Result: Kashiwa Reysol 1-3 Santos

Brazilian club Santos have advanced through to the final of FIFA's Club World Cup by defeating Kashiwa Reysol 3-1 this morning.

The South American side raced into a 2-0 lead after 23 minutes courtesy of goals from Neymar and Borges.

Their Japanese opponents reduced the arrears eight minutes after the restart courtesy of striker by Hiroki Sakai.

However, defender Danilo Luiz da Silva restored the two-goal advantage in the 62nd minute to secure Santos's participation in Sunday's final.

Barcelona will play Al-Sadd tomorrow for the right to take on Santos.