Inter Milan, Monterrey join Dortmund in round of 16 at Club World Cup

Inter Milan kept their cool to beat nine-man River Plate 2-0 in Seattle and reach the FIFA Club World Cup's round of 16 on Wednesday, while Mexican side Monterrey followed them through from Group E.

Borussia Dortmund defeated Ulsan 1-0 to claim top spot in Group F. The German squad will finish pool play against Sergio Ramos and Monterrey, who thrashed Urawa Red Diamonds 4-0.

Argentina's River Plate were eliminated after the defeat, while Inter Milan will face more South American opposition in Charlotte on Monday, in the form of Fluminense.

The Brazilian side could only draw 0-0 against South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns, but that result was good enough to claim second place behind Dortmund.

UEFA Champions League runners-up Inter Milan faced a battle in Seattle against an aggressive River Plate side, who had Lucas Martinez and Gonzalo Montiel sent off in front of 45,000 fans at Lumen Field.

Francesco Esposito scored his first Inter Milan goal to put the Italians ahead, and Alessandro Bastoni made the match safe down the stretch for Christian Chivu's side.

With Monterrey ahead against Urawa, River Plate needed a winner to progress, but their job got harder when Martinez was sent off after 66 minutes for hacking down veteran Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Six minutes later, teenage striker Esposito steered home the opener to leave River Plate on the brink.

Bastoni ensured Inter Milan's progress as he drilled home, before River Plate's Gonzalo Montiel picked up a second yellow and was dismissed.

There were ugly scenes at the end as River fans threw objects at Inter players leaving the pitch.

Both Argentinian teams at the tournament, River Plate and arch-rivals Boca Juniors, were eliminated despite their fans creating vibrant atmospheres.

Three goals in a nine-minute first half spell helped Monterrey defeat Urawa at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, in front of a crowd of only 14,000.

Nelson Deossa smashed home a spectacular long-distance effort to open the scoring, and German Berterame rolled the second in at the far post.

Former Porto winger Jesus Corona walloped the third through with another fine effort from more than 30 yards out, and Berterame struck again afterward, as the Japanese side departed with three defeats.

Monterrey will face Dortmund in Atlanta on Tuesday.