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Guangzhou Evergrande battle back to beat America in Club World Cup

Paulinho scored in the final minute of stoppage time on Sunday as Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande beat Mexico's Club America 2-1 to advance to the semifinals of the Club World Cup.

Paulinho's header from a corner kick in the 93rd minute allowed Luiz Felipe Scolari's team to secure a showdown with tournament favourites Barcelona on Dec. 17 in Yokohama.

Club America dominated for most of the second half until substitute Zheng Long equalised in the 80th minute, taking a pass from Gao Lin and beating Club America goalkeeper Moises Munoz with a shot from 15 metres.

Oribe Peralta gave Club America a 1-0 lead 10 minutes after the break with a header from a Dario Benedetto cross.