Comprehensive news: Inter Milan and Dortmund advance to the top 16

Xinhua News Agency, Seattle, June 25 (Reporters Wang Haoming and Xiao Shiyao) There were many group matches on the 25th of the 2025 Club World Cup. Inter Milan and Monterrey in Group E, and Dortmund and Frumenense advanced to the top 16. The key match of qualifying in Group E was held at Seattle Lumen Stadium, with Serie A Inter Milan facing Argentina River Plate. Before this game, River Plate and Inter Milan scored 4 points, while Mexico's Monterrey scored 2 points, but they faced the group's weakest opponent, Japan's Urawa Red Diamond in the last round, so the situation of qualifying was very subtle.

The game was full of gunpowder at the beginning and the physical confrontation was fierce. Although both sides had opportunities in the first half, they did not make any achievements. Another game played at the same time in this group ended in the first half, Monterrey led Urawa Red Diamonds with three goals. According to the qualifying rules, if Inter Milan and Riverbed maintain their existing scores, Riverbed will be eliminated, and Riverbed only needs a small victory of one goal to eliminate the opponent and advance.

The second half of the game started, and River Bed attacked with all its strength. Inter Milan also knew that it was not safe to rely on hard defense, so the two sides launched a counterattack. In the 65th minute, Inter Milan formed a single shot in the counterattack. Mkhitaryan was tackled by Lucas Martinez, and the referee sent off the latter a red card. In the 72nd minute, young player Esposito got the ball in the penalty area and shot calmly, breaking the deadlock for Inter Milan. After that, He Piao made a desperate bet, but they were empty in the defense and were seized by their opponents again in the 93rd minute. Bastoni drew two defensive players in a row and then shot, and Inter Milan secured the victory. At the last moment of the game, Montel of River Plate was sent out after receiving the second yellow card. In the end, Inter Milan won 2:0 and won the first place in the group with 7 points.

In another game, Monterrey defeated Urawa Red Diamonds 4:0, and won the second place in the group with 5 points, and qualified with Inter Milan. In two games in Group F, Dortmund defeated Ulsan HD 1:0 and qualified as first in the group; Fruminense drew 0:0 with Mamelodi Sunset, and advanced to the second in the group. In the 2nd quarterfinals, Inter Milan will face Brazil's Fruminense, while Monterrey will face Dortmund.