{"id":298234,"date":"2023-12-15T22:14:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298234"},"modified":"2023-12-15T22:14:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:14:23","slug":"karim-benzema-ngolo-kante-and-fabinho-crash-out-of-club-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/karim-benzema-ngolo-kante-and-fabinho-crash-out-of-club-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Karim Benzema, N&apos;Golo Kante and Fabinho crash out of Club World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span>BREAKING NEWS<\/span> Karim Benzema, N&#8217;Golo Kante and Fabinho crash out of Club World Cup in their OWN STADIUM&#8230; as Al-Ittihad lose 3-1 to Egyptian side Ah-Ahly in second round with ex-Real Madrid man missing a penalty<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Karim Benzema missed a penalty as Al-Ittihad exited the Club World Cup<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>N&#8217;Golo Kante and Fabinho looked devastated after the 3-0 loss to Ah-Ahly\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manchester United fans must be DREADING Anfield trip &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They arrived with immense pedigree.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Karim Benzema, N&#8217;Golo Kante, and Fabinho had won six Club World Cups between them &#8211; and it would have been seven barring a Fabinho injury at Liverpool in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yet Saudi champions Al-Ittihad crashed out of the Club World Cup with a whimper after a 3-0 drubbing by Al-Ahly in their own back yard &#8211; with Benzema having a penalty saved.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Al-Ittihad fans were emptying their own stadium as early as 67 minutes into the ignominous defeat at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ah-Ahly went 1-0 up after 20 minutes of the second round clash when Ali Maaloul scored a penalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/19\/79017645-0-image-a-33_1702670352035.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Saudi champions Al-Ittihad crashed out of the Club World Cup with a whimper after a 3-0 drubbing against Ah-Ahly in their own back yard<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Benzema had the chance to restore parity on the brink of half-time but could not convert from the penalty spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Egyptians doubled their advantage after 59 minutes when Hussein Al Sharat jinked in from the left side of the box and curled the ball into the far corner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And Saudi fans started emptying the ground when Emam Ashour grabbed a third three minutes later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Blackburn and Bundesliga man Anthony Modeste, now at Al-Ahly, came on as a late sub but was sent off minutes later for an elbow on Ahmed Hegazi.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Benzema&#8217;s predatory instinct kicked in in stoppage time as he pounced on a header that came off the post to score a consolation.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was too little, too late.<\/p>\n<p>Ah-Ahly will play Brazilian side Fluminense in the semi-finals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12869863\/Karim-Benzema-NGolo-Kante-Fabinho-Club-World-Cup-Al-Ittihad-lose-3-1-Ah-Ahly-Real-Madrid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>BREAKING NEWS Karim Benzema, N&#8217;Golo Kante and Fabinho crash out of Club World Cup in their OWN STADIUM&#8230; 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