2007 FIFA Club World Cup final

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2007 FIFA Club World Cup final
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Event 2007 FIFA Club World Cup
Date16 December 2007
Venue Nissan Stadium
Yokohama, Japan [1]
Referee Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) [1]
Attendance68,263 [1]
WeatherClear night
8 °C (46 °F)
33% humidity
2006
2008

The 2007 FIFA Club World Cup final took place at the Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan on 16 December 2007.

Contents

The match pitted Milan of Italy, the UEFA club champions, against Boca Juniors of Argentina, the CONMEBOL club champions. Milan won 42 in a match watched by 68,263 people. In doing so, Milan became the first non-Brazilian team – and first European – to win the Club World Cup. They won their fourth FIFA Club World Cup/Intercontinental Cup which was a repeat of the 2003 Intercontinental Cup where Milan had lost to Boca Juniors. Milan also overtook Boca Juniors, Nacional, Peñarol, Real Madrid and São Paulo as the only team to have won the competition four times. Kaká was named as man of the match. [2]

Road to final

Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors Team Flag of Italy.svg Milan
CONMEBOL Confederation UEFA
Winner of the 2007 Copa Libertadores QualificationWinner of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League
Bye Play-off round Bye
Bye Quarter-finals Bye
1–0 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel Semi-finals 1–0 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds

Match

Details

Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 2–4 Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Palacio Soccerball shade.svg22'
Ledesma Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report Inzaghi Soccerball shade.svg21', 71'
Nesta Soccerball shade.svg50'
Kaká Soccerball shade.svg61'
Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 68,263 [1]
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) [1]
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Boca Juniors
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Milan
GK12 Flag of Argentina.svg Mauricio Caranta
CB20 Flag of Argentina.svg Jonatan Maidana
CB29 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Paletta Yellow card.svg 73'
CB3 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Claudio Morel
DM5 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Battaglia Yellow card.svg 55'
RM4 Flag of Argentina.svg Hugo Ibarra Yellow card.svg 40'
CM15 Flag of Uruguay.svg Álvaro González Sub off.svg 67'
CM24 Flag of Argentina.svg Éver Banega
LM19 Flag of Argentina.svg Neri Cardozo Sub off.svg 68'
CF14 Flag of Argentina.svg Rodrigo Palacio
CF9 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Palermo (c)
Substitutions:
MF8 Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Ledesma Red card.svg 88'Sub on.svg 67'
MF11 Flag of Argentina.svg Leandro Gracián Sub on.svg 68'
Manager
Flag of Argentina.svg Miguel Ángel Russo
GK1 Flag of Brazil.svg Dida
RB25 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bonera
CB13 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nesta
CB3 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Maldini (c)
LB4 Flag of Georgia.svg Kakha Kaladze Red card.svg 77'
CM21 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Pirlo
CM23 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Ambrosini Yellow card.svg 22'
CM8 Flag of Italy.svg Gennaro Gattuso Sub off.svg 65'
AM22 Flag of Brazil.svg Kaká Yellow card.svg 62'
AM10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Clarence Seedorf Sub off.svg 87'
CF9 Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Inzaghi Sub off.svg 76'
Substitutions:
MF5 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Sub on.svg 65'
DF2 Flag of Brazil.svg Cafu Sub on.svg 76'
MF32 Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Brocchi Sub on.svg 87'
Manager
Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Ancelotti

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico) [1]
Pedro Rebollar (Mexico) [1]
Fourth official:
Mark Shield (Australia) [1]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes, of which three may be used

Statistics

Overall [3]
Boca JuniorsMilan
Goals scored24
Total shots1714
Shots on target97
Ball possession49%51%
Corner kicks52
Fouls committed2214
Offsides43
Yellow cards32
Red cards11

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