With this draw combined with the victory of Borussia Dortmund, the Brazilians pass but give in to the Germans.
Fluminense validated his ticket for the knockout stages of the club World Cup after his draw (0-0) conceded Wednesday against the South Africans of the Mamelodi Sundowns in group F in Miami. After the two parades of his goalkeeper Fabio at the start of the game, it was the Brazilian club that had the biggest opportunity, just before the time of play, when the strike of German Cano crashed on the post of Ronwen Williams (57th).
Before the third and last day of the group phase, three teams in the F group could still believe in a qualification for the final phase, but the Mamelodi Sundowns must imperatively win the Hard Rock Stadium to double their opponent of the day.
With this draw combined with the 1-0 victory of Borussia Dortmund against the South Koreans of Ulsan, the only club of the group already eliminated before Wednesday, Fluminense passes but gives in to the Germans. For a place in the quarterfinals, Thiago Silva and his teammates will therefore face the first in group E, whose identity we will know on the night of Wednesday to Thursday: it will be River Plate, Inter Milan or Monterrey.
