Yildiz brace gives Juventus win over Wydad AC

Kenan Yildiz scored doubly and played a cardinal relation successful an ain extremity arsenic Juventus secured a 4-1 triumph implicit Morocco's Wydad Casablanca successful the Club World Cup connected Sunday to determination to the verge of qualifying for the round-of-16.

The Italian broadside apical Group G with six points aft 2 matches, 3 wide of Manchester City, who play UAE's Al Ain aboriginal connected Sunday.

Juve volition scope the knockouts if Al Ain neglect to bushed the Premier League club, who tin besides publication their round-of-16 berth with victory.

Both Al Ain and Wydad stay without points and connected the brink of elimination.

Juventus made the breakthrough successful the sixth infinitesimal with a well-worked squad determination that ended with Wydad defender Abdelmounaim Boutouil scoring an ain goal.

Following a clever done shot from Khephren Thuram, Yildiz's angled changeable deflected disconnected Boutouil and wrong-footed goalkeeper Mehdi Benabid.

The 20-year-old Turkey guardant doubled Juventus's pb successful the 16th infinitesimal with a sublime onslaught from the borderline of the box. Receiving the shot successful space, Yildiz unleashed a ferocious effort into the top-right corner, leaving Benabid rooted to the spot.

Wydad pulled 1 backmost successful the 25th infinitesimal pursuing a antiaircraft lapse from Juve. Nordin Amrabat pounced connected a misplaced clearance, threading a precise shot to Thembinkosi Lorch, who calmly lobbed Juve keeper Michele Di Gregorio.

The extremity ignited the Moroccan fans, whose flares created a unreality of reddish and achromatic fume that halted play for respective minutes, until the fume dissipated.

Needing astatine slightest a gully to support live immoderate realistic anticipation of reaching the past 16 aft a 2-0 nonaccomplishment to Manchester City successful their opener, Wydad pressed precocious and unsettled Juventus.

However, the Italian broadside regained power successful the 2nd half, helped by the instauration of Teun Koopmeiners for Weston McKennie.

Andrea Cambiasso went adjacent to restoring Juve's two-goal cushion successful the 55th minute, striking the station with a close-range volley from a corner.

The decisive 3rd extremity yet came successful the 69th minute, with Yildiz again the protagonist. He received a neat walk from Randal Kolo Muani, chopped wrong to evade a defender, and coolly slotted location from adjacent range.

Substitute Dusan Vlahovic sealed the triumph heavy into added time, converting from the punishment spot aft being fouled by Guilherme Ferreira.

The Italian giants, unbeaten for 2 months nether coachIgor Tudor, volition look to support their momentum successful their last radical lucifer against Manchester City, portion Wydad and Al Ain are staring astatine aboriginal elimination.