Club World Cup

Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal will award a one million riyals ($266500) bonus to each player from Al Hilal for the 3-2 win over South ...

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story "We were ready to play Al Hilal but were not ready for a refereeing that was not up to the standards of the competition," Pereira told a news conference in Tangier on Tuesday. [(4280.SE)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/4280.SE), is a big supporter of the Saudi club and announced on social media that he will gift the players a similar amount if they also manage to win the final on Saturday.

There will be no dream final against Real Madrid for Flamengo at the Club World Cup, as the mighty Brazilian side collapsed under pressure.

[Vinicius Junior](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/252107/Vinícius-Júnior) and [Lucas Paqueta](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/234715/Lucas-Paquetá) then they could compete with anyone. Pulgar lost possession and a three man Al Hilal move ended with Vietto firing a fierce shot in off the bar, and the game was as good as over. If they still had the likes of former talents [Gustavo Cuellar](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196719/Gustavo-Cuéllar) was his only out and out midfielder, with Peruvian winger [Andre Carrillo](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/148189/André-Carrillo) improvised alongside him, replacing Kanno. It was hard to spot with the naked eye, but the VAR image was clear enough. Flamengo are a fine side -- they showed flashes of it in the first half. The left-footed Gerson is very talented, but he is a different type of central midfielder. There was a brief late rally when a shot deflected kindly for Pedro to tap home his and Flamengo's second. Brought back from Europe for a second time, Gerson is the club's main reinforcement for this season. The game is an emotional nightmare -- so close to the paradise of a dream final against European champions But the bad start -- opening up the dreadful possibility of defeat -- had taken its toll. They come straight in at the semifinal stage, while his team had already played a quarterfinal match -- where they lost powerful midfielder

Al Hilal, the first Saudi side to reach the Club World Cup final, will face the winner of Real Madrid's semifinal against Al Ahly on Wednesday in Rabat.

With Flamengo reduced to 10 men for the entire second half, Al Hilal controlled the tempo and eventually scored the third, when Al Dawsari returned the favour to Vietto, putting the ball on a plate for the Argentinian to score with a point-blank strike. Flamengo went on the attack and wasted a golden opportunity in the 15th minute when Gerson, in a great position to score inside the area, tried to win a penalty instead of shooting. It was Varela’s replacement, right-back Matheuzinho, who changed the course of the game in the third minute, when he went too forcefully into a challenge on Vietto inside the box and the referee immediately pointed to the spot.