Juventus FC 4-1 Wydad AC | Group G
Juventus goals: Abdelmounaim Boutouil (6, OG), Kenan Yildiz (16, 69), Dusan Vlahovic (90, pen)
Wydad AC goal: Thembinkosi Lorch (25)
Juventus FC secured their second win at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ after an outstanding display from Kenan Yildiz against Wydad AC in Philadelphia.
For the second game in a row, Wydad got off to the worst possible start when Juventus scored with their very first attack in the sixth minute. A patient build-up saw Kephren Thuram thread a clever reverse pass to Yildiz. The Turkish star’s shot took a nick off Abdelmounaim Boutouil and the ball squeezed in at the near post.
If he was unlucky not to get the credit for the opener, there was no doubting where the credit belonged ten minutes later when Yildiz produced an early goal of the tournament contender. Good work from Andrea Cambiaso created the chance, and the Juve youngster absolutely fizzed an unstoppable effort into the top-right corner to give keeper Mehdi Benabid no chance.
However, Wydad gave themselves a lifeline in the 25th minute when Thembinkosi Lorch collected Nordin Amrabat’s pass and clipped a tidy finish past Juve keeper Michele Di Gregorio.
The woodwork prevented Juve skipper Andrea Cambiaso from restoring their two-goal lead from a corner in the second half, before Randal Kolo Muani turned a cross wide from a couple of feet out.
But the Italians made sure of the points with more Yildiz magic when he collected a Muani pass, cut inside and tucked in a composed finish. Dusan Vlahovic then added further gloss to the scoreline in injury time when Guilherme Ferreira bundled him over and the Serbian striker converted the resulting penalty.
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Quotes
“What level can Kenan Yildiz reach? That’s up to him. He has a rare gift: a great mentality. He runs like a midfielder and has excellent technical quality. He’s a golden boy.”
Igor Tudor, Juventus coach
“Yes, it was a tough match, but we knew we had to stick to our game. We managed to do that, and now we need to keep going. We still have a big game ahead against a great club like Manchester City and we want to win.”
Francisco Conceicao, Juventus winger
“We face the best teams in the world and we learn. There is a good team spirit. We’ve learned a lot of things. We don’t dwell on the defeat, but on all the experience gained. I thank the fans, they give everything for us.”
Thembinkosi Lorch, Wydad midfielder
Michelob Ultra Superior Player of the Match
Kenan Yildiz (Juventus FC)
