2022 FIFA Club World Cup final

The 2022 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by Morocco. It was the 19th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the club champions from each of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions.

2022 FIFA Club World Cup final
The Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat hosted the final.
Event2022 FIFA Club World Cup
Date11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)
VenuePrince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Man of the MatchVinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)[1]
RefereeAnthony Taylor (England)
Attendance44,439
WeatherClear night
16 °C (61 °F)
52% humidity[2]
2021
2023

The match was played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on 11 February 2023.[3] It was contested by Spanish club Real Madrid, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal, representing the AFC.[note 1]

Real Madrid won the match 5–3 for their fifth FIFA Club World Cup title and eighth club world championship.[1] With eight goals, the match was the highest scoring final in Club World Cup history.[4][5]

Teams

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In the following table, the finals until 2005 were in the FIFA Club World Championship era, and since 2006 in the FIFA Club World Cup era.

Team Confederation Qualification for tournament Previous club world championship finals
(bold indicates winners)
  Real Madrid UEFA Winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League IC: 5 (1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002)
FCWC: 4 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  Al-Hilal AFC Nominated by AFC[note 1] None

Al-Hilal became the third Asian club to reach the Club World Cup final in the 19th edition of the tournament. They are also the first AFC nominee to do so, as the Asian appearances in the 2016 and 2018 finals were both the club of the host association.[4]

Note: On 27 October 2017, FIFA officially recognised all the champions of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions, in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup.[8]

Route to the final

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  Real Madrid Team   Al-Hilal
Opponent Result 2022 FIFA Club World Cup Opponent Result
Bye Second round   Wydad Casablanca 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)
  Al Ahly 4–1 Semi-finals   Flamengo 3–2

Match

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Details

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Real Madrid  5–3  Al-Hilal
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Hilal
GK 13   Andriy Lunin
RB 2   Dani Carvajal   79'
CB 22   Antonio Rüdiger
CB 4   David Alaba
LB 12   Eduardo Camavinga
DM 18   Aurélien Tchouaméni   62'
CM 10   Luka Modrić   74'
CM 8   Toni Kroos   74'
RF 15   Federico Valverde
CF 9   Karim Benzema (c)   62'
LF 20   Vinícius Júnior
Substitutes:
GK 26   Luis López
GK 30   Lucas Cañizares
DF 3   Éder Militão
DF 5   Jesús Vallejo   79'
DF 6   Nacho   74'
DF 16   Álvaro Odriozola
MF 19   Dani Ceballos   62'
MF 31   Mario Martín
MF 33   Sergio Arribas
FW 11   Marco Asensio   74'
FW 21   Rodrygo   62'
FW 24   Mariano
Manager:
  Carlo Ancelotti
 
GK 1   Abdullah Al-Mayouf (c)
RB 66   Saud Abdulhamid
CB 20   Jang Hyun-soo
CB 5   Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB 4   Khalifah Al-Dawsari
CM 28   Mohamed Kanno
CM 6   Gustavo Cuéllar
RW 19   André Carrillo   74'
AM 10   Luciano Vietto   86'
LW 29   Salem Al-Dawsari   74'
CF 17   Moussa Marega   86'
Substitutes:
GK 21   Mohammed Al-Owais
GK 31   Habib Al-Wotayan
DF 42   Muath Faqihi
DF 67   Mohammed Al-Khaibari
DF 70   Mohammed Jahfali
MF 8   Abdullah Otayf
MF 16   Nasser Al-Dawsari   74'
MF 43   Musab Al-Juwayr
MF 96   Michael   74'
FW 9   Odion Ighalo   86'
FW 11   Saleh Al-Shehri
FW 14   Abdullah Al-Hamdan   86'
Manager:
  Ramón Díaz

Man of the Match:
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)[1]

Assistant referees:
Gary Beswick (England)
Adam Nunn (England)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Zhou Fei (China)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Fu Ming (China)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Match rules[9]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 2]

Statistics

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Due to scheduling issues, it was confirmed that the final of the 2022 AFC Champions League, originally scheduled for October 2022, would not be completed until May 2023.[6] As the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup would already be held by that time, the AFC confirmed on 23 December 2022 that Al-Hilal would be their representative at the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup as the reigning champions from the 2021 AFC Champions League.[7]
  2. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Vinicius and Valverde dazzle as five-star Madrid conquer". FIFA. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Salé, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco Weather History". Weather Underground. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Draw determines seven sides' paths to Club World Cup glory". FIFA. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; Di Maggio, Roberto (27 January 2023). "FIFA Club World Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Real Madrid5 Al-Hilal 3". BBC Sport. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Thailand recommended as host of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023". Asian Football Confederation. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. ^ "FIFA Council approves key organisational elements of the FIFA World Cup" (Press release). FIFA. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Regulations for the FIFA Club World Cup 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Real Madrid – Al-Hilal Saudi". SofaScore. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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