In the second round of the Club World Cup, the second round of the Club World Cup will be led by Benzema, the second ranked Cairo National team in the Egyptian Super League, and Jeddah United, ranked fifth in the Saudi Arabian League.
Cairo United is the champion of the African Football Champions League, while Jeddah United is the defending champion of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah United is participating in the tournament as the host, and Jeddah United is stronger than Cairo National on paper, because Jeddah United is worth as much as 1100 million euros, which is almost 80 million euros higher than Cairo Nationals, so more than 70% of fans before the game believed that Jeddah United could beat Cairo Nationals.
The Cairo National team started the game with Hani and Ashur, Shahat, Qaraba and other giants, and the Jeddah United team started with Benzema and Ghamdi, Kante, Fabinho and other giants.
In the 22nd minute, Malul scored from the penalty spot to give Cairo Nationals the lead.
In the 45th minute, Benzema missed a penalty.
In the 60th minute, Calabar made a wonderful pass, and Shahat helped Cairo Nationals extend their lead.
In the 63rd minute, Qarabar made another clever pass, and Ashur helped Cairo Nationals seal the victory.
In the 93rd minute, Karim Benzema pulled a goal back for Jeddah United.
In the end, Jeddah United suffered a big upset defeat to Cairo Nationals and failed to qualify for the next round of the Club World Cup.