense). In their first match in the new version of the tournament, City also scored the fastest goal of any team so far.
*Pep Guardiola keeps a brilliant record at the Club World cup during his managerial career: 9 wins in 8 games, goal difference 27-2.
Real Madrid vs Al Hilal Riyadh 1-1 (Group H)
*Al-Hilal's earned the first point for Asian clubs in this Club World Cup.
*Al Hilal became the first Asian club in history to hold a European team to a draw at the Club World Cup since the competition's inception in 2000.
*It's the second official match in Real Madrid's history in which they haven't defeated an Asian opponent in 90 minutes. This also happened against Kashima Antlers in 2016 (they beat them in extra time).
*Al-Hilal have ended Real Madrid's 11-match winning streak in CWC (including previous formats).
Last time Real Madrid failed to win a Club World Cup match on 14 January 2000, against Necaxa.
*Xabi Alonso is the 4th coach in the last 33 years to draw on his Real Madrid debut in all competitions, after Fabio Capello in 1996 (1-1), José Mourinho in 2010 (0-0) and Rafa Benítez in 2015 (0-0).
*Al Hilal’s success became possible thanks to a stoppage time penalty save made by Yassine Bounou from Fede Valverde.
Real Madrid has missed already 7 penalties (of total 19) this season: 4 in La Liga, 2 in the Champions League, and now also 1 in the Club World Cup.
*Bounou has saved 3 of his last 6 penalties for Al Hilal in official competitions.
*Real Madrid's most recent penalties missed that could have given them a victory in added time were 19 years ago:
Ronaldo vs Valencia on 11 March 2006,
Ruud Van Nistelrooy vs Lyon on 21 November 2006.
*Gonzalo García is the 4th youngest player (21 years, 86 days) to score in his first start for Real Madrid in all competitions over last 15 years, after: Jude Bellingham (20 years, 44 days),
Marco Asensio (20 years, 201 days),
Dani Ceballos (21 years, 47 days).
*Gonzalo García is the 3rd Real Madrid's youngest goal-scorer at the Club World Cup, behind:
Nicolas Anelka (20 years 297 days),
Geremi Njitap (21 years 21 days).
Pachuca vs RB Salzburg 1-2 (Group H)
*Another setback for a CONCACAF club in this Club World Cup. The first match-day record for the 5 teams in the confederation is 2 draws and 3 losses.
*Bryan González (Pachuca) scored the first direct free-kick goal in the history of the Club World Cup.
In other official intercontinental club tournaments, 22 direct free-kick goals were scored, 2 of which were also from Pachuca players (Luis Arturo Montes and Christian Giménez against Al Ahly on 13 December 2008).
Al Ain vs Juventus 0-5 (Group G)
*This is the largest margin of victory in a team's first-ever match at the CWC, including previous formats (Juventus made their debut appearance at the competition).
*Juventus have won by 5+ goals in an international competition for the first time since 10 December 2003 (7-0 against Olympiakos).
*Juventus have scored 4 goals in a first half for the first time since February 2018 against Sassuolo.
*Alberto Costa is the first Juventus defender to provide 2 assists in a match since Danilo did it against Salernitana on 4 January 2024.