River Plate Vs Urawa Reds Highlights, FIFA Club World Cup: RIV 3-1 URD; Argentine Team Off To Winning Start In Group E

Greetings and welcome to everyone joining us late Tuesday night for some engrossing Club World Cup action. Group E games kick off with this encounter and will bring to you the build-up as well as live updates from the River Plate vs Urawa Reds clash.

The game will kick off at 12:30am IST. The River Plate Vs Urawa Reds, FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match will be live streamed for free on the DAZN platform in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

Inter Milan, the most fancied team from group E, kick off their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 campaign with a clash against Mexican club Monterrey. That game is slated to begin at 6:30am IST.

Tonight's opening game of the FIFA Club World Cup has ended in a 0-0 draw. Fluminense and Borussia Dortmund both had chances, but goalkeepers Gregor Kobel and Fabio did well to thwart them and the result is split points in the Group F encounter.

Here is how River Plate and Urawa Red Diamonds line up ahead of kick-off in Seattle:

The two teams stride out to the pitch in what appears to be a very sunny afternoon in Seattle. Match officials in the ready too. Kick-off is imminent.

Play gets underway at the Lumen Field. Urawa Reds attacking from right to left and River Plate from left to right in the first half. The Diamonds, the first Asian team on display at the 2025 Club World Cup, are three-time continental champions and will look to make a confident start to their campaign.

We have the first big chance of the game in the ninth minute. River Plate forward Sebastian Driussi hits the upright from distance with a sizzling left-footer. Nothing comes of it, however.

River Plate score! Marcos Acuna sends in an inch-perfect cross that finds Facundo Colidio, who heads the ball rather powerfully to send the Argentine club ahead in the 12th minute. The Urawa Reds defence under tremendous pressure already.

River Plate midfielder Enzo Perez is handed the first yellow card of the match in the 24th minute for a foul. Minutes later, his teammate Franco Mastantuono creates an opening with a probing run before passing it on to Ignacio Fernandez, whose shot flies high and wide of goal.

After two minutes of added time, the first half comes to an end in Seattle. River Plate slowed down considerably after Colidio's goal, but Urawa Reds couldn't press home the advantage and the Argentine club retains its 1-0 lead, going into the interval.

It's a dramatic start to the second half as Sebastian Driussi heads the ball in in the 48th minute to double River Plate's advantage. But in the process, he injures himself badly and has to leave the pitch soon after. Miguel Borja substitutes him.

The Urawa Reds are back in it! Marcos Acuna's inopportune foul in the River Plate box earns the Japanese side a penalty, and Yusuke Matsuo steps up to take it. The winger makes no mistake to drive it into the bottom right corner and cut the deficit to one goal in the 58th minute.

River Plate are firmly in the driver's seat again. They score off the very first corner they garner in the match, in the 73rd minute. Maximiliano Meza heads in Marcos Acuna's ball and Urawa Reds have it all to do in the final 15 minutes.

River Plate goalie Franco Armani produces a vital save in the 90th minute to stave off Urawa's last-ditch attempt of a comeback. He parries Thiago Santana's left-footed shot to keep the Argentine side two goals clear. Five minutes of stoppage time added, meanwhile.

And there comes the full-time whistle. No change in the scoreline as River Plate win the game fair and square by a 3-1 margin. The spirited Urawa Reds don't have much to show for their efforts, as the Argentine side surges ahead in the fight for what will likely be the second qualification spot after favourites Inter Milan.