2011 World Football Challenge

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2011 World Football Challenge
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World Football Challenge Logo.jpg
The 2011 logo for the World Football Challenge
CountryCanada
United States
Teams13 (from 2 federations)
Champions Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid [1]
Runners-up Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Matches played14
Goals scored42 (3 per match)
Attendance583,764 (41,697 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(4 goals)
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The 2011 World Football Challenge was the second World Football Challenge event, a series of friendly association football matches played in the United States and Canada in July and August.

Contents

Participants

The 2011 tournament increased in scale from the 2009 incarnation, bringing in thirteen teams from seven different countries. All the teams were either a member of the UEFA or CONCACAF federations. The field was highlighted by Spanish league and European champions Barcelona and English champion Manchester United. Club América was the only team that returned from the 2009 competition.

This tournament for the first time also included five teams from Major League Soccer, the top-flight league for the host countries, United States and Canada. As another first, there were games played outside the United States, at Empire Field in Vancouver and BMO Field in Toronto.

North American clubs that competed in 2011 included Chicago Fire, Guadalajara, Club América, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, Philadelphia Union, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Four representatives from Europe's top leagues of England and Spain, all of whom won their country's blue ribbon competitions in the 2010–11 season joined the North American clubs, those being: Spanish and European champions Barcelona, FA Cup winners Manchester City, Premier League champions Manchester United and Copa del Rey winners Real Madrid.

TeamLocationConfederationProfessional LeagueNotes
Manchester United Manchester, England UEFA Premier League 2010–11 Premier League champions
New England Revolution Foxborough, Massachusetts CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2010 North American SuperLiga runner-up
Real Madrid Madrid, Spain UEFA La Liga 2010–11 Copa del Rey holders
Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles, California CONCACAFMajor League Soccer 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield holders
Club América Mexico City, Mexico CONCACAF Primera División de México 2011 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla quarter-finalists
Manchester City Manchester, EnglandUEFAPremier League 2010–11 FA Cup holders
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia CONCACAFMajor League Soccer 2011 Canadian Championship runner-up
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Mexico CONCACAFPrimera División de México 2011 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla semi-finalists
Chicago Fire Chicago, Illinois CONCACAFMajor League Soccer 2009 North American SuperLiga runner-up
Philadelphia Union Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CONCACAFMajor League Soccer
Juventus Turin, Italy UEFA Serie A
Barcelona Barcelona, SpainUEFALa Liga 2010–11 La Liga and 2010–11 UEFA Champions League winners
Sporting CP Lisbon, Portugal UEFA Primeira Liga

Event rules

The event rules differed considerably from the 2009 event, due to differences in the number of teams.

Match rules

Match rules followed the Laws of the Game, with a few notable exceptions. [2]

Table setup

The format was a single table, accruing points as follows:

Sporting CP, who played only one game, did not accrue points, but their opponent, Juventus, were able to in their matchup. The five Major League Soccer teams were split up into two different "clubs" for the purposes of the table, the MLS Eastern Conference (containing the Chicago Fire, New England Revolution, and Philadelphia Union), and the MLS Western Conference (containing the Los Angeles Galaxy, who played two games, and the Vancouver Whitecaps). Each of the other seven clubs played three games and accrued points as normal. [2]

Table tiebreakers

In the event of a tie in the final table standings, the following tiebreakers were used in order: [2]

  1. Regulation goal difference
  2. Most goals for in regulation
  3. Fewest goals against in regulation
  4. Most goals scored in regulation in one match
  5. Drawing of lots

Standings

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDBPPts
1 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid (C)3300092+7817
2 Flag of England.svg Manchester United 3300093+6817
3 Flag of England.svg Manchester City 3210052+3513
4 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 3200132+139
5 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 3100246−247
6 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 3100245−136
7 Flag of the United States.svg MLS Western [lower-alpha 1] 3001237−434
8 Flag of the United States.svg MLS Eastern [lower-alpha 2] 3000339−633
9 Flag of Mexico.svg Club América 3000305−500
Source: World Football Challenge Standings [3]
Note: Sporting CP played only one game and did not accrue points.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ↑ MLS Western Conference composed of one game by the Vancouver Whitecaps and two games by the Los Angeles Galaxy
  2. ↑ MLS Eastern Conference composed of one game each by the New England Revolution, Philadelphia Union, and Chicago Fire

