At this Club World Cup, Manchester City had previously defeated Vadard 2-0. In these 7 games, European teams won by 3 goals in two games and two goals in three games. In this game, Dortmund won by 1 goal in the remaining two games.
In the second round of the club World Cup group stage, Dortmund narrowly defeated Mamelodi Sunset with a score of 4-3. After this game, European teams won a complete victory against African teams in the Club World Cup.