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.
 The Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2022 FIFA Club World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 11 February 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Anthony Taylor (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 44,439 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear night 16 °C (61 °F) 52% humidity[2] | ||||||
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 edit
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) |
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 Real Madrid
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UEFA | Winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League | IC: 5 (1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002) FCWC: 4 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) |
 Al-Hilal
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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]
- IC: Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)
- FCWC: FIFA Club World Cup finals (2000, 2005–present)
Route to the final edit
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Team | Al-Hilal
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| Opponent | Result | 2022 FIFA Club World Cup | Opponent | Result |
| Bye | Second round |  Wydad Casablanca
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1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | |
 Al Ahly
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4–1 | Semi-finals |  Flamengo
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3–2 |
Match edit
Details edit
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Match rules[9]
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Statistics edit
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Notes edit
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ a b c "Vinicius and Valverde dazzle as five-star Madrid conquer". FIFA. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Salé, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco Weather History". Weather Underground. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Draw determines seven sides' paths to Club World Cup glory". FIFA. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; Di Maggio, Roberto (27 January 2023). "FIFA Club World Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Real Madrid5 Al-Hilal 3". BBC Sport. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Thailand recommended as host of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023". Asian Football Confederation. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "FIFA Council approves key organisational elements of the FIFA World Cup" (Press release). FIFA. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Regulations for the FIFA Club World Cup 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Real Madrid – Al-Hilal Saudi". SofaScore. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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