Karim Benzema missed a penalty in Al-Ittihad’s loss at the Club World Cup and the Saudi Arabian champion exited their home tournament before Manchester City and Fluminense even arrived.

Benzema’s spot kick to level against Al Ahly in the 45th minute on Friday was hit too straight at goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy, and the champions of Africa went on to beat Al-Ittihad 3-1 in their second-round game.

Al Ahly had taken the lead in the 21st when Ali Maaloul scored from a penalty awarded for handball. They added second-half goals from Hussein Elsahat and Emam Ashour. Benzema cut the lead with a goal in stoppage time.

Al Ahly will next play Fluminense, the champion of South America from Brazil, in the semi-finals on Monday and Champions League winner Manchester City will play Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan on Tuesday.

Urawa beat Leon of Mexico, the Concacaf Champions League titleholder, 1-0 in the earlier game on Friday in Jeddah, the Red Sea port city that has been home to Benzema since joining Al-Ittihad in June after 14 years at Real Madrid.

Urawa’s win was sealed with a 78th-minute goal by Dutch forward Alex Schalk, who squeezed a low, angled shot past advancing León goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota.