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WHEN AND WHERE

We face Fluminense at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday 22 December, with kick-off scheduled for 18:00 (UK).

The match is available to watch in the UK on TNT Sports 1 and on FIFA+.

For fans outside of the UK, click here to find out how you can watch the matches in Saudi Arabia.

You can keep across all of the action via the official Man City app, as well as the key moments on Twitter: @ManCity.

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Fri 22 Dec

FIFA Club World Cup

Man City

18:00

GMT

Fluminense

MAN CITY APP COVERAGE

Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from Saudi Arabia in one place.

Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, whilst our Matchday Live show will begin at 16:55 (UK).

Shaun Wright-Phillips, Nedum Onuoha and Steph Houghton are in the studio for the latest edition of the show, offering their expert insight before the action, at half-time and in greater detail after the final whistle.

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They will also answer viewer questions throughout the broadcast, so get in touch and send a WhatsApp to: +447537186538.

During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Michael Brown while our text commentary continues.

Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.

A shorter highlights package from the match will be available one hour after full-time in the UK only, while a more extended review of the clash can be accessed after 48 hours worldwide.

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TEAM NEWS

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Pep Guardiola has made three changes to his starting lineup for this evening’s FIFA Club World Cup final against Fluminense at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.

MEN’S TEAM

Pep: ‘City are ready for the FIFA Club World Cup final’
Ruben Dias, Rico Lewis and Julian Alvarez come into the side, with Manuel Akanji, Mateo Kovacic and Matheus Nunes, who all started the semi-final victory over Urawa Red Diamonds, moving to the bench.

Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku remain sidelined through injury.

City starting XI: Ederson, Walker (C), Stones, Dias, Ake, Rodrigo, Lewis, Bernardo, Foden, Grealish, Alvarez

Subs: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Phillips, Kovacic, Gomez, Gvardiol, Akanji, Nunes, Bobb, Alleyne, Susoho, Hamilton

Fluminense: Fabio, Xavier, Felipe Melo, Nino, Marcelo, Andre, Martinelli, Ganso, Keno, Jhon Arias, Cano

Subs: Rangel, Eudes, Marlon, Alexsander, Kennedy, Daniel, Gomes, dos Santos, Gonzalez, Mendanha, David, LimaI’m.

MATCH FORMAT

If the score is level after the 90 minutes, there will be 30 minutes of extra-time, split into 15-minute halves.

If there is still no winner after extra time, the winner will be decided by a penalty shootout. 

PREVIOUS MEETING

This Friday’s clash represents our first against the Brazilian side.

However, we do share some familiar faces with them, namely in the form of youngster Kayky, who we signed from Fluminense in 2021.

LAST TIME OUT

In a highly entertaining semi-final at the King Abdullah Sports City, an own goal from Marius Hoibraten and fine strikes from Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva secured City’s safe passage through to the Club World Cup final in our first ever appearance at the tournament.

As for Fluminense, second half goals from Jhon Arias and John Kennedy secured their victory over Al Ahly of Egypt to reach the final.

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