The bronze medal achieved by Al-Ahly is the third of the same color in the history of its seven participations, which began in 2005 and continued until this year, making the Egyptian giant the third most decorated team in the history of the tournament with medals.
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Al-Ahly surpassed Bayern Munich of Germany and Corinthians of Brazil, as both of them won two medals, and became the only team in the history of the Club World Cup to win 3 medals.
Real Madrid of Spain is on top with 4 medals, all gold, the same number of medals won by his compatriot Barcelona, but the Catalan team won 3 gold and one silver.
The Egyptian Al-Ahly club won 3 bronze medals in 2006, 2020 and 2021, taking advantage of one of its golden periods throughout its history, after winning the African Champions League title in the last two seasons in a row, as well as the African Super.
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Until last year, Al-Ahly club’s participation in the 2006 World Cup in Japan was the best, after the African champion scored 5 goals and conceded two goals, and won the bronze medal at the expense of Club America, the North American champion.
The 2020 edition that was held in Qatar, during which Al-Ahly scored a single goal in its victory over Al-Duhail (1-0), then lost to Bayern Munich in the semi-finals with a clean double, before defeating the Brazilian Palmeiras on penalties in the bronze match after a negative tie.
And the year 2022 came to witness a historical version of Al-Ahly in the tournament, as the Red Genie achieved the largest result in the history of his participation in the Club World Cup at the expense of Al-Hilal, the Asian champion.
Al-Ahly defeated the Mexican champion Monterrey of North America in the quarter-finals with a clean goal, and lost to the Brazilian Palmeiras in the semi-finals by a clean double, before crushing the Saudi Crescent 4-0 in the bronze match, to score 5 goals in the tournament and receive two goals.
But South African Betso Mosimane, coach of Al-Ahly club, confirmed that his team will return next year to participate in the tournament for the eighth time in its history, to achieve the dream of reaching the final match and trying to achieve the title.