Matches

All times are in the EDT time zone (UTC−4) (Local Times in parentheses). [4]
New England Revolution 1–4 Manchester United
Mansally Soccerball shade.svg56' Report Owen Soccerball shade.svg51'
Macheda Soccerball shade.svg54', 61'
Park Soccerball shade.svg80'
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 51,523
Referee: Mark Geiger
Club América 0–2 Manchester City
Report McGivern Soccerball shade.svg17'
Wright-Phillips Soccerball shade.svg27'
AT&T Park, San Francisco
Attendance: 11,250
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Los Angeles Galaxy 1–4 Real Madrid
Cristman Soccerball shade.svg67' Report Callejón Soccerball shade.svg31'
Joselu Soccerball shade.svg40'
Ronaldo Soccerball shade.svg53'
Benzema Soccerball shade.svg58'
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 56,211
Referee: Jorge González
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Manchester City
Sanvezzo Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Guidetti Soccerball shade.svg68'
Wright-Phillips Soccerball shade.svg84'
Empire Field, Vancouver
Attendance: 24,074
Referee: Mauricio Navarro
Guadalajara 0–3 Real Madrid
Report Ronaldo Soccerball shade.svg73', 76' (pen.), 82'
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
Attendance: 38,211
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Chicago Fire 1–3 Manchester United
Gibbs Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Rooney Soccerball shade.svg66'
Rafael Soccerball shade.svg75'
Nani Soccerball shade.svg82'
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 61,308
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Juventus 1–2 Sporting CP
Del Piero Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Djaló Soccerball shade.svg13', 36'
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 10,028
Referee: Drew Fischer
Philadelphia Union 1–2 Real Madrid
M. Farfan Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Callejón Soccerball shade.svg2'
Özil Soccerball shade.svg11'
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Attendance: 57,305
Referee: Alex Prus
Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Manchester City
Magee Soccerball shade.svg53' Report Balotelli Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Penalties
Keat Soccerball shad check.svg
Birchall Soccerball shad check.svg
Juninho Soccerball shade cross.svg
Dunivant Soccerball shad check.svg
Stephens Soccerball shad check.svg
McBean Soccerball shade cross.svg
Gonzalez Soccerball shad check.svg
McCarty Soccerball shad check.svg
DeLaGarza Soccerball shade cross.svg		6–7Soccerball shad check.svg Milner
Soccerball shad check.svg Weiss
Soccerball shad check.svg Suárez
Soccerball shad check.svg Kolarov
Soccerball shade cross.svg Guidetti
Soccerball shade cross.svg Lescott
Soccerball shad check.svg De Jong
Soccerball shad check.svg Wright-Phillips
Soccerball shad check.svg Hart
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 24,897
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Juventus 1–0 Club América
Pasquato Soccerball shade.svg42' Report
Citi Field, New York
Attendance: 20,859
Referee: Jorge González
Juventus 1–0 Guadalajara
Quagliarella Soccerball shade.svg12' Report
Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh
Attendance: 16,124
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Barcelona 1−2 Manchester United
Thiago Soccerball shade.svg70' Report Nani Soccerball shade.svg22'
Owen Soccerball shade.svg76'
FedExField, Landover
Attendance: 81,807
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Barcelona 1–4 Guadalajara
Villa Soccerball shade.svg3' Report Fabián Soccerball shade.svg60', 63'
Casillas Soccerball shade.svg72'
Verduzco Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens
Attendance: 70,080
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Barcelona 2–0 Club América
Villa Soccerball shade.svg24'
Keita Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington
Attendance: 60,087
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 4
2 Flag of Spain.svg José Callejón Real Madrid 2
Flag of Portugal.svg Yannick Djaló Sporting 2
Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Fabián Guadalajara 2
Flag of Italy.svg Federico Macheda Manchester United 2
Flag of Portugal.svg Nani Manchester United 2
Flag of England.svg Michael Owen Manchester United 2
Flag of Spain.svg David Villa Barcelona 2
Flag of England.svg Shaun Wright-Phillips Manchester City 2
10 Flag of Italy.svg Mario Balotelli Manchester City 1
Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema Real Madrid 1
Flag of Mexico.svg Giovani Casillas Guadalajara 1
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Cristman Los Angeles Galaxy 1
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 1
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Farfan Philadelphia Union 1
Flag of the United States.svg Cory Gibbs Chicago Fire 1
Flag of Sweden.svg John Guidetti Manchester City 1
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ji-sung Manchester United 1
Flag of Spain.svg Joselu Real Madrid 1
Flag of Mali.svg Seydou Keita Barcelona 1
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Magee Los Angeles Galaxy 1
Flag of The Gambia.svg Kenny Mansally New England Revolution 1
Ulster Banner.svg Ryan McGivern Manchester City 1
Flag of Germany.svg Mesut Özil Real Madrid 1
Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Pasquato Juventus 1
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Quagliarella Juventus 1
Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Manchester United 1
Flag of England.svg Wayne Rooney Manchester United 1
Flag of Brazil.svg Camilo Sanvezzo Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Flag of Spain.svg Thiago Barcelona 1
Flag of Mexico.svg José Verduzco Guadalajara 1

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