Urawa Reds fell to Al Ahly on Friday in the FIFA Club World Cup, giving them a fourth place finish at the world championship.

The Asian and African champions put on a terrific show in the third place match, trading chances and goals for much of the contest at Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but it was the Egyptian side who came out on top, 4-2.

Yasser Ibrahim scored the opening goal for Al Ahly, tapping in a rebound after 19 minutes. Percy Tau then doubled the Egyptians’ lead, capitalizing on a mistake at the back.

However, Urawa would regroup well after the suspect moments that gave away the opening pair of goals. José Kanté marked his final professional match with a goal on the full volley, before Alexander Scholz buried a penalty to level the match at 2-2.

It was not to be for Urawa, though.

First, an unfortunate deflection off Yoshio Koizumi put the ball in Urawa’s net to gift Al Ahly the lead back. Then, a stoppage time VAR decision gave Al Ahly a late penalty kick that wrapped up the match.

The Reds were visibly disappointed after the game, but their run to a fourth place finish at the Club World Cup was nothing short of marvelous. They conquered Asia for a third time in club history, winning the AFC Champions League, and then made it to the third place match following a win against Concacaf champions Club León of Mexico.

Despite the losses to Manchester City and Al Ahly, Urawa can return to Japan with their heads held high; it was a phenomenal journey for one of Asia's proudest clubs and one their supporters will remember forever.