2009 World Football Challenge

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2009 World Football Challenge
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of England.svg Chelsea [1]
Runners-up Flag of Mexico.svg América
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Attendance336,813 (56,136 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Drogba
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Milito
(2 goals)
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The 2009 World Football Challenge was the first edition of the World Football Challenge, an exhibition international club association football competition featuring football clubs from Europe and North America, which has been held first in summer of 2009 in the United States. Chelsea was the champions.

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Format

In 2009, each team played the other three teams in the tournament once in a round-robin tournament format, with each game played at a neutral venue in the United States. Chelsea emerged as the World Football Challenge champion for 2009. The following four clubs participated in the 2009 tournament: [2] [3] [4]

Venues

Six cities served as the venues of the 2009 World Football Challenge. [4]

Stanford, California Pasadena, California Atlanta, Georgia
Stanford Stadium Rose Bowl Georgia Dome
Capacity: 50,000Capacity: 95,542Capacity: 71,228
Stanford Stadium new.jpg Rose Bowl aerial.jpg GeorgiaDome md.jpg
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Location of the host cities of the 2009 World Football Challenge.
Baltimore, Maryland Foxborough, Massachusetts Arlington, Texas
M&T Bank Stadium Gillette Stadium Cowboys Stadium
Capacity: 71,008Capacity: 68,756Capacity: 80,000
The United States Corps of Cadets stands on the field at M&T Bank Stadium.jpg Gillette Stadium (Top View).jpg Cowboysstadium js.jpg

Rules

Chelsea vs America at the Cowboys Stadium. Cowboys stadium inside view 4.JPG
Chelsea vs América at the Cowboys Stadium.

Clubs received one point for each goal scored in regulation time (up to three goals per game). Clubs earned three points for a win that does not go into penalty kicks. After 90 minutes of play, if the match was tied, each team received one point and the winner of the penalty kicks received an additional point. The team with the highest overall number of points determined the World Football Challenge champion. [5]

Standings

PosNationTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of England.svg  England Chelsea 3300061+515
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico América 3110134−18
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Inter Milan 310113307
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Milan 3000326−42
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

América Flag of Mexico.svg 1–1 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
Silva Soccerball shade.svg51' Report Córdoba Soccerball shade.svg61'
Penalties
Chitiva Soccerball shad check.svg
Mosquera Soccerball shad check.svg
Silva Soccerball shad check.svg
Márquez Soccerball shad check.svg
Ó. Rojas Soccerball shad check.svg		5–4Soccerball shad check.svg Balotelli
Soccerball shad check.svg Milito
Soccerball shad check.svg Ibrahimović
Soccerball shade cross.svg Vieira
Soccerball shad check.svg Burdisso
Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
Attendance: 31,026
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (California)
Chelsea Flag of England.svg 2–0 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
Drogba Soccerball shade.svg11'
Lampard Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)		 Report
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Attendance: 81,224
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (California)
América Flag of Mexico.svg 2–1 Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Esqueda Soccerball shade.svg56'
Márquez Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Inzaghi Soccerball shade.svg66'
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 53,600
Referee: Alex Prus (South Carolina)
Chelsea Flag of England.svg 2–1 Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Drogba Soccerball shade.svg7'
Zhirkov Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Report Seedorf Soccerball shade.svg38'
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 71,203
Referee: Mark Geiger (New Jersey)
Inter Milan Flag of Italy.svg 2–0 Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Milito Soccerball shade.svg4', 75' Report
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 42,531 [6]
Referee: Jorge González (New York)
Chelsea Flag of England.svg 2–0 Flag of Mexico.svg América
Di Santo Soccerball shade.svg76'
Malouda Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 57,229
Referee: Paul Ward (Vancouver)

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerNationClubGoals
1 Didier Drogba Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Chelsea 2
Diego Milito Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Inter Milan
3 Iván Córdoba Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Inter Milan 1
Enrique Esqueda Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX América
Filippo Inzaghi Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Milan
Frank Lampard Flag of England.svg  ENG Chelsea
Florent Malouda Flag of France.svg  FRA Chelsea
Daniel Márquez Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX América
Franco Di Santo Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Chelsea
Clarence Seedorf Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Milan
Juan Carlos Silva Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX América
Yuri Zhirkov Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Chelsea

References

  1. ↑ "The US tour has been concluded with the World Football Challenge bowl and a fourth win in four". Chelsea. chelseafc.com.
  2. ↑ Scime, Adam (March 24, 2009). "Inter, Chelsea And Milan Enter World Football Challenge 2009 Tournament". Goal.com. Retrieved July 21, 2009. Chelsea, Milan and Inter have entered the World Football Challenge 2009 tournament along with Mexican entrants Club America.
  3. ↑ Cardillo, Michael (March 24, 2009). "World Football Challenge Coming to a City Near You". Fanhouse. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009. ... which brings super clubs Chelsea, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Club America to a six-match 'series' this summer...
  4. 1 2 "Chelsea, Inter, Club America and AC Milan to face off in U.S." ESPN Soccernet. March 24, 2009. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  5. ↑ "World Football Challenge". World Football Challenge. Archived from the original on July 16, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Report: AC Milan v Internazionale - World Football Challenge - ESPNFC". ESPN. July 26, 2009. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
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