Benzema, Kante strike as Al Ittihad beat Auckland

Karim Benzema celebrates the win on Tuesday. Pic/AFP

Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad secured progress from the first round of the Club World Cup with a convincing 3-0 win against Auckland City on Tuesday.

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Brazilian Romarinho, N'Golo Kante and Benzema scored in the first half to book their team's place in the second round, where they will face Al Ahly of Egypt on Friday.

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