2018 FIFA Club World Cup final

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2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final
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The Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi hosted the final.
Event 2018 FIFA Club World Cup
Real Madrid Al-Ain
Spain United Arab Emirates
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Date 22 December 2018 (2018-12-22)
Venue Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Man of the Match Marcos Llorente (Real Madrid)[1]
Referee Jair Marrufo (United States)[2]
Attendance 40,696[1]
Weather Clear night
22 °C (72 °F)
65% humidity[2]
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The 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club association football tournament hosted by the United Arab Emirates. It was the 15th 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.

The final was contested between Spanish club and defending champions Real Madrid (who won the last two editions of the competition), representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Emirati club Al-Ain, representing the host nation as the reigning champions of the UAE Pro-League.[3] The match was played at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 22 December 2018.[4]

Real Madrid won the final 4–1 for their third consecutive and fourth overall FIFA Club World Cup title, breaking the tie with Barcelona to become the outright record winners of the competition.[5]

Teams

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

Team Confederation Qualification for tournament Previous club world championship finals
(bold indicates winners)
Spain Real Madrid UEFA Winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League IC: 5 (1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002)
FCWC: 3 (2014, 2016, 2017)
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain AFC (Hosts) Winners of the 2017–18 UAE Pro-League None

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.[6]

Venue

Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi was announced as the venue for the final in May 2018, reprising its role as the final venue in 2009, 2010, and 2017.[7] It is the largest stadium in the United Arab Emirates and is primarily used by the Emirati national football team.[8] Zayed Sports City Stadium hosted the 1996 Asian Cup Final and is planned to host several matches in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. It is also featured on the 200 Dirham banknote.[9] The 43,000-seat stadium opened in 1980 and also hosted matches in the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10][11]

Background

Real Madrid qualified for the Club World Cup as winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League by defeating Liverpool in the final.[12] The club won three of the four previous editions of the Club World Cup: in 2014, 2016 and 2017.[13] This was their fifth participation and third consecutive appearance in the tournament, both a record for European teams. The match was their fourth overall final (after 2014, 2016 and 2017), tying the record with Barcelona. The match also was their third consecutive final, extending their record set in the previous edition. The match was the 14th consecutive and overall final featuring a European team (with only the first final in 2000 including no team from Europe), and the 8th overall and 5th consecutive final featuring a Spanish team, all extending the competition records. If Real Madrid were to win, they would become the outright record winners of the Club World Cup with four titles, breaking their tie with Barcelona for the record. A win would also extended the records for most consecutive titles for a team (3), most titles for a confederation (11 for UEFA), most consecutive titles for a confederation (6 for UEFA, breaking the tie set by European teams between 2007 and 2011), most titles for a nation (7 for Spain), and most consecutive titles for a nation (5 for Spain).[14]

Al-Ain qualified for their first Club World Cup as winners of the 2017–18 season of the UAE Pro-League, the top-level league in the United Arab Emirates.[15] Al-Ain was the first Emirati team to reach the Club World Cup final,[16] as well as the second Asian team (after Kashima Antlers in 2016). The final was also the third final to feature the host representative (after Corinthians in 2000, Raja Casablanca in 2013 and Kashima Antlers in 2016). If Al-Ain were to win, they would have become the first team outside of Europe and South America to win the Club World Cup, as well as the second host representative to win the tournament (after Corinthians in 2000).[14]

The final was the second between an Asian and European team, after Real Madrid won against Kashima Antlers in the 2016 final. The final was also the third final between the host representative and a European team, both won by the European team, with Bayern Munich winning against Raja Casablanca in 2013, in addition to the aforementioned 2016 final. The match was the fourth final not to feature a South American team after 2010, 2013 and 2016 (all of which the European teams won).[14]

Route to the final

Spain Real Madrid Team United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Opponent Result 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Opponent Result
Bye First round New Zealand Team Wellington 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
Second round Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3–0
Japan Kashima Antlers 3–1 Semi-finals Argentina River Plate 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)

Real Madrid

As European champions, Real Madrid received a bye to the semi-final round, where they faced Asian champions Kashima Antlers of Japan. Kashima, who had defeated CONCACAF champions Guadalajara, were defeated by Real Madrid in the 2016 final.[17] Madrid defeated the Antlers 3–1 on a hat-trick scored by Gareth Bale over 11 minutes of play.[18] Bale scored in the 44th minute and added two goals in the 53rd and 55th minutes to open the second half; Shoma Doi scored a consolation goal for Kashima in the 78th minute after it was ruled onside by the video assistant referee.[19][20]

Al-Ain

In the first round on 12 December, Al-Ain defeated Team Wellington in a penalty shoot-out following a 3–3 draw at their home stadium, Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. Wellington, a semi-professional club that qualified as the OFC Champions League champion, entered halftime with a 3–1 lead that was cut back by an equalising volley from Marcus Berg.[21] The match remained scoreless after extra time and advanced to a penalty shoot-out, which Al-Ain won 4–3 after five rounds after goalkeeper Khalid Eisa made two saves.[22][23]

