Cunha, Jesus score in 1st half as Botafogo holds on to beat Sounders 2-1 in Club World Cup

SEATTLE (AP) — Jair Cunha and Igor Jesus scored in the first half and Botafogo beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 at the Club World Cup on Sunday night.

Botafogo opened the scoring 28 minutes in as Cunha headed in a pass from Alex Telles. A contentious yellow card to Nouhou Tolo led to a free kick just beyond the corner of the penalty area. Sounders players felt the call was unfair as there had been some unobserved jostling between Tolo and Artur before Tolo shoved his opponent to the ground.

Before a crowd of 30,151 at Lumen Field, Botafogo doubled the lead in the first half's final minutes with another headed goal. Vitinho connected with his 24-year-old star teammate Igor Jesus, who sent a powerful header to the bottom corner.

The Sounders played better in the second half, buoyed by their energetic subs. Four minutes after coming into the match, Paul Rothrock provided the assist for Cristian Roldan’s header in the 75th minute that deflected off Jesus.

The Sounders had two shots on target in a row in the final 30 seconds of stoppage time to try to tie the score, but the first was well blocked by a defender before John smothered Rothrock’s attempt.

Seattle will now have to try to win points off Group B powers Atlético Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain to avoid group stage elimination. Botafogo played good defense to hold onto its lead and is second in Group B on goal difference.

“Obviously, they’re a great team, and they put us under pressure in moments, but we matched them. The difference in the first half was just quality and a couple of key moments… I think if you looked at the statistics, you would say that Sounders were in a good spot, but obviously everything is the score line, and we couldn’t find that second goal.” — Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer

“The second half, in terms of our defense, it was not good. We didn’t take possession and … Seattle scored a goal with some luck, but it was deserved.” — Botafogo head coach Renato Paiva

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Seattle Sounders' Cristian Roldan is congratulated by teammates after scoring his team's first goal during the Club World Cup group B soccer match between Botafogo and Seattle Sounders at Seattle Lumen Field, in Seattle, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Botafogo's goalkeeper John, right, reacts with teammate Alexander Barboza during the Club World Cup group B soccer match between Botafogo and Seattle Sounders at Seattle Lumen Field, in Seattle, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Botafogo's Igor Jesus celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Club World Cup group B soccer match between Botafogo and Seattle Sounders at Seattle Lumen Field, in Seattle, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Seattle Sounders' Nouhou Toloreacts after getting a yellow card during the Club World Cup group B soccer match between Botafogo and Seattle Sounders at Seattle Lumen Field, in Seattle, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Botafogo's Jair Cunha celebrates after scoring the opening goal with Alex Telles, top, during the Club World Cup group B soccer match between Botafogo and Seattle Sounders at Seattle Lumen Field, in Seattle, Sunday, June 15, 2025.(AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon's North Rim has been destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, the park said Sunday.

The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keeble told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning. He said the visitor center, the gas station, a waste water treatment plant, an administrative building and some employee housing also were lost.

Two wildfires are burning at or near the North Rim, known as the White Sage Fire and the Bravo Dragon fire. The latter is the one that impacted the lodge and other structures. The park initially was managing it as a controlled burn but then shifted to suppression as it rapidly grew, fire officials said.

Millions of people visit Grand Canyon National Park annually, with most going to the more popular South Rim. The North Rim is open seasonally. It was evacuated last Thursday because of wildfire.

The burning of the water treatment plant resulted in the release of chlorine gas that prompted the evacuation of firefighters and hikers from the inner canyon, park officials said Sunday. Chlorine gas is heavier than air and can quickly settle into lower elevations such as the inner canyon, posing a health risk.

Meanwhile, officials reported progress in battling a second wildfire burning north of the Grand Canyon. Fire lines on the White Sage Fire that forced evacuations at the North Rim and in the community of Jacob Lake were holding, officials said. On the southern edge of the fire, hand crews and bulldozers were working uphill, and the spread of the blaze had been minimal.

But to the east and north, the fire has spread rapidly, with grasses and standing dead trees contributing to the fire’s intensity, officials said. The fire was pushing downhill toward the Vermilion Cliffs area, and crews were assessing opportunities to create buffer zones that help slow or halt the fire’s progress.

In this photo provided by the National Park Service, smoke from wildfires settles over Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Joelle Baird/Grand Canyon National Park)

This photo provided by the Bureau of Land Management shows aerial resources working to suppress White Sage wildfire burning north of Grand Canyon National Park in Ariz., on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office via AP)