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Here's a detailed breakdown of the Manchester City vs Al‑Hilal match in the Round of 16 at the FIFA Club World Cup in Orlando:

Date & Venue: June 30, 2025 at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL newsweek.com+15foxsports.com+15talksport.com+15
Kick-Off Time: 9:00 p.m. ET (2:00 a.m. BST) telecomasia.net+2goal.com+2foxsports.com+2

City’s form: Entering hot, with a perfect group stage (beat Wydad 2–0, Al‑Ain 6–0, Juventus 5–2) fotmob.com+2sportskeeda.com+2foxsports.com+2. Opta simulations pegged Man City to win in 75% of simulations thesun.co.uk+14theanalyst.com+14foxsports.com+14.
Al‑Hilal’s profile: Undefeated in group (draws vs Real Madrid, Salzburg; win vs Pachuca) fotmob.com+10sportskeeda.com+10goal.com+10, with an impressive unbeaten run of eight matches. Simone Inzaghi’s team included stars like Marcos Leonardo, Malcom, and Koulibaly sportskeeda.com+5as.com+5ratingbet.com+5.

City’s dominance, but Al‑Hilal don’t just lie down. Bernardo Silva opened scoring for City in the 9’ sports.yahoo.com+15ratingbet.com+15foxsports.com+15.
Al‑Hilal strike back: In the 46’ and 52’, Marcos Leonardo and Malcom rattled the net to give them a 2–1 lead theanalyst.com+11as.com+11ratingbet.com+11.
Haaland equals: Erling Haaland hauled City level at 2–2 in the 55’ talksport.com.
Late twist: Kalidou Koulibaly stunned fans with a 3–2 lead for Al‑Hilal in the 94’ vavel.com+1en.wikipedia.org+1.
Drama in extra time: City forced another equaliser—Phil Foden scored in the 104’ to make it 3–3 vavel.com.

This thrilling seesaw battle ended in a 3–3 draw, dragging the match into double extra time, with a penalty shootout looming.

Al‑Hilal pulled off a stunning upset, knocking out the heavy favourites and ending European dominance at the tournament arabnews.pk+11theguardian.com+11en.wikipedia.org+11.
The defeat is a significant blow for Guardiola and City, raising concerns about the impact on their season—echoing Pep’s earlier warnings of overload .

City: Blistering attack, abundant possession, but susceptible to clinical counterattacks—most notably Koulibaly’s late strike.
Al‑Hilal: Well-organised defence, lethal transition play, and mental strength to comeback twice. Bounou in goal earned praise and was man of the match for several pundits .

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