2017 FIFA Club World Cup final

2017 FIFA Club World Cup final
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The Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi staged the final
Event2017 FIFA Club World Cup
Date16 December 2017 (2017-12-16)
VenueZayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Man of the MatchCristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
RefereeCésar Ramos (Mexico)
Attendance41,094
WeatherCloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
73% humidity
2016
2018

The 2017 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, the 14th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised football tournament contested by the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. 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.

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.

Venue

The Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi was announced as the final venue on 11 April 2017. 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 Barcelona in number of wins. 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. Real Madrid won the match 2–1, after controversial decisions by the referee and video assistant referee system.

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 Pachuca of Mexico, who had defeated African champions Wydad Casablanca of Morocco in the quarter-finals. Grêmio won the match 1–0 in extra time, on a goal scored by Éverton in the 95th minute.

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.

Details

Real Madrid Spain1–0Brazil Grêmio
Report
Real Madrid
Grêmio
GK 1 Costa Rica Keylor Navas
RB 2 Spain Dani Carvajal
CB 5 France Raphaël Varane
CB 4 Spain Sergio Ramos (c)
LB 12 Brazil Marcelo
CM 10 Croatia Luka Modrić
CM 14 Brazil Casemiro Yellow card 27'
CM 8 Germany Toni Kroos
RW 22 Spain Isco downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 7 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
CF 9 France Karim Benzema downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Spain Kiko Casilla
GK 35 Spain Moha Ramos
DF 3 Spain Jesús Vallejo
DF 6 Spain Nacho
DF 15 France Theo Hernandez
DF 19 Morocco Achraf Hakimi
MF 18 Spain Marcos Llorente
MF 20 Spain Marco Asensio
MF 23 Croatia Mateo Kovačić
MF 24 Spain Dani Ceballos
FW 11 Wales Gareth Bale upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 17 Spain Lucas Vázquez upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 21 Spain Borja Mayoral
Manager:
France Zinedine Zidane
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GK 1 Brazil Marcelo Grohe
RB 2 Brazil Edílson
CB 3 Brazil Pedro Geromel (c)
CB 4 Argentina Walter Kannemann
LB 12 Brazil Bruno Cortez
CM 5 Brazil Michel downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 25 Brazil Jailson
RW 17 Brazil Ramiro downward-facing red arrow 71'
AM 7 Brazil Luan
LW 21 Brazil Fernandinho
CF 18 Paraguay Lucas Barrios downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Brazil Bruno Grassi
GK 48 Brazil Paulo Victor
DF 6 Brazil Leonardo Gomes
DF 14 Brazil Bruno Rodrigo
DF 15 Brazil Rafael Thyere
DF 22 Brazil Bressan
DF 26 Brazil Marcelo Oliveira
DF 88 Brazil Léo Moura
MF 8 Brazil Maicon upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 28 Brazil Kaio
FW 9 Brazil Jael upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 11 Brazil Everton upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Brazil Renato Gaúcho

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Assistant referees:
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

  • 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

See also


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