Dortmund progress to CWC knockout stage as group winners

Borussia Dortmund progressed to the Spherical of 16 of the 2025 Membership World Cup with a 1-0 victory over South Korean facet Ulsan.

Daniel Svensson grabbed the one objective of the sport on 36-minutes in a contest Niko Kovac’s workforce largely dominated however had been thwarted on a number of events by an impressed Jo Hyeon-woo within the already-eliminated Ulsan objective.

Dortmund required only a level to make sure qualification to the knockout phases however, courtesy of Fluminense’s goalless draw with Mamelodi Sundowns, the German membership went by as Group F winners.

Dortmund will meet the runners-up of Group E, which might be Inter Milan, River Plate or Monterrey.

6 von 6 aus Cincinnati. Weiter ins Achtelfinale! 🤝#FIFACWC #BVBUlsan pic.twitter.com/tz8W1tqQFq

— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) June 25, 2025

Dominant Dortmund annoyed in entrance of objective

In what was a irritating however principally comfy 90-minutes for Dortmund in Cincinnati, the primary actual probability of the match fell to Dortmund’s Julian Ryerson after 1 / 4 of an hour. However the Norwegian full-back’s effort curling large of the mark.

Just below 10 minutes later, Dortmund ought to have been in entrance when an incisive interchange between Guirassy and Bellingham noticed the previous bearing down on objective.

Nonetheless, his weak effort did little to hassle Jo inbetween the Ulsan sticks.

The South Korean keeper once more confirmed his credentials moments later when Guirassy had one other wonderful probability to provide Dortmund the lead however the 33-year-old shot stopper was equal to it.

Bellingham then volleyed over earlier than the previous Birmingham Metropolis and Sunderland playmaker poked an effort large from a slender angle.

Dortmund had been exhibiting their superiority, dominating possession and creating probabilities, however the Bundesliga facet had been proving wasteful in entrance of objective.

Previous to kick-off, the TQL Stadium had averaged six objectives a recreation within the match. That statistic seemed in peril of being considerably hampered right here, however on 36-minutes Svensson lastly broke the impasse, firing dwelling from Bellingham’s unselfish lay-off.

Svensson knackt das Schloss! 🔓 pic.twitter.com/W3vOZM7pXv

— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) June 25, 2025

Felix Nmecha drove a shot that fizzed narrowly previous the publish earlier than Jo saved impressively from each Pascal Groß and Guirassy as Kovac’s facet went in the hunt for a second earlier than the break, however to no avail.

A spirited second-half from the South Korean membership

Ulsan confirmed a bit extra combat early within the second-half, registering their first try on the right track within the forty seventh minute.

Bellingham, on a yellow card, was changed shortly earlier than the hour mark as Kovac rang the modifications.

But it surely was Ulsan who had been within the ascendency. The South Korean facet noticed their finest probability a couple of minutes later when Jin-hyun Lee Lee’s strike was parried by Gregor Kobel earlier than the Dortmund keeper was once more examined by Ko Seung-Beom.

On the different finish, Jo as soon as once more confirmed outstanding reflexes to push Yan Couto’s scuffed shot around the publish.

It proved to be final actual probability of the competition. Dortmund noticed out the sport and averted the humiliation of an early match exit.