MANCHESTER CITY will face Brazilian giants Fluminense in the final of the Fifa Club World Cup on Friday night.
The Treble winners easily brushed aside Urawa Red Diamonds in the semi-finals, beating the Japanese side 3-0.
An own goal from Marius Hoibraten and strikes from Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva helped City secure their spot in the final without goal machine Erling Haaland.
Pep Guardiola’s side put behind their recent rocky Premier League form and are in pole position to take home their fifth honour in 2023.
Copa Libertadores champions Fluminense beat Al Ahly 2-0 to book their place in the last two.
When is Man City vs Fluminense?
- Man City vs Fluminense will take place on Friday, December 22nd.
- Kick off will be at 6pm GMT.
- King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia will host.
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What TV channel is Man City vs Fluminense on and can it be live streamed?
- Man City vs Fluminense will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 2.
- You can live stream the Fifa Club World Cup final on discovery+.
- Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action by following SunSport’s live blog.
Team news
Manchester City will be definitely without the trio of Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Kevin de Bruyne despite travelling with the Man City squad to Saudi Arabia.
The three are unavailable due to Fifa rules forbidding any player who did not feature in the semi-final matchday squad from playing in the final.
Julian Alvarez started on the bench for the semi-final, with Pep Guardiola opting to play without a recognised striker, but the Spaniard could bring in the Argentine for the final.
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Meanwhile, five-time Champions League winner Marcelo will likely feature for the Brazilians.
What are the odds?
Match result
- Man City – 1/4
- Draw – 9/2
- Fluminense – 8/1
To lift the trophy
- Man City – 1/7
- Fluminense – 4/1
*Odds courtesy of William Hill and are correct at the time of publication.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
