In a closely contested match between the last two FIFA Club World Cup runners-up, Fluminense triumphed over Al-Hilal with a score of 2-1, securing their spot in the semi-finals. Both teams had previously achieved surprising upsets to reach this stage,

Martinelli put Fluminense in front in the 40th minute with a brilliant strike. His first touch took Gabriel Fuentes’s pass beyond a charging Al Hilal defender, and his second unleashed a ferocious left-footed shot that beat goalkeeper Yassine Bounou to the top right corner from about 15 yards (14 metres).

Substitute Hercules struck a 70th-minute winner as Brazil's Fluminense defeated Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal 2-1 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.