Global club soccer powerhouse, Real Madrid Football Club of Spain, pipped Juventus by a lone second half goal to book a place in the last eight of the FIFA Club World Cup Championship in the United States of America.
The game was fairly even in terms of ball possession and exchanges of attack, but none could break the deadlock in the first half in which Juventus had the best opportunity to take the lead.
The first stanza ended barren.
In the second stanza, Real seized control, and it was not surprising that Gonzalo Garcia put Real in the lead in the 53rd minute.
It was the first time that Kylian Mbappe was playing his first game in the tournament, and Spanish La Liga League legendary footballer, Luka Modric, his 587th game for Real.
Both were introduced in the second stanza.
