Manchester City starts the club World Cup: 2-0 against Wydad AC!

Manchester City starts the club World Cup: 2-0 against Wydad AC!

In the opening game of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Manchester City clearly prevails 2-0 against Wydad AC. The duel takes place in the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is part of the group phase in which city will also compete against Al Ain and Juventus. Already in the 2nd minute Phil Foden took the lead by successfully using a rebound after Wydad's goalkeeper Benabid parried a quick attack.

City dominated the game, while Wydad AC left some good chances. In the 11th minute, Lorch could not use a promising cross, and shortly afterwards Mailula forced the city keeper Ederson to a parade in the 31st minute. Foden had other options in the first half, but failed again due to Benabid (38th minute). Jeremy Doku increased to 2-0 in the 42nd minute when he unexpectedly used a flank.

an exciting clash

In the second half, City had the opportunity to expand the lead to 3-0, but again Benabid was on hand and prevented another goal (55 minute). However, the game took a turn when Rico Lewis received a red card in the 88th minute after hit a Wydad player on his face. Despite the outnumbered, Manchester City did not burn anything and secured the important first victory.

group stands and other games

The next encounter in Group G takes place on Thursday night when Juventus meets Al Ain. The group phase of the FIFA Club World Championship also includes numerous exciting games before the big tournament will finally be held from June 14 to July 13, 2025. The new edition of the club World Cup promises to be the largest individual event in global club football, with 32 of the best teams in the world that will compete against each other, such as fifa reported.

Manchester City has impressively presented itself in the first game and proves that you are determined to win the title. Fans around the world follow the games and are excited about the further challenges in this prestigious tournament.