Monterrey Shine in Style to Reach Club World Cup Knockouts

CF Monterrey stormed into the FIFA Club World Cup knockout stage with a commanding performance against Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds, putting on a clinical display that left no doubt about their ambitions.

While Urawa had shown resilience in earlier group-stage matches, this time they simply collapsed under pressure. The J.League side were overwhelmed by Monterrey’s intensity and sharp execution, failing to claim a single point in the tournament.

Monterrey made the most of a tight group scenario, capitalising on every opportunity and defying the odds to clinch qualification. With smart tactical decisions and a ruthless edge in the final third, the Mexican giants silenced the doubters and booked their ticket to the next round.

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Urawa Red Diamonds - Monterrey 0:4 (0:3)
Goals: Deossa, 30 (0:1); Berterame, 34 (0:2); Corona Jesus, 39 (0:3); Berterame, 97 (0:4)

Urawa Red Diamonds: Nishikawa; Danilo Boza; Höibraten; Yasui (Nitta, 81); Gustafson (Matsumoto, 46); Watanabe; Sekine (Ogiwara, 68); Kaneko (Thiago S., 46); Naganuma; Matheus Savio (Okubo, 70); Matsuo
Bench: Niekawa; Yoshida; Nemoto; Inoue; Haraguchi; Hayakawa; Nakajima; Komori; Takahashi

Monterrey: Andrada; Chávez Ric.; Reyes L. (Arteaga G., 65); Medina (Guzmán, 85); Ramos S.; Ambríz (Cortizo, 84); Deossa; Torres Ó.; Corona Jesus (Fimbres, 65); Berterame; Alvarado (de la Rosa, 65)
Bench: Cárdenas; Mele; Aguirre; Sánchez Gus.; Leone; Canales; Rojas; González Ar.; Ocampos