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Real Madrid won the Club World Cup again
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KHALED DESOUKI / AFP
Record winners Real Madrid have won the Club World Cup for the fifth time.
The Champions League winner defeated the Asian representative Al Hilal from Saudi Arabia 5: 3 (2: 1) in the final in Rabat, Morocco on Saturday evening.
Rio world champion Toni Kroos celebrated the 30th title of his career.
Vinicius Junior (13th/69th), Federico Valverde (18th/58th) and Karim Benzema (54th) scored for the Spanish record champions.
Moussa Marega (26th) and Luciano Vietto (63rd/79th) were successful for Al Hilal.
Kroos, who won the Club World Cup for the sixth time, and national player Antonio Rüdiger were in the starting line-up for the royal team.
With the victory of the Madrilenians, the tenth title in a row went to a team from Europe.
Chelsea FC had won last year.
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro had previously secured third place 4-2 (1-1) against Al Ahly from Egypt.
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