2015_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_Final

2015 FIFA Club World Cup final

2015 FIFA Club World Cup final

Football match

The 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament hosted by Japan. It was the 12th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament 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 Argentine club River Plate, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores and Spanish club Barcelona, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on 20 December 2015. Barcelona won the game 3–0 to claim their third FIFA Club World Cup title.[2] The win for Barcelona was also their fifth trophy of 2015.[3]

Background

River Plate

River Plate qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2015 Copa Libertadores, following a 3–0 aggregate win against UANL in the final. This was River Plate's first time competing in the tournament. They have played two times in the Intercontinental Cup, the predecessor of the FIFA Club World Cup, with one win (1986) and one loss (1996). They reached the final after defeating Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the semi-finals.[4]

Barcelona

Barcelona qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, following a 3–1 win against Juventus in the final. This was Barcelona's fourth time competing in the tournament, after winning twice in 2009 and 2011, as well as being runners-up in 2006. They have played one time in the Intercontinental Cup, with one loss (1992). They reached the final after defeating Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande in the semi-finals.[5]

Route to the final

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Match

Summary

Details

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Attendance: 66,853[1]
River Plate
Barcelona
GK1Argentina Marcelo Barovero (c)
RB25Argentina Gabriel Mercado
CB2Argentina Jonatan Maidana
CB3Colombia Éder Álvarez Balanta
LB21Argentina Leonel Vangioni
DM5Argentina Matías KranevitterYellow card 10'
RM8Uruguay Carlos Sánchez
AM19Uruguay Tabaré Viudezdownward-facing red arrow 56'
LM23Argentina Leonardo PonzioYellow card 32'downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF7Uruguay Rodrigo Moradownward-facing red arrow 46'
CF13Argentina Lucas Alario
Substitutes:
GK12Argentina Augusto Batalla
GK26Argentina Julio Chiarini
DF6Argentina Leandro Vega
DF20Argentina Milton Casco
DF24Argentina Emanuel Mammana
MF10Argentina Gonzalo Martínezupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF16Argentina Nicolás Bertolo
MF18Uruguay Camilo Mayada
MF27Argentina Lucho Gonzálezupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW11Argentina Javier Saviola
FW15Argentina Leonardo Pisculichi
FW22Argentina Sebastián Driussiupward-facing green arrow 56'
Manager:
Argentina Marcelo Gallardo
GK13Chile Claudio Bravo
RB6Brazil Dani Alves
CB3Spain Gerard Piqué
CB14Argentina Javier Mascheranodownward-facing red arrow 81'
LB18Spain Jordi AlbaYellow card 16'
RM4Croatia Ivan RakitićYellow card 43'downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM5Spain Sergio Busquets
LM8Spain Andrés Iniesta (c)
RF10Argentina Lionel Messi
CF9Uruguay Luis Suárez
LF11Brazil NeymarYellow card 61'downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
GK1Germany Marc-André ter Stegen
GK25Spain Jordi Masip
DF15Spain Marc Bartra
DF21Brazil Adriano
DF23Belgium Thomas Vermaelenupward-facing green arrow 81'
DF24France Jérémy Mathieuupward-facing green arrow 89'
MF20Spain Sergi RobertoYellow card 72'upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF26Spain Sergi Samper
MF28Spain Gerard Gumbau
FW17Spain Munir
FW19Spain Sandro Ramírez
Manager:
Spain Luis Enrique

Man of the Match:
Luis Suárez (Barcelona)[1]

Assistant referees:
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:
Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Match rules[6]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

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