Zinedine Zidane to blame for lacklustre Real Madrid in win vs. Al-Jazira

Gareth Bale's late goal completed the comeback as Real Madrid advance to the Club World Cup final.

Cristiano Ronaldo's leveler for Real Madrid against Al-Jazira puts him atop the Club World Cup goalscoring charts.

Real Madrid narrowly avoided embarrassment with a 2-1 win against Al-Jazira in the Club World Cup semifinals, a game in which the contentious VAR system and the referee jostled for the spotlight.

The UAE Pro-League champions took the lead thanks to Romarinho before Cristiano Ronaldo and substitute Gareth Bale struck to spare Zinedine Zidane's blushes against a side whose own coach, Henk ten Cate, had all but ruled out a shock victory before the game. Real were grateful to VAR for cancelling...