2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final

2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final
The Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi staged the final
Event 2017 FIFA Club World Cup
Real Madrid Grêmio
Spain Brazil
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Date 16 December 2017 (2017-12-16)
Venue Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Man of the Match Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)[1]
Referee César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)[1]
Attendance 41,094[2]
Weather Cloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
73% humidity[1]

The 2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, the 13th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised football tournament contested by the champions of the six continental confederations, as well as the league winner from the host nation. The final was played at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 16 December 2017 and was contested between Spanish club and title holders Real Madrid, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Brazilian club Grêmio, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores.[3]

Real Madrid won the match 1–0 via a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo for their third FIFA Club World Cup title. This was the first time a team had successfully defended the FIFA Club World Cup title, after Real won the previous year. The victory also marked the tenth time a UEFA team had won the Club World Cup.

Teams

Team Confederation Previous club world championship finals
(bold indicates winners)
Spain Real Madrid UEFA IC: 5 (1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002)
FCWC: 2 (2014, 2016)
Brazil Grêmio CONMEBOL IC: 2 (1983, 1995)

Note: On 27 October 2017, FIFA officially recognized all the champions of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions, in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup.[4]

Venue

The Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi was announced as the final venue on 11 April 2017.[5] The stadium had previously hosted the final in 2009 and 2010.

Background

The FIFA Club World Cup, held annually in December, is contested between the winners of continental club competitions and the winners of the host nation's league.

Real Madrid qualified for their fourth Club World Cup by winning the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League. The club previously won the 2014 and 2016 editions of the Club World Cup, second only to FC Barcelona in number of wins.[6] Madrid entered the competition in the semi-finals, facing UAE Pro-League champions Al-Jazira, who had won against Oceania champion Auckland City FC of New Zealand and Asian champions Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan.[7] Real Madrid won the match 2–1, after controversial decisions by the referee and video assistant referee system.[8]

Brazilian club Grêmio qualified for their first Club World Cup by winning the 2017 Copa Libertadores in November. They entered the semi-finals round, facing North American champions C.F. Pachuca of Mexico, who had defeated African champions Wydad Casablanca of Morocco in the quarter-finals.[9] Grêmio won the match 1–0 in extra time, on a goal scored by Éverton in the 95th minute.[10]

Road to the final

Spain Real Madrid Team Brazil Grêmio
Winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Qualification Winners of the 2017 Copa Libertadores
Opponent Result 2017 FIFA Club World Cup Opponent Result
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 2–1 Semi-finals Mexico Pachuca 1–0 (a.e.t.)

Match

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the match in the 53rd minute for Real Madrid, a right foot free-kick from 25 yards out slightly to the left that went through a gap in the defensive wall and into the left corner of the net.[11]

Details

Real Madrid Spain 1–0 Brazil Grêmio
 Report
Attendance: 41,094[2]
Real Madrid[12]
Grêmio[12]
GK1Costa Rica Keylor Navas
RB2Spain Dani Carvajal
CB5France Raphaël Varane
CB4Spain Sergio Ramos (c)
LB12Brazil Marcelo
CM10Croatia Luka Modrić
CM14Brazil CasemiroYellow card 27'
CM8Germany Toni Kroos
RW22Spain Isco 73'
LW7Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
CF9France Karim Benzema 79'
Substitutes:
GK13Spain Kiko Casilla
GK35Spain Moha Ramos
DF3Spain Jesús Vallejo
DF6Spain Nacho
DF15France Theo Hernández
DF19Morocco Achraf Hakimi
MF18Spain Marcos Llorente
MF20Spain Marco Asensio
MF23Croatia Mateo Kovačić
MF24Spain Dani Ceballos
FW11Wales Gareth Bale 79'
FW17Spain Lucas Vázquez 73'
FW21Spain Borja Mayoral
Manager:
France Zinedine Zidane
GK1Brazil Marcelo Grohe
RB2Brazil Edílson
CB3Brazil Pedro Geromel (c)
CB4Argentina Walter Kannemann
LB12Brazil Bruno Cortez
CM5Brazil Michel 84'
CM25Brazil Jailson
RW17Brazil Ramiro 71'
AM7Brazil Luan
LW21Brazil Fernandinho
CF18Paraguay Lucas Barrios 63'
Substitutes:
GK30Brazil Bruno Grassi
GK48Brazil Paulo Victor
DF6Brazil Leonardo Gomes
DF14Brazil Bruno Rodrigo
DF15Brazil Rafael Thyere
DF22Brazil Bressan
DF26Brazil Marcelo Oliveira
DF88Brazil Léo Moura
MF8Brazil Maicon 84'
MF28Brazil Kaio
FW9Brazil Jael 63'
FW11Brazil Éverton 71'
Manager:
Brazil Renato Portaluppi

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)[1]

Assistant referees:[1]
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Miguel Ángel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Video assistant referees:
Mark Geiger (United States)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Match rules[13]

  • 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 being allowed in extra time.

Statistics

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Match overview Real Madrid CF-Grêmio FBPA". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Match report, Real Madrid CF - Grêmio FBPA 1:0 (0:0)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Match Schedule – FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "FIFA Council approves key organisational elements of the FIFA World Cup" (Press release). FIFA. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Official Emblem unveiled as UAE prepares for kick-off". FIFA.com. 11 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Real Madrid target third Club World Cup win". UEFA. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Hammond, Ashley (11 December 2017). "Almunia: Jazira have fantastic future". Gulf News. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Train, Rob (13 December 2017). "Zinedine Zidane to blame for lacklustre Real Madrid in win vs. Al-Jazira". ESPN. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Pachuca beat Wydad Casablanca to reach FIFA Club World Cup semi". ESPN FC. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Downie, Andrew (13 December 2017). "FIFA Club World Cup: Gremio reach final after extra time win over Pachuca". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Real Madrid 1 Gremio 0". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up, Real Madrid CF - Grêmio FBPA" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup 2017 UAE: Regulations" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Match report, Half-time, Real Madrid CF - Grêmio FBPA 0:0" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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