The noise met the hype from the moment Real Madrid’s players started their pregame warmups at Lincoln Financial Field. When the club’s famed anthem played a few minutes before kickoff, the crowd clad in even-more-famed white jerseys rose from the stands and belted it out.

Vinícius Júnior scored a goal and assisted on another in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Salzburg that secured the Spanish powerhouse first place in the Club World Cup’s Group H and a spot in

Real Madrid can win their group and go to the opposite side of the bracket from Manchester City with a win or draw, or they can face the Premier League giants next, in the round of 16 at the 2025 Club World Cup.