Hosts Al Jazira beat Urawa Red Diamonds to reach semis

Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Al Jazira vs Urawa Red Diamonds - Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 9, 2017 Al Jazira players celebrate after the match REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

(Reuters) - Hosts Al Jazira edged past Asian champions Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday to set up a Club World Cup semi-final clash with favourites Real Madrid.

The Japanese side had 65 percent possession but it was Ali Mabkhout who scored the winner seven minutes after halftime in the first all-Asian clash for a final four spot since 2010.

Earlier, Mexico's Pachuca needed extra time to overcome Wydad Casablanca and book their semi-final place against Brazil's Gremio.

Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Al Jazira vs Urawa Red Diamonds - Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 9, 2017 Al Jazira’s Musallem Fayez and Ali Khaseif Housani celebrate after the match REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Victor Guzman headed in after 112 minutes against the Moroccans, who were left with 10 men after Brahim Nakach was sent off in the 69th minute.

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, editing by Ed Osmond)

Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Al Jazira vs Urawa Red Diamonds - Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 9, 2017 Urawa Red Diamonds’ Yuki Muto in action with Al Jazira’s Salem Rashid (R) REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Al Jazira vs Urawa Red Diamonds - Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 9, 2017 Al Jazira’s Ali Mabkhout celebrates scoring their first goal with team mates REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Al Jazira vs Urawa Red Diamonds - Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 9, 2017 Al Jazira and Urawa Red Diamonds players line up before the match REUTERS/Matthew Childs