Club World Cup: Ighalo nets as Al Hilal book semi-final clash with Chelsea

Odion Ighalo’s Al Hilal will tackle Chelsea in the semis of Club World Cup after the Asian Champions League winners came from behind to rout Al Jazira 6-1 on Sunday.

Abdoulay Diaby struck first for UAE Pro League champions Al Jazira, but Al Hilal responded with two goals before half-time from Super Eagles striker Ighalo and Matheus Pereira.

Odion Ighalo with a debut goal for Al Hilal ✨

He becomes the first Nigerian to score at the Club World Cup. Poacher 🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/oQwXcPOiwK

— Soar Super Eagles (@SSE_NGA) February 6, 2022

Mohamed Kanno headed in a corner to increase Al Hilal’s lead on 57 minutes and Salem Al Dawsari added a fourth with a composed finish at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.

🇸🇦 @Alhilal_FC 🇸🇦
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @ChelseaFC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
🇧🇷 @Palmeiras 🇧🇷
🇪🇬 @AlAhly 🇪🇬

One of these four teams will be champions of the world 🏆 #ClubWC pic.twitter.com/5EvO0w4NTN

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) February 6, 2022

Moussa Marega and Andre Carrillo completed a thumping win with late goals for Leonardo Jardim’s side, the record four-time Asian champions and 17-time Saudi league winners.

Al Hilal will take on European champions Chelsea at the same ground on Wednesday for a place in the 12 February final.

Brilliant from @Alhilal_FC 🇸🇦👌

Next up @ChelseaFC pic.twitter.com/MWYilSYTTZ

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) February 6, 2022

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African giants Al Ahly meet Palmeiras of Brazil in the first semi-final at Al Nahyan Stadium on Tuesday.

Bayern Munich won the most recent edition of the Club World Cup, which features the champions of the six continental confederations along with the top team in the host nation.

The last eight winners of the tournament have come from Europe.