The final of the Club World Championship will take place on the 22nd of December at the King Abdullah Sports City, Saudi Arabia.
The match is between Manchester City, who are representing UEFA and Fluminense, who are representing CONMEBOL.
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Manchester Citty come into the match having beat Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan in the semi-final of the World Club Championship.
It appeared the Japanese club were going to get to half time at 0-0 but then conceded an own goal in added time at the end of the first half.
That handed control of the game to Manchester City and they scored further goals in the 52nd minute and the 59th minute to progress to the final.
The win over Urawa Red Diamonds means Manchester City are undefeated in their 4 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
There have been wins over Luton Town away in the Premier League and Red Star Belgrade away in the Champions League.
Manchester City were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Crystal Palace last weekend in the Premier League having led 2-0.
Trends show Manchester City have been scoring plenty of goals but keeping them out is proving to be a problem for the Champions League holders.
They have kept just a single clean sheet in their last 9 matches in all competitions and that came in the semi-final of the Club World Cup against Urawa Red Diamonds.
Fluminense come into the game on the back of a 2-0 win over Al-Ahly in the semi-final of the Club World Championship.
Al-Ahly often looked dangerous on the counterattack but Fluminense controlled the possession and after a goalless first half, the Brazilians took the lead in the 71st minute from the penalty spot.
Fluminense scored their second goal at the end of the match to book their place in the final.
The victory over Al-Ahly was the first win in 3 matches in all competitions for Fluminense.
They lost their previous 2 fixtures, both of which were played in the Brazilian Serie A, going down 1-0 at Palmeiras and 3-2 at home to Gremio.
Trends show Fluminense are undefeated in 7 of their 8 most recent games in all competitions.
They beat Boca Juniors 2-1 after extra time to win the Copa Libertadores in November. Fluminense have kept only 2 clean sheets in their 5 most recent matches in all competitions.
Team news: Manchester City are without injured midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. They also have doubts over the fitness of Erling Haaland and Jérémy Doku with rumours neither have been chosen in the official squad.
Fluminense are likely to go with the same starting XI from the win over Al-Ahly. That means German Cano will start up-front and the impressive André will play in central midfield.
Both clubs have tasted recent success having won their top continental competitions.
Manchester City, due to the quality in their team, must start as favourites but they have been poor defensively of late, which could give Fluminense some encouragement. We expect to see both teams score but Manchester City to come out on top.