On Tuesday, February 7, Al Hilal stunned the crowd in Tangiers, Morocco to defeat the Brazilian side Flamengo 3-2 in the semifinal of the FIFA Club World Cup. The Saudi Arabian team, powered by World Cup hero Salem Al-Dawsari’s two penalty goals, will now face the winner of Wednesday's semi-final match between Real Madrid and Al Ahly of Egypt on Saturday.

The match began with a quick penalty in the fourth minute of play, when Flamengo right-back Matheuzinho felled Luciano Vietto. Al-Dawsari made no mistake in dispatching the penalty for a 1-0 lead. Just over a quarter of an hour later, Pedro leveled the score for Flamengo. Al-Dawsari slotted his second penalty nine minutes in extra time after Vietto was tripped by former Marseille midfielder Gerson,