Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr defeated Morocco's Raja Casablanca in a thrilling Pool A encounter to stay in the race for the world title while ending the African club's interest in the event.
It was an astonishing match - even by the standards of this already incident-packed tournament - with Al Nassr leading 1-0 and then 3-1 but with the Moroccans fighting back first to 1-1 and then 3-3.
But an 85th-minute goal from Moussa Saib, an Algerian who was formerly on the books of Tottenham Hotspur, ensured Asia prevailed at Africa's expense in a battle of the two more unfashionable sides in a pool containing Real Madrid of Spain and Corinthians of Brazil.
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