Orlando, June 27 -- Manchester City qualified for the knockout stage of the FIFA Club World Cup on Thursday with a comfortable 5-2 win over Juventus.



City dominated nearly all aspects of the game, securing just their second-ever win in eight meetings against the Italian club.



Pep Guardiola's side opened the scoring in the ninth minute when new signing Rayan Ait-Nouri won the ball outside the Juventus penalty area and set up Jeremy Doku, who cut inside and fired into the far post.

City's advantage lasted only two minutes, as goalkeeper Ederson passed directly to Teun Koopmeiners, who capitalized with a left-footed strike to level the score.



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