{"id":48750,"date":"2025-07-01T12:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/?p=48750"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:34:13","slug":"al-hilal-stuns-manchester-city-in-historic-win-making-international-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/al-hilal-stuns-manchester-city-in-historic-win-making-international-headlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Hilal Stuns Manchester City In Historic Win Making International Headlines!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a match for the history books, Saudi Arabia\u2019s Al Hilal pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Club World Cup history!<\/p>\n<h2>Al Hilal pulled off a jaw-dropping 4\u20133 victory over English giants Manchester City!!!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Victory tastes even better in the dressing room \ud83d\ude03\ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X2eDg20Gzr\">pic.twitter.com\/X2eDg20Gzr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alhilal_EN\/status\/1939954843935731855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"438\">In a night that will go down in football history, Saudi Arabia\u2019s Al Hilal stunned Premier League champions Manchester City with a dramatic 4\u20133 extra-time victory in the Club World Cup, held in Orlando on Monday. The win has sent shockwaves through the football world and sparked an outpouring of pride both locally and internationally.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"885\">City started strong with an early goal from Bernardo Silva, but Al Hilal refused to back down&#8230;<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Proud of our TEAM \ud83e\udd29\ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sIhATPhdki\">pic.twitter.com\/sIhATPhdki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alhilal_EN\/status\/1939901798166204630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"885\">Quick goals from Marcos Leonardo and Malcom turned the game on its head before Erling Haaland brought City level again. The match continued at a furious pace, with Kalidou Koulibaly and Phil Foden trading goals in extra time. But it was Leonardo who had the final say\u2014clinching the winner in the 112th minute and writing his name into Hilal folklore.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"1216\">Led by coach Simone Inzaghi, Al Hilal showed incredible discipline, resilience, and tactical intelligence. Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou made crucial saves throughout the match, while players like Joao Cancelo, Ruben Neves, and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic played key roles in delivering one of the club\u2019s most unforgettable performances.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1487\">Local and global reactions have been electric, with Saudi fans celebrating the moment as a powerful statement of how far the nation\u2019s football has com<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLjzMEAtSmQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLjzMEAtSmQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Lovin Riyadh | \u0644\u0648\u06a4\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636 (@lovinriyadh)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1487\">Major sports outlets across Europe dubbed it a \u201chistoric upset,\u201d praising Hilal\u2019s grit and composure under pressure. 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