Manchester City take on Al Hilal from Saudi Arabia in a Round of 16 match of the FIFA Club World Cup at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando on July 1st, 2025, at 02:00 GMT.
According to our football facts, this will be an intriguing match of titans as Manchester City will face their former player João Cancelo, who, along with former Wolves midfielder Rúben Neves, moved to Saudi Arabia for lucrative deals.
Match Preview
Manchester City are the only team in the tournament to have won all three of their games and therefore have a 100% winning record after their latest demolition of Juventus 5-2. This latest result means they have already scored 13 goals in this tournament and conceded twice.
The Citizens’ head coach, Pep Guardiola, spoke with Dazn after the match: “I liked the way we did it. It has been a long, long time since we had a performance like this on and off the ball. The players were committed, and we are happy to beat a top side.
“This is just one game, but I think the players felt again what it was like to be a good team. The belief always comes from your performances, not your past.”
Manchester City FIFA Club World Cup form:
- Wydad AC: 2-0 (W) 18/06/2025
- Al Ain FC: 6-0 (W) 23/06/2025
- Juventus FC: 5-2 (W) 26/06/2025
Al Hilal FIFA Club World Cup form:
- Real Madrid: 1-1 (D) 18/06/2025
- FC Salburg Plate: 0-0 (D) 22/06/2025
- CF Pachuca: 2-0 (W) 27/06/2025
Team News
Erling Haaland is fresh from scoring his 300th career goal against Juventus, so he will hope to continue posing a major threat to the Al Hilal defence, which includes former Chelsea centre back Kalidou Koulibaly as well as his former City teammates João Cancelo and Aymeric Laporte.
Al Hilal will look to exploit the City defence themselves with the experienced players Malcom and Sergej Milinković-Savić, while Ruben Neves anchors in midfield.
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Ait-Nouri; Reijnders, Rodri, Silva; Savinho, Haaland, Doku
Al Hilal possible starting lineup:
Bounou; Cancelo, Koulibaly, Altambakti; Lodi; Rúben Neves, Naseer Aldawsari; Salem Aldawsari, Milinković-Savić, Malcom; Marcos Leonardo
We say: Manchester City 2-0 Al Hilal
We expect Manchester City to win this game by at least a two-goal margin, with Erling Haaland and Jérémy Doku troubling the Al Hilal defence.
