Bellingham's bro makes Dortmund debut in draw

Fluminense held Borussia Dortmund to a 0-0 gully successful their Group F Club World Cup opener successful New Jersey connected Tuesday, arsenic the Brazilian broadside were near to rue missed chances astatine MetLife Stadium.

Fluminense were firmly successful power against Dortmund successful the archetypal half, but the Bundesliga side's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel produced a fistful of superb saves to frustrate the Brazilian squad successful beforehand of a assemblage mostly successful their favour.

After Dortmund struggled to get a foothold successful the lucifer with nary shots connected extremity successful the archetypal half, Kobel did his portion with a singular double-save midway done the 2nd fractional and frantic precocious efforts from some sides went unrewarded.

New Dortmund accomplishment Jobe Bellingham, the younger member of Real Madrid prima Jude Bellingham, made his archetypal quality for the nine arsenic a 60th infinitesimal substitute.

Flag-waving Fluminense fans arrived aboriginal and cheered wildly arsenic their squad applied aboriginal pressure, with winger Jhon Arias's changeable towards the apical country saved by Kobel successful the 17th minute.

Fluminense midfielder Martinelli missed by inches successful the 34th infinitesimal and Kobel saved different good effort from Arias 2 minutes later.

Kobel kept retired Fluminense striker Everaldo's almighty changeable from extracurricular the container successful the 69th infinitesimal and leapt to artifact a follow-up effort from midfielder Nonato moments later.

As scorching vigor successful the United States prompted concerns astir payment crossed the tournament, players were treated to overcast skies and mild temperatures successful beforehand of a humble assemblage of 34,736 successful the astir 82,000 capableness NFL stadium.

The German nine qualified for the Club World Cup with a top-four decorativeness successful the Bundesliga, portion Fluminense qualified arsenic the 2023 Copa Libertadores champion.

Fluminense played much aggressively, with a 14-7 vantage successful shots. Dortmund held the possession vantage astatine 54.5%.

Dortmund volition adjacent play South African nine Mamelodi Sundowns successful Cincinnati, portion Fluminense volition instrumentality to MetLife to look Ulsan HD of South Korea on Saturday.

Information from Reuters and The Associated Press was utilized successful this story.