Kashima Antlers made Club World Cup history by becoming the first Asian team to reach the final after a 3-0 victory over Atletico Nacional on Wednesday, thanks to the aid of video assistant referees who awarded the J. League champions a critical first-half penalty.
Shoma Doi connected on the penalty, and Kashima scored twice more in the second half through Yasushi Endo and substitute Yuma Suzuki as Antlers stunned the South American champions.
Antlers will play the winner of Thursday's semifinal in Yokohama between Real Madrid and Club America. The final is Sunday.