Al Ahly out of Club World Cup despite ‘game of the tournament’
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 23: Wessam Abou Ali #9 of Al Ahly FC scores his team's first goal past Claudio Ramos #14 and Ivan Marcano #5 of FC Porto during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between FC Porto and Al Ahly SC at MetLife Stadium on June 23, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
Porto and Al Ahly were both eliminated from the Club World Cup after a 4-4 draw on Monday in the game of the tournament to date.
Because Palmeiras and Inter Miami drew 2-2 to finish first and second in Group A respectively, both teams at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey ended up deflated, with Porto going behind and then pulling level four times on the night.
“I’m very sad, very, very sad, I feel like we should have scored five or six goals, t...