Benzema sets new scoring record in 4 Club World Cups

Ballon d’Or-winning striker Karim Benzema contributed to the victory of his team Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) by setting a new scoring record in four FIFA Club World Cup competitions.

Benzema scored a goal to give Al-Ittihad a 3-0 win in the 40th minute of the first half in the first round of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup against Auckland City (New Zealand) held at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 13th (Korean time). .

Muhannad Alshankitty, who penetrated to the right, passed a ground ball cross into the front of the goal and finished with his right foot, shaking the opponent’s net.

With this, Benzema became the first player to score in four Club World Cup competitions.

Benzema is happy after scoring a goal

Benzema has participated in the Club World Cup several times as a member of Real Madrid (Spain), where he spent 14 years since 2009, and scored goals in the 2014, 2016, and 2022 tournaments. 스포츠 토토사이트

Benzema, who won the Ballon d’Or last year at the age of 34 and was recognized as one of the best strikers of all time, left Real Madrid last June and joined Al-Ittihad to begin his second career as a soccer player on the Asian stage.

On this day, Al-Ittihad took the lead with consecutive goals from Romarinho in the 29th minute of the first half and N’Golo Kante in the 34th minute of the first half.

Kante scored with a devastating right-footed volley near the penalty area after the opposing defense cleared the ball.

Al-Ittihad, which qualified for the Club World Cup finals as the host country, will play the second round on the 16th against Al-Ahli (Egypt), the winner of the 2022-2023 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League.

As a representative of Asia, Japan’s Urawa Reds will participate in the Club World Cup as the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) winning team.

Urawa, competing from the second round, will play its first match against Leon (Mexico) on the 16th. 슬롯