{"id":11719,"date":"2025-06-26T09:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11719"},"modified":"2025-06-26T09:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:04:07","slug":"inter-milan-monterrey-into-knockout-stage-of-fifa-club-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11719","title":{"rendered":"Inter Milan, Monterrey into knockout stage of FIFA Club World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Inter Milan advanced to the knockout stage of the FIFA Club World Cup after a commanding 2-0 victory over River Plate at Lumen Field on June 25, securing the top spot in Group E.<\/p>\n<p>The match remained goalless until the 72nd minute, when Francesco Pio Esposito broke the deadlock.<\/p>\n<p>His goal came shortly after River Plate&#8217;s Lucas Mart\u00ednez Quarta was sent off for denying Henrikh Mkhitaryan a clear goal-scoring opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Esposito latched onto a perfectly weighted through ball from Petar Sucic, and after taking a smart touch, he rifled a powerful finish past River goalkeeper Franco Armani.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd1d Inter Milan claimed first place in Group E!#FIFACWC pic.twitter.com\/iQSBlCmCN5<br \/>\n\u2014 FIFA Club World Cup (@FIFACWC) June 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Inter doubled their lead deep into stoppage time when Alessandro Bastoni made a decisive run past the River Plate defence and slotted home a low left-footed shot.<\/p>\n<p>The match ended in controversy, with River Plate\u2019s Gonzalo Montiel receiving a second yellow card following a flurry of scuffles.<\/p>\n<p>Objects were thrown from the crowd as the players made their way off the field in the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>Marcos Acu\u00f1a mengejar Denzel Dumfries di akhir laga Inter Milan vs. River Plate \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0fpic.twitter.com\/HU9baKTDDp<br \/>\n\u2014 Extra Time Indonesia (@idextratime) June 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Despite River Plate&#8217;s spirited efforts, which included promising moments from 17-year-old Franco Mastantuono, their attacks lacked the necessary precision.<\/p>\n<p>Facundo Colidio squandered a key opportunity in the 64th minute, heading directly at Inter\u2019s goalkeeper Yann Sommer. Inter, though, dominated possession, and River\u2019s resistance weakened after Mart\u00ednez Quarta&#8217;s dismissal.<\/p>\n<p>Monterrey&#8217;s dominant 4-0 victory over Urawa Red Diamonds secured their spot in the knockout stage, where they will now face Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc17\ud835\udc13 \ud835\udc14\ud835\udc0f: CF Monterrey \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd#FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld pic.twitter.com\/7fNYz9cL7J<br \/>\n\u2014 Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) June 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p>With the win, both Monterrey and Inter Milan advance to the knockout round from Group E. Inter will face Brazilian side Fluminense in the round of 16 on June 30 in Charlotte.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inter Milan advanced to the knockout stage of the FIFA Club World Cup after a commanding 2-0 victory over River Plate at Lumen Field on June 25, securing the top spot in Group E. The match remained goalless until the 72nd minute, when Francesco Pio Esposito broke the deadlock. His goal came shortly after River [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11719\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}