Al-Ain advanced to face African champions Espérance de Tunis in the second round match, held three days later at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. The team defeated Espérance 3–0 in an upset that began with two goals scored in the opening 16 minutes.[24] Al-Ain produced a larger upset in the semi-finals, defeating Copa Libertadores champions River Plate in a penalty shoot-out to advance to the Club World Cup final.[25] The match began with two early goals for River Plate scored by Rafael Santos Borré following an opening strike from Berg; after an equalising goal was disallowed by the video assistant referee, Caio Lucas Fernandes scored for Al-Ain in the 51st minute to draw the teams level at 2–2. After a scoreless extra time, aided by goalkeeper Essa's saves, Al-Ain defeated River Plate 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out, its second of the competition,[26] with Essa making one save on River's Enzo Pérez.[27][28][29] The semi-final upset of River was called the "greatest achievement" in Emirati football history by Al-Ain manager Zoran Mamić.[26]

Match

Summary

Real Madrid had 70 percent of possession in the first half, taking advantage of Al-Ain's defensive lapses to produce 11 shots.[30] After a saved chance from Al-Ain's Hussein El Shahat, Luka Modrić opened scoring for Madrid in the 14th minute with a left-footed shot.[31] Caio attempted to equalize a minute later, but was found to be offside. The half ended with a 1–0 lead for Madrid, with several later shots saved by Al-Ain goalkeeper Khalid Eisa.[32]

Madrid opened the second half with another series of attacks while retaining possession of the ball, finding its second goal in the 60th minute on a long-distance strike by Marcos Llorente.[31] The pace of the match slowed as Al-Ain looked to find a consolation goal, with Caio taking advantage of a defensive mistake by Sergio Ramos but unable to score against goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.[30] Ramos responded by scoring in the 79th minute, a header on a corner kick taken by Modrić after a counter-attack, to give Real Madrid a three-goal lead. Six minutes later, a free kick taken by Caio found left-back Tsukasa Shiotani, who scored Al-Ain's only goal of the match.[32] In stoppage time, an own goal was scored by Al-Ain's Yahia Nader on a cross by Madrid substitute Vinícius Júnior; it was Madrid's final goal to extend their lead to 4–1.[31]

Details

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22)
20:30 GST
Real Madrid Spain 4–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/match/300452762/
Real Madrid[33]
Al-Ain[33]
GK 25 Belgium Thibaut Courtois
RB 2 Spain Dani Carvajal
CB 5 France Raphaël Varane
CB 4 Spain Sergio Ramos (c) Booked 45'
LB 12 Brazil Marcelo
CM 10 Croatia Luka Modrić
CM 18 Spain Marcos Llorente Substituted off 82'
CM 8 Germany Toni Kroos Substituted off 70'
RF 17 Spain Lucas Vázquez Substituted off 84'
CF 9 France Karim Benzema
LF 11 Wales Gareth Bale
Substitutes:
GK 1 Costa Rica Keylor Navas
GK 13 Spain Kiko Casilla
DF 3 Spain Jesús Vallejo
DF 6 Spain Nacho
DF 19 Spain Álvaro Odriozola
DF 23 Spain Sergio Reguilón
MF 14 Brazil Casemiro Substituted in 82'
MF 15 Uruguay Federico Valverde
MF 20 Spain Marco Asensio
MF 22 Spain Isco
MF 24 Spain Dani Ceballos Substituted in 70'
FW 28 Brazil Vinícius Júnior Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Argentina Santiago Solari
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GK 17 United Arab Emirates Khalid Eisa
RB 23 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Ahmed Substituted off 64'
CB 5 United Arab Emirates Ismail Ahmed (c)
CB 14 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Fayez
LB 33 Japan Tsukasa Shiotani
CM 43 United Arab Emirates Rayan Yaslam
CM 16 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Abdulrahman Substituted off 67'
CM 3 Mali Tongo Doumbia
RW 74 Egypt Hussein El Shahat
LW 7 Brazil Caio
CF 9 Sweden Marcus Berg Substituted off 75'
Substitutes:
GK 1 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Busanda
GK 12 United Arab Emirates Hamad Al-Mansouri
DF 19 United Arab Emirates Mohanad Salem
DF 44 United Arab Emirates Saeed Jumaa
MF 6 United Arab Emirates Amer Abdulrahman Substituted in 67'
MF 11 United Arab Emirates Bandar Al-Ahbabi Substituted in 64'
MF 13 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Barman
MF 18 United Arab Emirates Ibrahim Diaky
MF 28 United Arab Emirates Sulaiman Nasser
MF 30 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Khalfan
MF 88 Egypt Yahia Nader Substituted in 75'
FW 99 United Arab Emirates Jamal Ibrahim
Manager:
Croatia Zoran Mamić

Man of the Match:
Marcos Llorente (Real Madrid)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Frank Anderson (United States)
Corey Rockwell (United States)
Fourth official:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Reserve assistant referee:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Video assistant referees:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mark Geiger (United States)
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

Match rules[34]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time

Statistics

Post-match

With their win, Real Madrid became the outright record winners of the Club World Cup with four titles. They also extended the record for most consecutive titles with their third in a row.[5][32] It was the only trophy won by manager Santiago Solari during his reign at Real Madrid, who was hired in October 2018 and fired in March 2019; Solari complimented Al-Ain on their run to the final, calling it a "remarkable achievement".[36]

Marcos Llorente, who scored one goal in the match, won the man of the match award for the final.[5] Gareth Bale of Real Madrid won the Golden Ball award as the best player of the tournament, finishing as joint-top scorer with three goals (tied with Rafael Santos Borré of River Plate). Caio of Al-Ain won the Silver Ball award behind Bale. Real Madrid also won the FIFA Fair Play Award with the best disciplinary record at the tournament.[37]

See also

References

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