Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo (53) and Gareth Bale (81) were both on target to cancel out an opener from Romarinho (41) at the Sheikh Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi.
Real entered the annual competition at the semi-final stage, and will now face Gremio in Saturday's final. Al-Jazira face Pachuca in the third place play-off, also on Saturday.
After the game, a delighted Zidane said: "There's not much to say. We deserved the win and a place in the final. That's all we're worried about.
"It was a very strange first half. It's unusual not to score when you create that many chances. The great thing about football is that we had another 45 minutes to change things and that's exactly what we did. We were patient and we turned it around”.
“We had to stay calm. These things can happen in football sometimes. The good thing is that we were able to get back in front after the break and it's a deserved win.
"Any opponents can get a goal against you. They were very good on the counter-attack. That's a weapon they had with their three guys up top.
"At half-time, I told the players to stay calm because the chances were going to come. We got the win, though not without digging deep.
"There's no such thing as an easy win in football. I said that much yesterday. We have to congratulate Al Jazira because they did a great job”.
And on Real's final opponents, he added: "We saw yesterday's game, and another of theirs as well. I know the team, having seen a few of their matches, but I don't know much about the Brazilian league.
"They're a good side and we'll have to put in a strong performance because it'll be another tough match. We're up against a good team from Brazil who are in the final just as we are.
"They deserve their place in the final too, they'll want to win it just as much as we do. It'll be a difficult game and now we have to rest up and start our preparations tomorrow”.
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