Fluminense held the Mamelodi Sundowns to a scoreless draw, denying the South African club the win they needed to advance to the knockout round at the Club World Cup.

Mamelodi Sundowns went into their final Group F game at the Club World Cup, versus Brazil’s Fluminense, knowing that victory was imperative for their hopes of being the only African team to qualify for the global tournament’s knockout phase.

The draw was enough for Fluminense to secure second place in Group F behind German team Borussia Dortmund and advance to the Round of 16, where it will face the Group E winner, which will be determined on Wednesday night. River Plate and Inter Milan have four points in Group E and Monterrey has two.