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The Red Bull Salzburg from Austria and Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia face off at the Audi Field in Washington DC, for the second matchday of Group H in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
In their debut, the Austrian team coached by German Thomas Letsch defeated Pachuca, who just lost again to Real Madrid and are now eliminated from the tournament. Salzburg is now aiming for a win that could already secure their spot in the round of 16 ahead of time.
But Simone Inzaghi's Al-Hilal already caused a surprise in their tournament opener, playing toe-to-toe with the mighty Real Madrid and earning a valuable draw. Now, the Saudis want to show their level again against another European opponent.
Coach Thomas Letsch makes two changes to the team compared to the one that started in the tournament opener, one of them forced, as the team reported a muscle injury suffered by Valentin Sulzbacher. In his place, playing as a double pivot alongside Mads Bidstrup, Malian Soumaila Diabate comes in.
The other change is in attack, where Karim Onisiwo comes in to play instead of Petar Ratkov.
Inzaghi, for his part, does not make any changes to the team, sending out the same eleven who played against Real Madrid.
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