2011 World Football Challenge

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2011 World Football Challenge
Herbalife World Football Challenge 2011
World Football Challenge Logo.jpg
The 2011 World Football Challenge official logo
Tournament details
CountryCanada
United States
Venue(s)14 (in 14 host cities)
Teams13 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid [1]
Runners-up Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored42 (3 per match)
Attendance583,764 (41,697 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(4 goals)
  2009
2012  

The 2011 World Football Challenge was the second World Football Challenge event, a series of friendly association football matches played in Canada and the United States in July and August.

Contents

Participants

The 2011 tournament increased in scale from the 2009 incarnation, bringing in thirteen teams from seven countries. All the teams were either members of the UEFA or CONCACAF confederations. The field was highlighted by Spanish league and European champions Barcelona and English champion Manchester United. 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, Canada and United States. As another first, there were games played outside the United States, at Empire Field in Vancouver, British Columbia and BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario (both in Canada).

North American clubs that competed in 2011 included Chicago Fire, Guadalajara, 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 UEFA Premier League 2010–11 Premier League champions
New England Revolution Foxborough CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2010 North American SuperLiga runner-up
Real Madrid Madrid UEFA La Liga 2010–11 Copa del Rey holders
Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield holders
América Mexico City CONCACAF Primera División 2011 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla quarter-finalists
Manchester City Manchester UEFA Premier League 2010–11 FA Cup holders
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2011 Canadian Championship runner-up
Guadalajara Zapopan CONCACAF Primera División 2011 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla semi-finalists
Chicago Fire Chicago CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2009 North American SuperLiga runner-up
Philadelphia Union Chester CONCACAF Major League Soccer
Juventus Turin UEFA Serie A
Barcelona Barcelona UEFA La Liga 2010–11 La Liga and 2010–11 UEFA Champions League winners
Sporting CP Lisbon UEFA Primeira Liga

Venues

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia Toronto, Ontario
Location of the host cities of the 2011 World Football Challenge in Canada.
Empire Field BMO Field
Capacity: 27,528Capacity: 21,566
Empire Field with Whitecaps fans.jpg Toronto - ON - BMO Field.jpg


Flag of the United States.svg United States

Foxborough, Massachusetts San Francisco, California Los Angeles, California San Diego, California Chicago, Illinois
Gillette Stadium AT&T Park Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Qualcomm Stadium Soldier Field
Capacity: 68,756Capacity: 41,915Capacity: 93,607Capacity: 70,561Capacity: 61,500
Gillette Stadium (Top View).jpg Oracle Park 2021.jpg LA Memorial Coliseum aerial.jpg Qualcomm Stadium.jpg Soldier Field on June 26, 2020.jpg
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Location of the host cities of the 2011 World Football Challenge in the United States.
Carson, California
Lincoln Financial Field The Home Depot Center
Capacity: 69,144Capacity: 27,000
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New York, New York Raleigh, North Carolina Landover, Maryland Miami Gardens, Florida Arlington, Texas
Citi Field Carter–Finley Stadium FedExField Sun Life Stadium Cowboys Stadium
Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 57,583Capacity: 82,000Capacity: 75,192Capacity: 80,000
Citi Field Night Game.jpg Carter Finley Stadium aerial.jpg FedexField2014.jpg Dolphinsmiamistadm.png Cowboysstadium js.jpg

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 FC). 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 3100246247
6 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 3100245136
7 Flag of the United States.svg MLS Western [a] 3001237434
8 Flag of the United States.svg MLS Eastern [b] 3000339633
9 Flag of Mexico.svg Club América 3000305500
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 Flag of the United States.svg 1–4 Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Mansally Soccerball shade.svg56' Report Owen Soccerball shade.svg51'
Macheda Soccerball shade.svg54', 61'
Park Soccerball shade.svg80'
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 51,523
Referee: Mark Geiger

Club América Flag of Mexico.svg 0–2 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Report McGivern Soccerball shade.svg17'
Wright-Phillips Soccerball shade.svg27'
AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
Attendance: 11,250
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Los Angeles Galaxy Flag of the United States.svg 1–4 Flag of Spain.svg 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, California
Attendance: 56,211
Referee: Jorge González

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1–2 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Sanvezzo Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Guidetti Soccerball shade.svg68'
Wright-Phillips Soccerball shade.svg84'

Guadalajara Flag of Mexico.svg 0–3 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Report Ronaldo Soccerball shade.svg73', 76' (pen.), 82'
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 38,211
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Chicago Fire Flag of the United States.svg 1–3 Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Gibbs Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Rooney Soccerball shade.svg66'
Rafael Soccerball shade.svg75'
Nani Soccerball shade.svg82'
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 61,308
Referee: Terry Vaughn

Juventus Flag of Italy.svg 1–2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Sporting CP
Del Piero Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Djaló Soccerball shade.svg13', 36'
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 10,028
Referee: Drew Fischer

Philadelphia Union Flag of the United States.svg 1–2 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
M. Farfan Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Callejón Soccerball shade.svg2'
Özil Soccerball shade.svg11'
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 57,305
Referee: Alex Prus

Los Angeles Galaxy Flag of the United States.svg 1–1 Flag of England.svg 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

Juventus Flag of Italy.svg 1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Club América
Pasquato Soccerball shade.svg42' Report
Citi Field, New York, New York
Attendance: 20,859
Referee: Jorge González

Juventus Flag of Italy.svg 1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
Quagliarella Soccerball shade.svg12' Report
Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
Attendance: 16,124
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg 1−2 Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Thiago Soccerball shade.svg70' Report Nani Soccerball shade.svg22'
Owen Soccerball shade.svg76'
FedExField, Landover, Maryland
Attendance: 81,807
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg 1–4 Flag of Mexico.svg 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, Florida
Attendance: 70,080
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg 2–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Club América
Villa Soccerball shade.svg24'
Keita Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 60,087
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 4
2 Flag of Spain.svg José Callejón Real Madrid 2
Flag of Portugal (official).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 (official).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

Media coverage

References

  1. "El Real Madrid se adjudica el World Football Challenge". AS. AS.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "World Football Challenge Rules of Competition". MLS. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  3. "World Football Challenge Standings". MLS. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  4. "World Football Challenge Schedule". MLS. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2012.