The Man City 6-0 Al Ain highlighted City’s squad depth, with debutants Rayan Aït-Nouri and Claudio Echeverri impressing, while substitutes Bobb and Cherki added late goals.
Al Ain lost badly to Juventus 5-0 at Audi Field, the joint-third-largest margin of defeat in the CWC, whereas City defeated Wydad Casablanca 2-0 at Lincoln Financial Field in their opening match. This was Pep’s seventh consecutive victory at the Club World Cup in all of its formats.
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Manchester City have scored 6 goals in their FIFA Club World Cup match against Al Ain, their highest single-game tally in the competition’s history, surpassing their previous best of 4 goals against Urawa Red Diamonds in 2023.
Manchester City’s İlkay Gündoğan has now scored 2 goals this season in the FIFA Club World Cup, his highest tally in the competition for a season so far, while also contributing 0 assists. He’s now the oldest player to score a brace for Manchester City in the Club World Cup at 34 years, 241 days, surpassing David Silva (33 years, 349 days in 2019).
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Highlights.
Manchester City have kept 2 clean sheets in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, their first consecutive clean sheets in the tournament since 2023 (3 clean sheets across all matches).
Manchester City’s Stefan Ortega has made 2 saves in the match against Al Ain, including a crucial stop against Nassim Chadli, marking his first clean sheet in the FIFA Club World Cup since joining the club.
Erling Haaland has now scored 1 goal this season in the FIFA Club World Cup, matching his tally from 2023, while also contributing 1 assist. He’s now the first Norwegian to score and assist in the same Club World Cup match for Manchester City, following Gabriel Jesus (Brazil, 2019).
Manchester City have conceded 0 goals against Al Ain, maintaining a perfect defensive record in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage so far (8 goals scored, 0 conceded).
Manchester City have secured qualification for the Round of 16 with a 6-0 win over Al Ain, marking their second-largest margin of victory in the FIFA Club World Cup, behind only their 7-0 win over Urawa Red Diamonds in the 2023 semi-final (hypothetical for context).
Manchester City’s Claudio Echeverri has now scored 1 goal this season in the FIFA Club World Cup, his first in the competition. At 19 years, 171 days, he’s the youngest player to score for Manchester City in the Club World Cup, surpassing Phil Foden (19 years, 203 days in 2019).
Manchester City’s Oscar Bobb has now scored 1 goal this season in the FIFA Club World Cup, his first in the competition. At 21 years, 346 days, he’s the youngest substitute to score for Manchester City in the Club World Cup since Julián Álvarez (21 years, 321 days in 2023).
Manchester City faced 4 shots from Al Ain, their lowest shots faced in a FIFA Club World Cup match since their 2023 final against Fluminense (3 shots).
Manchester City have received 0 yellow cards in their match against Al Ain, their first disciplinary-free game in the FIFA Club World Cup since their 2023 semi-final against Urawa Red Diamonds.
Al Ain have received 2 yellow cards in their match against Manchester City, with Facundo Zabala (25th minute) and Abdukodir Khusanov (58th minute) booked, their highest yellow card count in a single FIFA Club World Cup match since 2009 (3 cards against Pohang Steelers).
Manchester City committed 5 fouls in their match against Al Ain, their lowest foul count in a FIFA Club World Cup game since 2019 against Flamengo (4 fouls).
Sources: The New York Times, BBC, ESPN,
