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River Plate Reaches Final Of FIFA Club World Cup

Argentine club River Plate secured their spot in the FIFA Club World Cup Final with a 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Wednesday.

The only score of the game came in the 72nd minute, when River forward Lucas Alario headed home a loose ball that Hiroshima goalkeeper Takuto Hayashi failed to handle cleanly.

River Plate will face the winner of Thursday’s semi-final between Barcelona and the China’s Guangzhou Evergrande in Sunday’s championship game.

Elsewhere in the tournament, Mexican side Club América topped TP Mazembe (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 2-1 to secure fifth place.

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Photo: Lucas Alario of River Plate heads to score the opening goal during the FIFA Club World Cup semi final match between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and River Plate at Osaka Nagai Stadium on December 16, 2015 in Osaka, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)

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