Borussia Dortmund faced a disappointing 0-0 draw against Fluminense in their Club World Cup opener. Despite more possession, they recorded just 0.24 expected goals with only seven shots, marking their lowest attacking output since September 2021. This match ended their streak of consecutive games with at least two goals. Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel stressed the need for the team to win upcoming matches to reach the knockout stages. Head coach Niko Kovac acknowledged the draw's fairness while highlighting the competitiveness of South American teams in football.
"We need to win the next two matches," Kobel told DAZN. "After today's performance, we need to ensure that we rediscover the form that made us very strong at the end of the Bundesliga season in the next matches."
"We have to live with it [a draw] - and we can live with it too. It definitely wasn't our best game, but it was okay for the first match," said Kovac.
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