Borussia Dortmund won the ten-million dollar game at the club World Cup against Ulsan HD and reached the round of 16 as the first group. The team of coach Niko Kovac in Cincinnati won 1-0 (1-0) against the South Koreans harmless over long distances in Cincinnati.
For BVB, who benefited from the result in the parallel game between Mamelodi Sundowns and Fluminense Rio de Janeiro (0-0), the next Tuesday will continue in Atlanta. The game will kick off on Wednesday morning at 3:00 a.m. German time. The opponent was not yet clear at the end of the game.
Through the game against Ulsan alone, the BVB took up almost ten million US dollars for victory ($ 2 million) and the round of 16 ($ 7.5 million). In this way, the income of the Dortmund at the tournament increases to around $ 40 million including the entry fee.
US Vice President among the audience
Without the spared Julian Brandt and Niklas Süle this time, the Dortmunders had little effort with Ulsan, who ended the tournament, at great heat. Among the only 8,239 spectators were US Vice President JD Vance and FIFA boss Gianni Infantino. The safety precautions in the game were correspondingly high.
At around 35 degrees Celsius, the substitute players of BVB stayed in the cabin as in the second group game against Mamelodi (4: 3) in Cincinnati. “This has nothing to do with sport,” Kovac said before the game on the conditions and spoke of “felt 41 degrees”.
New signing Bellingham convinced
For the first time at this tournament, Dortmund was clearly game -determining and had more possession against the South Koreans, who had no chance before the game. However, the Westphalia made very little out of their superiority. There was also a lot missing in terms of intensity.
Only newcomers Jobe Bellingham convinced with his presence. The Englishman initially had bad luck in the 27th minute in a volley shot that narrowly missed the goal. Ten minutes later, however, he then gave the preparatory work on the redeeming and deserved tour of Svensson.
After the change of sides, little changed on the picture. Dortmund checked the game, also achieved opportunities, but did not use them. Therefore, it remained unnecessarily exciting until the end. Ulsan actually also came to score. However, the Westphalia no longer really got into danger. For BVB we went back to Florida immediately after the game, where the team in Fort Lauderdale prepared for the knockout round.
