2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final

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2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final
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The Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi staged the final
Event 2017 FIFA Club World Cup
Real Madrid Grêmio
Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Brazil.svg
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Date16 December 2017 (2017-12-16)
Venue Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Man of the Match Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) [1]
Referee César Ramos (Mexico) [1]
Attendance41,094 [2]
WeatherCloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
73% humidity [1]
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The 2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, the 14th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised football tournament contested by the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. The final was played at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 16 December 2017 and was contested between Spanish club and title holders Real Madrid, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Brazilian club Grêmio, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores. [3]

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Real Madrid won the match 1–0 via a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo for their third FIFA Club World Cup title. This was the first time a team had successfully defended the FIFA Club World Cup title, after Real won the previous year. The victory also marked the tenth time a UEFA team had won the Club World Cup.

Teams

TeamConfederationPrevious club world championship finals
(bold indicates winners)
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid UEFA IC: 5 ( 1960 , 1966, 1998 , 2000, 2002 )
FCWC: 2 ( 2014 , 2016 )
Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio CONMEBOL IC: 2 ( 1983 , 1995)

Note: On 27 October 2017, FIFA officially recognized all the champions of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions, in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup. [4]

Venue

The Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi was announced as the final venue on 11 April 2017. [5] The stadium had previously hosted the final in 2009 and 2010.

Background

The FIFA Club World Cup, held annually in December, is contested between the winners of continental club competitions and the winners of the host nation's league.

Real Madrid qualified for their fourth Club World Cup by winning the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League. The club previously won the 2014 and 2016 editions of the Club World Cup, second only to Barcelona in number of wins. [6] Madrid entered the competition in the semi-finals, facing UAE Pro-League champions Al-Jazira, who had won against Oceania champion Auckland City FC of New Zealand and Asian champions Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan. [7] Real Madrid won the match 2–1, after controversial decisions by the referee and video assistant referee system. [8]

Brazilian club Grêmio qualified for their first Club World Cup by winning the 2017 Copa Libertadores in November. They entered the semi-finals round, facing North American champions Pachuca of Mexico, who had defeated African champions Wydad Casablanca of Morocco in the quarter-finals. [9] Grêmio won the match 1–0 in extra time, on a goal scored by Éverton in the 95th minute. [10]

Road to the final

Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Team Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio
Winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League QualificationWinners of the 2017 Copa Libertadores
OpponentResult 2017 FIFA Club World Cup OpponentResult
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Jazira 2–1 Semi-finals Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca 1–0 ( a.e.t. )

Match

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the match in the 53rd minute for Real Madrid, a right foot free-kick from 25 yards out slightly to the left that went through a gap in the defensive wall and into the left corner of the net. [11]

Details

Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg 1–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio
  • Ronaldo Soccerball shade.svg53'
 Report
Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 41,094 [2]
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
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Real Madrid [12]
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Grêmio [12]
GK1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Keylor Navas
RB2 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Carvajal
CB5 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Raphaël Varane
CB4 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Ramos (c)
LB12 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo
CM10 Flag of Croatia.svg Luka Modrić
CM14 Flag of Brazil.svg Casemiro Yellow card.svg 27'
CM8 Flag of Germany.svg Toni Kroos
RW22 Flag of Spain.svg Isco Sub off.svg 73'
LW7 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo
CF9 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Karim Benzema Sub off.svg 79'
Substitutes:
GK13 Flag of Spain.svg Kiko Casilla
GK35 Flag of Spain.svg Moha Ramos
DF3 Flag of Spain.svg Jesús Vallejo
DF6 Flag of Spain.svg Nacho
DF15 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Theo Hernandez
DF19 Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Hakimi
MF18 Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Llorente
MF20 Flag of Spain.svg Marco Asensio
MF23 Flag of Croatia.svg Mateo Kovačić
MF24 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Ceballos
FW11 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gareth Bale Sub on.svg 79'
FW17 Flag of Spain.svg Lucas Vázquez Sub on.svg 73'
FW21 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Mayoral
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Zinedine Zidane
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GK1 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Grohe
RB2 Flag of Brazil.svg Edílson
CB3 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Geromel (c)
CB4 Flag of Argentina.svg Walter Kannemann
LB12 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Cortez
CM5 Flag of Brazil.svg Michel Sub off.svg 84'
CM25 Flag of Brazil.svg Jailson
RW17 Flag of Brazil.svg Ramiro Sub off.svg 71'
AM7 Flag of Brazil.svg Luan
LW21 Flag of Brazil.svg Fernandinho
CF18 Flag of Paraguay.svg Lucas Barrios Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutes:
GK30 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Grassi
GK48 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Victor
DF6 Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo Gomes
DF14 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Rodrigo
DF15 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Thyere
DF22 Flag of Brazil.svg Bressan
DF26 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Oliveira
DF88 Flag of Brazil.svg Léo Moura
MF8 Flag of Brazil.svg Maicon Sub on.svg 84'
MF28 Flag of Brazil.svg Kaio
FW9 Flag of Brazil.svg Jael Sub on.svg 63'
FW11 Flag of Brazil.svg Everton Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Renato Gaúcho

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) [1]

Assistant referees: [1]
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Video assistant referees:
Mark Geiger (United States)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Match rules [13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth being allowed in extra time.

Statistics

See also

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