Game is over and the final score is Man City 2-0 Wydad Casablanca. Here is the match report.
2025 Club World Cup
2-0
Match Report
Phil Foden scored one and set up another as Manchester City beat Wydad AC 2-0 in their opening Club World Cup game.
But a late red card for Rico Lewis spoiled an otherwise ideal start for Pep Guardiola's team in Philadelphia.
Foden opened the scoring inside two minutes, tucking home on the rebound after Mehdi Benabid parried the ball into his path.
Omar Marmoush was inches away from adding a second soon after, while Nathan Ake went close with a towering header, though Ederson had to be alert not to be caught out by Thembinkosi Lorch's hopeful long-range effort.
Having been denied a second by a fine Benabid save, Foden turned provider as City doubled their tally three minutes before half-time – Jeremy Doku acrobatically meeting the playmaker's inswinging corner.
Benabid made another excellent stop with the hour mark approaching, thwarting Doku this time, with substitute Erling Haaland blazing over the crossbar as City searched for a third.
However, Lewis received a straight red card in the 88th minute, after his boot caught Samuel Obeng in the face on the follow-through, with VAR electing not to interfere.
Starting off with a win
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Data Debrief: Foden fires up
City were hardly at their best in their first game since the conclusion of their underwhelming Premier League season, though there were bright signs.
New signing Tijjani Reijnders kept things ticking over in midfield, completing 68 of 74 attempted passes, while Doku was a threat down the left.
Foden, though, grabbed a goal and provided an assist with a brilliantly taken corner, with only Savinho (three) creating more chances for City than the England international (two).
City finished with 1.92 expected goals to Wydad's 0.54, and have put themselves in a great position to qualify from Group G, which also features Al Ain and Juventus.
Match Events
2' GOAL! Phil Foden waiting to tuck it home! Man City 1-0 Wydad Casablanca
9' Marmoush whips a dangerous shot narrowly wide of the target!
15' A speculative long-range effort has Ederson back-pedaling in the City goal!
16' Yellow Card! Cassius Mailula booked for a high boot!
31' Amrabat manages to keep the move alive but Ederson comes charging out to save!
38' Foden takes a shot on the turn first time but it’s not a second goal!
41' GOAL! Doku finishes it from close range! Man City 2-0 Wydad Casablanca
54' Doku bursts clean through on goal but he is denied by the fingertips of Benabid!
Line-ups
Man City XI: Ake, Ederson, Foden, Omar Marmoush, Reijnders, Cherki, Doku, Lewis, Savinho, Nico O'Reilly, Vitor Reis
Subs: Gundogan, Ortega, Stones, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Akanji, Rodri, Haaland, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Matheus Nunes, Nico González, Gvardiol, Bobb, Abdukodir Khusanov, Echeverri
Wydad Casablanca XI: Amrabat, Thembinkosi Lorch, Fahd Moufi, Bart Meijers, Oussama Zemraoui, El Mehdi Benabid, Abdelmounaim Boutouil, Mohamed Moufid, Mehdi Moubarik, Cassius Mailula, Guilherme Ferreira
Subs: Mohamed Rayhi, Mickaël Malsa, Stephane Aziz Ki, Ismael Benktib, Samuel Obeng, Jamal Harkass, Ismail Moutaraji, Youssef El Motie, Arthur Wenderroscky, Zakaria Fatihi, Pedrinho, Selemani Mwalimu, Omar Aqzdaou, Yassine Bennani, Rayane Mahtou