Wydad AC vs Al Ain FC, Club World Cup 2025 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Wydad AC vs Al Ain FC — Club World Cup at Audi Field.
Match Details
- Referee Drew Fischer
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Jun Al Ain FC H 1–2 L 22 Jun Juventus FC A 1–4 L 18 Jun Manchester City FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Jun Wydad AC A 2–1 W 23 Jun Manchester City FC A 0–6 L 19 Jun Juventus FC H 0–5 L 29 Oct Al Ahly SC A 0–3 L 22 Sep Auckland City FC H 6–2 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Wydad AC this season0% Clean Sheets
Al Ain FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Wydad AC to score. At the same time, Al Ain FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 4' Goal! Cassius Mailula scores his 1 goal in 260 matches.
- 9' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wydad AC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Al Ain FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 10.
- 15' The travelling Al Ain FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Wydad AC is showing some good football. However, Wydad AC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for El Mehdi El Moubarik suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Al Ain FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 45' The referee shows Al Ain FC player a card on 45.
- 46' GOAL! Kodjo Laba scores on 45.
- 50' Sensational shot from Alejandro Gamarra. Al Ain FC is back in the lead.
- 55' The supporters are chanting for Bart Meijers. He replaces Jamal Harkass on 55 minute.
- 60' Al Ain FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 62' Wydad AC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Samuel Obeng is hanging Omar Al Somah on the field on 62 minute.
- 64' Nassim Chadli is replacing Alejandro Gamarra for the Al Ain FC side.
- 68' Wydad AC player sees a card in front of him.
- 73' Al Ain FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kodjo Laba scoring 1 goals.
- 78' Al Ain FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
- 79' Time for substitution for Wydad AC. El Mehdi El Moubarik is replaced by Ismael Benktib.
- 83' The referee calls foul for Nordin Amrabat. He receives a card.
- 87' Another change for Al Ain FC made on 87 minute. Soufiane Rahimi leaves to be changed by Yahya Nader.
- 90' The referee shows Wydad AC player a card on 90.
- 90' It is a substitution in Al Ain FC team. Matias Palacios is replaced by El Houssine Rahimi on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Al Ain FC players.
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Wydad AC
Starting XI- 12
- 24
- 72
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16
Jamal Harkass ↓ Bart Meijers 55'
- 2
- 19
- 21
- 23
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99
Omar Al Somah ↓ Samuel Obeng 62'
- 11
- 4
Bench- 36
- 32
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22
Bart Meijers ↑ 55'
- 18
- 10
- 25
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27
Ismael Benktib ↑ 79'
- 44
- 5
- 33
- 17
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26
Seleman Mwalimu ↑ 62'
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9
Samuel Obeng ↑ 62'
- 8
- 7
Coach Mohamed BenhachemAl Ain FC
Starting XI- 1
- 4
- 97
- 25
- 36
- 9
- 20
- 5
- 10
- 70
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21
Soufiane Rahimi ↓ Yahya Nader 87'
Bench- 17
- 16
- 3
- 15
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6
Yahya Nader ↑ 87'
- 56
- 14
- 8
- 30
- 19
- 80
- 72
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13
El Houssine Rahimi ↑ 90'
- 4
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28
Nassim Chadli ↑ 64'
Coach Vladimir Ivic -
Head to Head
Wydad AC Form