2017 FIFA Club WC: Wydad Casablanca vs Urawa Japan in match for 5th place

Al Ain, UAE (PANA) - Quarter-final losers Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan meet on Tuesday at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain in a match for fifth place at the ongoing 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Beaten 1-0 by Pachuca of Mexico in the quarter-finals on 9 December, Wydad, the CAF Champions League champions, had to settle for the match for fifth place against Urawa, also beaten 1-0 in the quarter-finals on the same day by Al-Jazira of the UAE.

As the competition progresses, Pachuca will meet Gremio of Brazil in the first semi-finals on Tuesday while defending champions Real Madrid of Spain take on Al-Jazira in the second semi-finals on Wednesday at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
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