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Jobe Bellingham signed from Sunderland this month Jobe Bellingham scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund as the Bundesliga side came from behind to defeat South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns 4-3 in their first win at the Club World Cup. Bellingham made his first start since completing a £27m move from Sunderland this month, but his side were outplayed for large parts of an entertaining contest. In the 11th minute Sundowns forward Lucas Ribeiro Costa collected the ball inside the centre circle, surged through the middle of the Germans' defence and finished coolly past Gregor Kobel. Six minutes later Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams gifted Dortmund an equaliser when he passed the ball straight to Felix Nmecha, who slotted into the empty net. The 18-time South African champions seemed unfazed - Iqraam Rayners saw two shots blocked when he could have passed, while the pace and trickery of Tashreeq Matthews down the left flank caused Dortmund plenty of issues. Yet once again the Sundowns caused their own downfall - Dortmund stole possession 35 yards from goal before Julian Brandt stood up a cross for Serhou Guirassy to head home his 35th goal of the season. From that point the momentum swung in Dortmund's favour, and in the 45th minute Bellingham chested the ball down in the middle of the penalty area before firing a shot - via a slight deflection - past a wrongfooted Williams for his side's third goal. Sundowns continued to create clear chances after the break - Kobel did brilliantly to tip Rayners' effort on to the crossbar - though the offside flag would have ruled it out - before Teboho Mokoena's free-kick was deflected narrowly over. But Dortmund scored again when Khuliso Mudau inadvertently deflected Daniel Svensson's low cross past his own goalkeeper, before Sundowns pulled one back with Rayners bundling home after first hitting the post with a header. Sundowns substitute Lebo Mothiba set up a grandstand finish when he slotted past Kobel in the 90th minute following a break, but Dortmund hung on for a victory that moves them top of Group F with four points. While Bellingham produced an impressive performance on his full debut, the scintillating attacking play of Sundowns - particularly in the first half - thrilled their travelling supporters. Ribeiro Costa's goal is a contender for goal of the tournament - the technical ability he showed to evade two challenges and the way he accelerated away was befitting of a final. Few fans outside of South Africa would have known much about the team known as 'the Brazilians', but their no-holds-barred approach - even when 4-1 down in sweltering 32C heat - will have won over plenty of neutrals. Bellingham began to impress once Dortmund gathered their composure midway through the first half, showcasing his abilities both in attack and defence. The Sundowns attacking trio of Rayners, Matthews and Ribeiro Costa ran riot in the first half, though poor finishing left them with just one goal to show for their efforts. Williams made up for his costly first-half blunder with several key saves, without which Dortmund would have extended their lead. Though Sundowns often looked the more threatening going forwards, Dortmund were far more efficient in front of goal. Six of the eight shots taken by Niko Kovac's side were on target, with four of them hitting the back of the net. Sundowns, meanwhile, had just four of their 16 efforts on target. Mamelodi Sundowns will finish their group campaign against Fluminense in Miami on Wednesday (20: 00 BST), while Borussia Dortmund face Ulsan in Cincinnati at the same time. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 21st June 2025 at 20: 47 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Miguel Cardoso Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Niko Kovac Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Miguel Cardoso Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Niko Kovac Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 FIFA Club World Cup All competitions Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.