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Liverpool have won the Club World Cup, beating Flamengo 1-0 in Doha.<\/p>\nLiverpool have won the Club World Cup, beating Flamengo 1-0 in Doha.<\/p>\n
The clash with Flamengo in Qatar entered extra time as Mane was denied a penalty right at the death.<\/p>\n
Defender Virgil Van Dijk was named in the starting line-up to give Liverpool a huge boost ahead of the Club World Cup final.<\/p>\n
The Holland captain, who has recovered from illness after missing the semi-final, was one of four changes from the side who beat Monterrey on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
That allowed Jordan Henderson to resume his usual role in central midfield, in between Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who both retained their places.<\/p>\n
Trent Alexander-Arnold returned at right-back, with Roberto Firmino, Wednesday\u2019s stoppage-time match-winner, and Sadio Man\u00e9 rejoining Mohamed Salah in the forward line.<\/p>\n
Liverpool and Flamengo could not be separated in the first half, with no shots on goal being recorded by either side in what was at times a bad-tempered encounter.<\/p>\n
Man\u00e9 squared for Roberto Firmino to score the game\u2019s only goal 10 minutes into extra-time, with Liverpool hanging on for a 1-0 victory to claim the Club World Cup for the first time in their history.<\/p>\n
Substitute Lincoln missed Flamengo\u2019s best chance of the game in the closing stages as he blazed over from 12 yards.<\/p>\n