hiː lˈɛd æmˈeɪɹɪkə tʊ ɐ dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntɪŋ ɹˈʌn æt ðə fˈiːfə klˈʌb wˈɜːld kˈʌp, lˈuːzɪŋ ðə kwˈɔːɹɾɚfˈaɪnəl mˈætʃ tə tʃaɪnˈiːz tˈiːm ɡwˈɑːŋʒuː ˈɛvɚɡɹˌænd, ænd dᵻfˈiːɾɪŋ kɑːŋɡoʊlˈiːz klˈʌb tˌiːpˈiː mˈeɪzəmb tə klˈeɪm ɐ fˈɪfθplˈeɪs fˈɪnɪʃ ɪnðə kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən.
He led América to a disappointing run at the FIFA Club World Cup, losing the quarter-final match to Chinese team Guangzhou Evergrande, and defeating Congolese club TP Mazembe to claim a fifth-place finish in the competition.