The FIFA Club World Cup begins a new edition, this time hosted by Saudi Arabia, and there will be a duel between two attractive teams, on the one hand, the best team in Africa, Al Ahly, and on the other, Al Ittihad, who defeated Auckland in the first round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al Ahly qualified for this tournament by winning the African Champions League, beating Wydad Casablanca 2-1 in the final last June. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al Ittihad, invited because it’s the champion of the host country, reached the second round of the Club World Cup thanks to a 3-0 win over Auckland, with goals from Romarinho, N’Golo Kant\u00e9, and Karim Benzema. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Friday, December 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET in King Abdullah Sports City of Buraidah <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Moneyline odds: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Al Ahly 4.54 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Al-Ittihad 1.77<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Draw Offs: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.68<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Where Can I Watch? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Star+<\/a> and Paramount+<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Al Ahly is the biggest team in African soccer, or at least the most successful. They qualified for the Club World Cup after beating Wydad Casablanca 2-1 in the final but in a distant June. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Before facing this match in Saudi Arabia for the FIFA tournament, the Egyptian team drew 0-0 with CR Belouizdad in the African Champions League. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The team coached by Swiss Marcel Koller is second in the Egyptian league with 14 points from six games, two behind Pyramids. However, they lead their zone with five points from three matches at the international level. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With 11 titles in the African Champions League, no team is more impressive in that part of the world. They also have several players from the Egyptian national team, such as Mohamed El-Shenawy and Hussein El Shahat. However, the club’s most recognized name is striker Anthony Modeste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The 35-year-old French striker emigrated to Egyptian soccer after a not-so-fruitful spell with Borussia Dortmund in Germany. But let’s not forget that Modeste scored 20 goals in the 2021-2022 Bundesliga with K\u00f6ln. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Al Ahly finished third in the 2006, 2020, and 2021 World Cups. They were fourth in the last edition, beating Auckland City and Seattle Sounders and losing 4-1 to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy Bet on Al Ahly?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Why Bet on Al-Ittihad?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n