3Photo© indiatoday.inSoccer-Botafogo and Inter Miami end European dominance at Club World Cup
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PHILADELPHIA -Thirteen years of European dominance in intercontinental club football came to an end on Thursday as U.S. side Inter Miami defeated Porto 2-1 and Brazilians Botafogo beat Champions League winners Paris St Germain 1-0 at the revamped Club World Cup.
Lionel Messi’s stunning free kick secured victory for Inter Miami after they came back from a goal down against the Portuguese side, while South American champions Botafogo delivered a disciplined display to outmanoeuvre PSG.
The results marked a seismic shift in a competition historically dominated by European sides, with the last non-European victory coming in 2012 when Brazil’s Corinthians defeated Chelsea in the Club World Cup final.
“ It's a great joy. A lot of effort went into it, and we worked very well. I'm very happy. We were left with a bitter taste after the first match. We thought we could have won it,
Lionel Messi,
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