Martinelli opens scoring for Brazilians; Al-Hilal penalty ruled out by VAR before Marcos Leonardo levels. Hercules restores lead
Fluminense will face Chelsea or Palmeiras in semi-final
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That's all for this live page, but we will have another one later on for the next quarter-final when Palmeiras take on Chelsea (02:00 BST).
Until next time, bye for now.
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Image source, Getty ImagesFluminense captain Thiago Silva: "I am very happy and very proud of my team. It is not easy to play in this competition and arrive at the semi-final. It's too far for me to imagine this moment but I am very happy for the team and for myself as well and for the performance. We stayed together all the time. It's never easy to play against a team like this but Fluminense is there and I am very happy for this."
On his secret to still playing at 40-years-old: "The performance was good today and now we need to recover well because we need to play again. For me it's never easy to play all the games. The recovery for me is not fast but I am here and I am happy. In my head I am very happy for the team arriving in the semi-finals."
On the potential of facing Chelsea in the semi-finals: "Maybe, maybe. Now I just need to recover and see the game between Chelsea and Palmeiras. I'm rooting for Chelsea of course but Palmeiras are a big team as well."
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Emlyn Begley
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Brazilian side Fluminense booked their semi-final place at the Fifa Club World Cup with a victory over Saudi club Al-Hilal.
Flu will face either Chelsea or Palmeiras on Tuesday (20:00 BST) in New Jersey.
Matheus Martinelli gave them the lead with a wonderful finish into the top corner from 16 yards out from Gabriel Fuentes' pass.
Al-Hilal had a penalty overturned by the video assistant referee when Samuel Xavier clipped Marcos Leonardo accidentally.
But they got their equaliser when Kalidou Koulibaly's header fell to Leonardo, who netted from close range - his fourth goal of the tournament.
Fluminense found the winner though when Xavier headed the ball down to substitute Hercules, who slotted a shot into the bottom corner.
Al-Hilal piled on plenty of late pressure but could not find an equaliser to force extra time.
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Image source, Getty ImagesFluminense manager Renato Portaluppi: "We knew it was going to be a difficult game but I'm so pleased with how my players reacted. I'm so happy that we've gone through to the semi-finals."
On what he told Hercules when he came on: "I told Hercules to keep doing what he does and that he was going to have an opportunity to score and he took it when he did.
"I'm so happy for all the fans that are here from Brazil, we have so much support and they will stay with us now as we go to the semi-finals."
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In any given day Al Hilal will have been awarded three clear-cut penalties in this game. How the officials deem the first-half penalty for Al Hilal to be natural contact is beyond me. Koulibaly was completely bundled to the ground for the second penalty and also kicked for the third penalty and still officials and VAR deem it all not penalty.
LAMIN, New York
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Palmeiras can set up an all-Brazilian semi-final, if they beat Chelsea later on.
If Palmeiras beat Enzo Maresca's side then it would definitely be a Brazil v Europe final.
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After all the boring moaning about this competition it's great to see how much it means to the Fluminense players and fans to get to the semis.
Corin Wright
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That has been the story of Fluminense's tournament - clinging on and defending heroically.
It is a brilliant defensive performance and a brilliant winner from Hercules.
Fluminense 2-1 Al-Hilal
Brazil have at least one team in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup. Fluminense just about hang on to see off Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal.
It will either be Chelsea or an all-Brazilian affair against Palmeiras in the semi-finals.
Image source, Getty ImagesAl-Hilal piling on the pressure, but Fabio saves at his near post. Fluminense nearly there.
Fluminense 2-1 Al-Hilal
Another corner for Al-Hilal. In the sixth minute of added time.
Kalidou Kouibaly has a shooting chance, but fails to make a clean contact. He then hits the deck theatrically and doesn't get a penalty. Correct decision.
Fabio gets two hands to the ball to punch it away, he probably could and should have caught it. Al-Hilal come again...
Fluminense 2-1 Al-Hilal
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Former Tottenham midfielder on Dazn
Nine times out of 10 Ruben Neves puts it in the right area, they are just praying for someone to get on the end of these.
Image source, Getty ImagesAnd another corner....
Al-Hilal have won a couple of corners in quick succession. Time running out.
Seven minutes of injury time. Al-Hilal need to score to get extra time, if they don't they're going home.
Fluminense 2-1 Al-Hilal
Al-Hilal boss Simone Inzaghi gets booked for ending up way out of his technical area as he looks to issue some pitchside instructions.
His team have a corner, which Ruben Neves takes, but it comes to nothing. Risky from Fluminense substitute Thiago Santos as he has his arms around Kalidou Koulibaly, who is also holding his opponent.
Koulibaly goes to ground, but no penalty. Into injury time.
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Jhon Arias thinks he has got away from Al-Hilal defender Kalidou Koulibaly only to slip at the worst moment as he was about to get a shot away to give the former Chelsea man the opportunity to recover.
Fluminense 2-1 Al-Hilal
Samuel Xavier may have tweaked a muscle when taking that shot as he's been replaced by Guga, while Al-Hilal boss Simone Inzaghi has also made a double change in an attempt to get back into this match.
Image source, Getty ImagesFluminense 2-1 Al-Hilal
Almost a third for Fluminense as Samuel Xavier is up from full back and strikes it hard, only for Yassine Bounou to dive to his left and parry the ball away. Good stop.
Fluminense match-winner Hercules replaced their other goalscorer Matheus Martinelli at half-time
Brazilian side Fluminense booked their semi-final place at the Fifa Club World Cup with a victory over Saudi club Al-Hilal.
Flu will face Chelsea on Tuesday (20:00 BST) in New Jersey.
Matheus Martinelli gave them the lead with a wonderful finish into the top corner from 16 yards out from Gabriel Fuentes' pass.
Al-Hilal had a penalty overturned by the video assistant referee when Samuel Xavier clipped Marcos Leonardo accidentally.
But they got their equaliser when Kalidou Koulibaly's header fell to Leonardo, who netted from close range - his fourth goal of the tournament.
Fluminense found the winner though when Xavier headed the ball down to substitute Hercules, who slotted a shot into the bottom corner.
Al-Hilal piled on plenty of late pressure but could not find an equaliser to force extra time.
Before this tournament, most people expected the winner to come from Europe - with many suggesting more of the teams should come from the top European leagues.
This game was widely expected to be Manchester City v Inter Milan - but Al-Hilal beat the Premier League side in the last round, and Fluminense defeated their Serie A opponents.
What makes Flu's run especially noteworthy is they are far from Brazil's best team.
They only finished four points above the relegation zone last season and are sixth in the ongoing 2025 campaign. And now they are two wins away from being world champions.
In 44-year-old goalkeeper Fabio and 40-year-old centre-back Thiago Silva, Fluminense have the second and third oldest players in the history of the Club World Cup.
Fabio has only conceded three goals in five games in this tournament and made three good stops here - and denied Koulibaly and Musab Al Juwayr late on.
Silva was excellent too and battled on despite injuring his nose.
There were emotional scenes before the game with Hilal's Portugal duo Joao Cancelo and Ruben Neves in tears during the minute's silence for their Portugal team-mate Diogo Jota.
Al-Hilal's 22-year-old Brazilian forward Marcos Leonardo is now the joint top scorer at the Club World Cup, along with Benfica's Angel di Maria – on four goals each. However both players are out of the tournament now.
A host of players are on three goals, including Bayern Munich's England striker Harry Kane and Chelsea's Pedro Neto.
Fluminense go to New Jersey for Tuesday's semi-final against Premier League side Chelsea.
Al-Hilal are not back in action until the 2025-26 Saudi season starts next month.
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