FIFA Invites Fans to Attend, Enjoy Closing Ceremony of Club World Cup in Jeddah

Teams' flags hang at the Fifa Club World Cup Fan Village in the Saudi Red Sea resort town of Jeddah on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
Teams' flags hang at the Fifa Club World Cup Fan Village in the Saudi Red Sea resort town of Jeddah on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
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FIFA Invites Fans to Attend, Enjoy Closing Ceremony of Club World Cup in Jeddah

Teams' flags hang at the Fifa Club World Cup Fan Village in the Saudi Red Sea resort town of Jeddah on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
Teams' flags hang at the Fifa Club World Cup Fan Village in the Saudi Red Sea resort town of Jeddah on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

The International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) has invited sports fans to attend and enjoy the closing ceremony of the FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™, which will take place at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah on Friday.

FIFA said that the ceremony will include a variety of entertainment, musical activities, and surprises, as well as an appearance of the official mascot of the tournament, "Haddaf".

It will start at 8:30 pm, before the final match between Manchester City and Fluminense.



Cristiano Ronaldo Nets 2 and Leads Saudi League in Scoring

Soccer Football - Saudi Pro League - Al Taawoun v Al Nassr - King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia - January 17, 2025 Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo during the warm up before the match. REUTERS/Stringer
Soccer Football - Saudi Pro League - Al Taawoun v Al Nassr - King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia - January 17, 2025 Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo during the warm up before the match. REUTERS/Stringer
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Cristiano Ronaldo Nets 2 and Leads Saudi League in Scoring

Soccer Football - Saudi Pro League - Al Taawoun v Al Nassr - King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia - January 17, 2025 Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo during the warm up before the match. REUTERS/Stringer
Soccer Football - Saudi Pro League - Al Taawoun v Al Nassr - King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia - January 17, 2025 Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo during the warm up before the match. REUTERS/Stringer

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Al-Nassr in a 3-1 victory over Al-Khaleej on Tuesday to move atop the Saudi Pro League goalscoring standings above Aleksandar Mitrovic and Karim Benzema.
The five-time Ballon D’Or winner fired Al-Nassr into the lead after 65 minutes, finding the net with a low shot from the edge of the area for his 100th goal contribution since joining the Riyadh club in December 2022, The Associated Press reported.
While Al-Khaleej made it 1-1 after 80 minutes, Sultan Al-Ghannam quickly restored the lead for Al-Nassr.
Ronaldo sealed victory eight minutes into stoppage time from close range for his 13th Saudi Pro League goal of the season. He is one ahead of Mitrovic of Al-Hilal and two in front of Benzema of Al-Ittihad.
Al-Nassr climbed into third but is 11 points behind Al-Hilal, which later defeated Al-Wehda 4-1 to go three points clear of Al-Ittihad.