2014_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_Final

2014 FIFA Club World Cup final

2014 FIFA Club World Cup final

Football match

The 2014 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament hosted by Morocco. It was the 11th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organised by FIFA between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions.

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The final was contested between Spanish club Real Madrid, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Argentine club San Lorenzo, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores. It was played at the Stade de Marrakech in Marrakesh on 20 December 2014. The Spanish club won the match 2–0 and won their first FIFA Club World Cup title,[1] and their fourth world club title counting the 1960, 1998 and 2002 Intercontinental Cups, equalling Milan's record.[2]

Background

Real Madrid

Real Madrid qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, following a 4–1 extra time win against Atlético Madrid in the final. This was Real Madrid's second time competing in the tournament, after finishing fourth in the inaugural tournament in 2000. They have played five times in the Intercontinental Cup, the predecessor of the FIFA Club World Cup, with three wins (1960, 1998, 2002) and two losses (1966, 2000). They reached the final after defeating Mexican club Cruz Azul in the semi-finals.

San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2014 Copa Libertadores, following a 2–1 aggregate win against Nacional in the final. This was San Lorenzo's first time competing in the tournament. They reached the final after defeating New Zealand club Auckland City in the semi-finals.

Route to the final

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Match details

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Attendance: 38,345
Real Madrid
San Lorenzo
GK1Spain Iker Casillas (c)
RB15Spain Dani CarvajalYellow card 30'downward-facing red arrow 73'
CB4Spain Sergio RamosYellow card 22'downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB3Portugal Pepe
LB12Brazil Marcelodownward-facing red arrow 44'
CM23Spain Isco
CM8Germany Toni Kroos
RM11Wales Gareth Bale
LM10Colombia James Rodríguez
CF7Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
CF9France Karim Benzema
Substitutes:
GK13Costa Rica Keylor Navas
GK25Spain Fernando Pacheco
DF2France Raphaël Varaneupward-facing green arrow 89'
DF5Portugal Fábio Coentrãoupward-facing green arrow 44'
MF6Germany Sami Khedira
FW14Mexico Javier Hernández
DF17Spain Álvaro Arbeloaupward-facing green arrow 73'
DF18Spain Nacho
FW20Spain Jesé
MF24Spain Asier Illarramendi
MF26Spain Álvaro Medrán
Manager:
Italy Carlo Ancelotti
GK12Argentina Sebastián Torrico
RB7Argentina Julio BuffariniYellow card 55'
CB14Argentina Walter KannemannYellow card 85'
CB3Colombia Mario Yepesdownward-facing red arrow 61'
LB21Argentina Emmanuel Más
DM20Paraguay Néstor OrtigozaYellow card 12'
DM5Argentina Juan Mercier (c)
CM8Argentina Enzo Kalinski
RM30Argentina Gonzalo Veróndownward-facing red arrow 57'
LM11Argentina Pablo BarrientosYellow card 16'
CF9Uruguay Martín Cauterucciodownward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutes:
GK1Argentina Leo Franco
GK33Argentina José Devecchi
DF2Argentina Mauro Cettoupward-facing green arrow 61'
MF10Argentina Leandro Romagnoliupward-facing green arrow 57'
DF13Argentina Ramiro Arias
FW15Argentina Héctor Villalba
FW22Argentina Nicolás Blandi
MF24Argentina Juan Cavallaro
FW26Argentina Mauro Matosupward-facing green arrow 68'
DF27Argentina Matías Catalán
DF29Argentina Fabricio Fontanini
MF31Argentina Facundo Quignon
Manager:
Argentina Edgardo Bauza

Man of the Match:
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)[3]

Assistant referees:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)
Gerson López (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Fifth official:
Songuifolo Yéo (Ivory Coast)

Match rules[4]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes, of which three may be used

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Real Madrid coast to Morocco 2014 title". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Real Madrid turn winning run into a world title". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014. In terms of making history, Real, who have now equalled Milan's record of four World and Intercontinental Cup wins, ...
    "Real Madrid claim FIFA Club World Cup". UEFA. Retrieved 20 December 2014. Madrid equal AC Milan's record of four world club titles, having both also lifted the old European-South American Cup three times before clinching the successor trophy, each under Carlo Ancelotti.
  3. [3]
    "Ramos outshines the rest". FIFA.com. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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