Al Hilal won the Super Lusail Cup after beating Zamalek 4-1 on penalties in the confrontation that brought together the champions of Saudi Arabia and Egypt – Friday – at Lusail Stadium, which will host the FIFA World Cup final in Qatar.
Among more than 77,000 fans, the two teams competed in a match that announced the official opening of the Lusail Stadium, which will host the World Cup final in Qatar on December 18, corresponding to the National Day of the first Arab country to host the World Cup.
The original time of the Arab summit ended with a 1-1 draw, as the Asian champions opened the scoring with Nigerian Odion Ighalo’s goal with a skillful shot over goalkeeper Mohamed Awad in the absence of supervision in the 18th minute.