Al Hilal stuns Manchester City 4-3 in Club World Cup on Marcos Leonardo’s extra-time goal

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Marcos Leonardo scored his second goal on a rebound in the 112th minute, and Al Hilal stunned Manchester City 4-3 on Monday night, eliminating the Premier League power from the Club World Cup in the round of 16.

In a back-and-forth thriller at Camping World Stadium, the Saudi Arabian club took the lead three times, including twice in extra time. Kalidou Koulibaly put Al Hilal ahead 3-2 in the 94th minute, but Phil Foden — who entered as a substitute four minutes earlier — equalized in the 104th.

Leonardo finally put Man City away. Goalkeeper Ederson saved a header by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from inside the penalty box and the ball deflected to Leonardo, who redirected it with his right foot as he fell to the pitch near the left post.

Al Hilal moves on to face Brazilian club Fluminense, which took down Inter Milan earlier Monday.

Leonardo also scored in the 46th minute to even the match at 1-1.

Al Hilal’s Marcos Leonardo, centre, is congratulated by teammates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the Club World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Manchester City and Al Hilal in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Bernardo Silva opened the scoring in the ninth minute for Man City. Malcom put Al Hilal ahead in the 52nd, and Erling Haaland found the net in the 55th to make it 2-2.

The match drew 42,311 to Camping World Stadium, which has a capacity of 60,219.

Key moment

Manchester City nearly won it regulation in the final seconds of added time on a counterattack that was thwarted by a hard challenge. Referees did not call a penalty, and Man City coach Pep Guardiola ran onto the field to argue the decision after the whistle.

Takeaways

Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush celebrates after the Club World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Manchester City and Al Hilal in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Phelan Ebenhack)

Al Hilal will face Fluminense on July 4 at Camping World Stadium for a spot in the semifinals.

What they said

“We defeated a very, very strong team. That looked impossible yesterday.” — Simone Inzaghi, Al Hilal coach.

“It’s a pity. … Nothing to say. We’ll have to continue. I still have the feeling this team is doing well. We’ll go home and have time to rest.” — Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach.

Al-Hilal’s Malcom is congratulated by Al-Hilal’s Marcos Leonardo after scoring his teams second goal during the Club World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Manchester City and Al Hilal in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Phelan Ebenhack)
Al Hilal’s Kalidou Koulibaly, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s third goal during the Club World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Manchester City and Al Hilal in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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This story corrects that Fluminense is a Brazilian team, not Italian.

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