PHOTO GALLERY: Ahly fall to clinical Palmeiras
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Palmeiras' Argentine defender #04 Agustin Giay and Al Ahly's Moroccan defender #54 Yahya Attiyat-Allah fight for the ball with during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Al Ahly's Moroccan defender #54 Yahya Attiyat-Allah and Palmeiras' Colombian midfielder #08 Richard Rios fight for the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Al Ahly's Palestinian forward #09 Wessam Abou Ali challenges Palmeiras' Brazilian goalkeeper #21 Weverton during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 19: Achraf Dari #15 of Al Ahly FC shoots under pressure from Gustavo Gomez #15 of Palmeiras during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between SE Palmeiras and Al Ahly SC at MetLife Stadium on June 19, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. AFP
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Palmeiras' Argentine defender #04 Agustin Giay fights for the ball with Al Ahly's Moroccan defender #54 Yahya Attiyat-Allah during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Palmeiras' Brazilian forward #41 Estevao Willian runs with the ball next to Al Ahly's Egyptian defender #06 Yasser Ibrahim during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Achraf Dari, Wessam Abou Ali, and Mohamed Elshenawy #1 of Al Ahly FC look on towards a loose ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between SE Palmeiras and Al Ahly SC at MetLife Stadium on June 19, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. AFP
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Al Ahly's Egyptian defender #06 Yasser Ibrahim (C) heads the ball with Palmeiras' Brazilian forward #09 Vitor Roque (L) and Palmeiras' Paraguayan defender #15 Gustavo Gomez during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Palmeiras' Paraguayan defender #15 Gustavo Gomez and Al Ahly's Palestinian forward #09 Wessam Abou Ali fight for the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Al Ahly's Egyptian midfielder #25 Ahmed Sayed Zizo jumps next to Palmeiras' Brazilian midfielder #23 Raphael Veiga during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Al Ahly's Moroccan defender #54 Yahya Attiyat-Allah fights for the ball with Palmeiras' Brazilian forward #41 Estevao Willian during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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(From L) Palmeiras' Colombian midfielder #08 Richard Rios and Palmeiras' Argentine midfielder #05 Anibal Moreno fights for the ball with Al Ahly's Tunisian midfielder #05 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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(From L) Palmeiras' Argentine defender #04 Agustin Giay, Palmeiras' Brazilian forward #41 Estevao Willian and Al Ahly's Egyptian forward #7 Mahmoud Trezeguet fight for the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Palmeiras' Paraguayan defender #15 Gustavo Gomez falls as he fights for the ball with Al Ahly's Egyptian midfielder #07 Trezeguet during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Mohamed Elshenawy #1 of Al Ahly FC looks on as a shot goes wide during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between SE Palmeiras and Al Ahly SC at MetLife Stadium on June 19, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. AFP
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Al Ahly's Egyptian defender #06 Yasser Ibrahim (2L) controls the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Al Ahly's Egyptian goalkeeper #01 Mohamed Elshenawy deflects the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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A general view of the LED screen which is displaying a severe weather warning during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between SE Palmeiras and Al Ahly SC at MetLife Stadium on June 19, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. AFP
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Players evacuate the pitch following a storm alert during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Palmeiras' Brazilian defender #12 Mayke falls as he fights for the ball with Al Ahly's Moroccan midfielder #17 Achraf Bencharki during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Al Ahly's Egyptian midfielder #13 Marwan Attia fights for the ball with Palmeiras' Uruguayan forward #17 Facundo Torres during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Al Ahly's Egyptian defender #30 Mohamed Hany fights for the ball with Palmeiras' Uruguayan forward #17 Facundo Torres during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Palmeiras' Uruguayan defender #22 Joaquin Piquerez fights for the ball with Al Ahly's Egyptian midfielder #13 Marwan Attia (down) during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Al Ahly's Egyptian midfielder #19 Mohamed Afsha fights for the ball with Palmeiras' Brazilian midfielder #18 Mauricio during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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Murilo Cerqueira #26 of Palmeiras is challenged by Nejc Gradisar #10 of Al Ahly FC during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between SE Palmeiras and Al Ahly SC at MetLife Stadium on June 19, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. AFP
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Hussein Elshahat #14 of Al Ahly FC runs with the ball under pressure from Emiliano Martinez #32 of Palmeiras during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between SE Palmeiras and Al Ahly SC at MetLife Stadium on June 19, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. AFP
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Al Ahly's Tunisian midfielder #05 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane and Palmeiras' Colombian midfielder #08 Richard Rios fight for the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Brazil's Palmeiras and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 19, 2025. AFP
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