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      Al-Ahly defeat Urawa Diamonds to secure third place at Club WC

      Al-Ahly defeated Urawa Red Diamonds 4-2 in an entertaining Club World Cup third-place playoff on Friday to secure a top three finish in the tournament for the fourth time, despite losing a two-goal lead and missing a penalty. The Egyptian side, appearing in their fourth consecutive third-place playoff, finished third in 2006, 2020 and 2021, while Japan's Urawa came third in 2007. - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Al-Ahly took the lead in the 19th minute when a short corner move found Mohamed Hany well outside the box and his fierce strike was parried by the keeper and Yasser Ibrahim pounced from close range. Six minutes later Al-Ahly doubled their lead when Atsuki Ito lost possession on the edge of his own area and Ahmed Koka's pass found Percy Tau who had plenty of time to take a touch before firing past Shusaku Nishikawa. Just when Al-Ahly began to cruise, Urawa pulled a goal back when José Kanté hit a first-time volley in the 43rd minute to score in his final game having announced his retirement in November. Urawa came out with renewed belief after the break and in the 54th minute Alexander Scholz fired a penalty down the middle to level the scores after a handball by Mohammed Hany. It took just six minutes for Al-Ahly to retake the lead, however, as a poor shot from Ali Maâloul took a wicked deflection off Urawa defender Yoshio Koizumi and flew past his own keeper. In the 75th minute Al-Ahly had the chance to restore their two-goal lead but Maaloul's penalty was saved by Nishikawa diving low to his right to keep his side in the game. Urawa piled on late pressure but were unable to find another goal, and the Egyptians wrapped up the win in the ninth minute of added time when Maaloul made up for his penalty miss with a stunning free kick
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      2025 Japanese J1 League Standings

      TeamGPWDLGDP
      Kashima Antlers7511+916
      Machida Zelvia7412+313
      Kashiwa Reysol7331+212
      Kawasaki Frontale6321+711
      Shimizu S-Pulse7322+411
      Fagiano Okayama7322+311
      Sanfrecce Hiroshima6321+211
      Kyoto Sanga7322011
      Shonan Bellmare7322-111
      Avispa Fukuoka7313010
      Gamba Osaka7313-410
      Tokyo Verdy 19697223-48
      Urawa Red Diamonds7142-27
      Yokohama FC7214-27
      FC Tokyo7214-47
      Yokohama F. Marinos613206
      Cerezo Osaka7133-16
      Vissel Kobe6132-16
      Nagoya Grampus7124-75
      Albirex Niigata7043-44

      2025 Team Leaders

      Japanese J.League

      12

      Thiago SantanaF #12

      3
      Matches7
      Assists0
      6

      Taishi MatsumotoM #6

      1
      Matches7
      Assists1
      13

      Ryoma WatanabeM #13

      1
      Matches3
      Assists0

      Rankings

      Japanese J.League

      Goal Difference
      -2
      Tied-14th
      Goals Scored
      5
      Tied-15th
      Assists
      3
      Tied-15th
      Goals Conceded
      7
      Tied-12th

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