FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022 presented by Visit Saudi كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم المغرب 2022 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Morocco |
Dates | 1–11 February 2023 |
Teams | 7 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Real Madrid (5th title) |
Runners-up | Al-Hilal |
Third place | Flamengo |
Fourth place | Al Ahly |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 7 |
Goals scored | 30 (4.29 per match) |
Attendance | 282,276 (40,325 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Pedro (Flamengo) 4 goals |
Best player(s) | Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) |
Fair play award | Real Madrid |
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The 2022 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022 presented by Visit Saudi for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament was held from 1 to 11 February 2023 in Morocco. [1]
Chelsea were the defending champions, but they were not able to defend their title as they did not qualify after being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League by eventual winners Real Madrid. The Spanish side went on to win the Club World Cup for a record fifth time, beating Al Ahly of Egypt 4–1 in the semi-finals before a 5–3 win over Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal in the final.
This edition also marked the first time a club from the United States (Seattle Sounders FC) took part in the tournament.
While the Club World Cup was typically played annually in December, the 2022 tournament could not take place during this period due to the scheduling of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in November and December 2022. This, in conjunction with FIFA's planned future expansion of the Club World Cup, resulted in few public details on whether the 2022 tournament would take place. [2] However, US$20 million was allocated for the Club World Cup in FIFA's 2023 budget. [3] [4] In December 2022, CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani implied the Club World Cup would take place in 2023, but would not be hosted by the United States. [5] On 14 December, FIFA announced the host and tournament dates would be confirmed at the FIFA Council meeting in Doha, Qatar, on 16 December. [6] [7]
In May 2022, UOL Esporte reported that Japan were interested in hosting the tournament, having won hosting rights for the previous tournament before backing out due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. [8] UOL Esporte also reported in August that China were interested in holding the tournament, having originally been chosen to host an expanded Club World Cup in 2021 which was postponed due to scheduling issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] In September, Diario AS reported that the United States and the United Arab Emirates, hosts of the previous tournament, were also interested in staging the tournament. [10] In December, Diario AS reported that Morocco, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates were the final contenders to host the tournament. [11] On 16 December 2022, the FIFA Council appointed Morocco as the host for the tournament, and confirmed it would take place from 1 to 11 February 2023. [12] [1] Diario AS also reported that the final of the 2022 AFC Champions League, which had been pushed back to finish in May 2023 due to scheduling issues, [13] would be moved forward to facilitate the scheduling of the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup. [11] However, the AFC confirmed on 23 December 2022 that as the 2022 AFC Champions League would not be completed in time, Al-Hilal would be their representative at the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup as the reigning champions from the 2021 AFC Champions League. [14]
Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date | Participation (bold indicates winners) |
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Entering in the semi-finals | ||||
Flamengo | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores | 29 October 2022 | 2nd (Previous: 2019) |
Real Madrid | UEFA | Winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League | 28 May 2022 | 6th (Previous: 2000, 2014 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 ) |
Entering in the second round | ||||
Al-Hilal | AFC | Nominated by AFC and runner-up of the 2022 AFC Champions League [note 1] | 23 December 2022 | 3rd (Previous: 2019, 2021) |
Wydad Casablanca | CAF | Winners of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League [note 2] | 30 May 2022 | 2nd (Previous: 2017) |
Seattle Sounders FC | CONCACAF | Winners of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League | 4 May 2022 | 1st |
Entering in the first round | ||||
Auckland City | OFC | Winners of the 2022 OFC Champions League | 17 August 2022 | 10th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
Al Ahly | CAF (host) [note 3] | Runners-up of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League [note 3] | 16 December 2022 [note 4] | 8th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021) |
Notes
The matches were played at two venues, the Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier and the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. [15]
Tangier | Rabat | |
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Ibn Batouta Stadium | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium | |
Capacity: 65,000 | Capacity: 53,000 | |
On 14 January 2023, FIFA announced that six referees, twelve assistant referees and eight video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament. [16] [17]
Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees | Video assistant referees |
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AFC | Ma Ning (China) | Fu Ming (China) | |
CAF | Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) | Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) | |
CONCACAF | Iván Barton (El Salvador) |
| Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) |
CONMEBOL | Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) | ||
UEFA | István Kovács (Romania) | ||
Anthony Taylor (England) |
Each team named a 23-man squad (three of whom had to be goalkeepers). Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match. [18]
The draw of the tournament was held on 13 January 2023, 12:00 CET, at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé, Morocco, to decide the matchups of the second round (between the first round winner and teams from AFC, CAF and CONCACAF), and the opponents of the two second round winners in the semi-finals (against teams from CONMEBOL and UEFA). [19] In the second round draw, Wydad Casablanca and the winner of the first round match were pre-allocated to separate fixtures, with their opponents selected from the draw pot. [20] The match kick-off times and venues were confirmed after the draw. [21]
If a match was tied after normal playing time: [18]
First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
4 February – Tangier | ||||||||||||||
1 February – Tangier | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 8 February – Rabat | |||||||||||
Al Ahly | 3 | Al Ahly | 1 | Al Ahly | 1 | |||||||||
Auckland City | 0 | Real Madrid | 4 | 11 February – Rabat | ||||||||||
Real Madrid | 5 | |||||||||||||
7 February – Tangier | Al-Hilal | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 February – Rabat | Flamengo | 2 | ||||||||||||
Wydad Casablanca | 1 (3) | Al-Hilal | 3 | Match for third place | ||||||||||
Al-Hilal (p) | 1 (5) | 11 February – Tangier | ||||||||||||
Al Ahly | 2 | |||||||||||||
Flamengo | 4 | |||||||||||||
All times are local, CET (UTC+1). [22]
Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Al Ahly |
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Report |
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Al Ahly | 1–4 | Real Madrid |
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Report |
The match for third place, originally scheduled to be played at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, was moved on 9 February 2023 to Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier, in order to preserve the pitch for the final. [23]
Al Ahly | 2–4 | Flamengo |
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. Vinícius Júnior of Real Madrid won the Golden Ball award. [24]
Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) | Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) | Luciano Vietto (Al-Hilal) |
FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
Real Madrid |
FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.
Match | Man of the match | Club | Opponent | Ref. |
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1 | Mohamed Sherif | Al Ahly | Auckland City | [25] |
2 | Mohamed Magdy | Al Ahly | Seattle Sounders FC | [26] |
3 | Gustavo Cuéllar | Al-Hilal | Wydad Casablanca | [27] |
4 | Salem Al-Dawsari | Al-Hilal | Flamengo | [28] |
5 | Vinícius Júnior | Real Madrid | Al Ahly | [29] |
6 | Pedro | Flamengo | Al Ahly | [30] |
7 | Vinícius Júnior | Real Madrid | Al-Hilal | [31] |
Presenting Partner [32]
FIFA Partners [32]
Tournament Supporter [32]
Territory | Broadcaster | Ref. |
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Australia | SBS Sport | [33] |
Brazil | SporTV, TV Globo, CazéTV | [34] |
France | Canal+ | [35] |
Indonesia | Moji, Vidio, SPOTV | [35] |
Italy | Sky Italia | [35] |
Mexico | Vix | [36] |
Morocco | SNRT | [37] |
Philippines | SPOTV | [38] |
Spain | Mediaset España | [39] |
United States | FOX Sports | [40] |
Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Ireland Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Tajikistan Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan | Saran Media | [41] |
Argentina Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru Uruguay Venezuela | DSports | [42] |
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