2021 FIFA Club World Cup
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FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021 presented by Alibaba Cloud كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم الإمارات العربية المتحدة 2021 |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United Arab Emirates |
City | Abu Dhabi |
Dates | 3–12 February 2022 |
Teams | 7 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 27 (3.38 per match) |
Attendance | 100,752 (12,594 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly) Abdoulay Diaby (Al-Jazira) 2 goals each |
Best player | Thiago Silva (Chelsea) |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 2021 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021 presented by Alibaba Cloud for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament was held from 3 to 12 February 2022 in the United Arab Emirates.[1]
Defending champions Bayern Munich did not qualify as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. The eventual winners of that competition, Chelsea, won the Club World Cup for the first time, beating Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the semi-finals before requiring extra time to claim a 2–1 win over Brazilian side Palmeiras in the final.
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Host appointment
An expanded Club World Cup in China was planned to be held in June and July 2021.[2][3] However, due to fixture congestion caused by the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on football, the Tokyo Olympics, UEFA European Championship and Copa América were postponed from mid-2020 to mid-2021. As a result, FIFA announced in March 2020 that they would postpone the expanded Club World Cup to later in 2021, 2022 or 2023,[4][5] before cancelling it entirely.[6]
On 4 December 2020, the FIFA Council announced that the Club World Cup, using the previous format, would be held in late 2021 and hosted by Japan.[7] However, on 8 September 2021, the Japan Football Association dropped its commitment to host the tournament, owing to the possibility of restrictions on fan attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.[8][9] Numerous countries expressed interest in hosting the tournament as bidding was reopened, including Brazil, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates.[10][11][12][13] On 20 October 2021, the FIFA Council named the United Arab Emirates as the host of the tournament, and postponed the event from late 2021 to early 2022.[14]
Qualified teams
Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date | Participation |
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Entering in the semi-finals | ||||
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CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores | 27 November 2021 | 2nd (Previous: 2020) |
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UEFA | Winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League | 29 May 2021 | 2nd (Previous: 2012) |
Entering in the second round | ||||
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AFC | Winners of the 2021 AFC Champions League | 23 November 2021 | 2nd (Previous: 2019) |
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CAF | Winners of the 2020–21 CAF Champions League | 17 July 2021 | 7th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020) |
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CONCACAF | Winners of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | 28 October 2021 | 5th (Previous: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019) |
Entering in the first round | ||||
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OFC | Nominated by OFC[note 1] | 31 December 2021 | 1st |
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AFC (host) | Winners of the 2020–21 UAE Pro League | 20 October 2021[note 2] | 2nd (Previous: 2017) |
Notes
- ↑ On 4 June 2021, the OFC announced that the 2021 OFC Champions League had been cancelled due to border closures throughout the Pacific caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and no champions would be awarded.[15] The OFC representative at the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, which would have originally been the winners of the 2021 OFC Champions League, was confirmed to be Auckland City by the OFC on 3 August 2021. The team was chosen by the OFC Executive Committee based on sporting merit principles, which used an overall ranking which took into consideration the final placing of each OFC Champions League between 2016 and 2020, and applied to the clubs nominated by their member association to qualify for the 2021 OFC Champions League.[16] On 31 December 2021, Auckland City withdrew from the competition due to delayed reopening of the borders in New Zealand related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the reintroduction of the mandatory managed isolation and quarantine system upon returning to the country. As a result, AS Pirae were nominated as the OFC's representative in their place.[17]
- ↑ Al-Jazira won the 2020–21 UAE Pro League on 11 May 2021, and on 16 October 2021 Al-Wahda became the last team from the United Arab Emirates to be eliminated from the 2021 AFC Champions League. However, Al-Jazira's participation was not confirmed until the United Arab Emirates were appointed as tournament hosts on 20 October 2021.
Venues
The matches were played at two venues in the city of Abu Dhabi, both of which hosted matches at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Abu Dhabi | ||
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Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium | Al Nahyan Stadium | |
Capacity: 37,500 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Match officials
Five referees, ten assistant referees, and seven video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.[18][19]
Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees | Video assistant referees |
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One support referee was also named for the tournament.
Confederation | Support referee |
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OFC | ![]() |
Semi-automated offside technology was tested during the tournament.[20]
Squads
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Each team named a 23-man squad (three of whom had to be goalkeepers). Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.[21]
Matches
The draw of the tournament was held on 29 November 2021, 17:00 CET (UTC+1), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland, to decide the matchups of the second round (between the first round winner and teams from AFC, CAF and CONCACAF), and the opponents of the two second round winners in the semi-finals (against teams from CONMEBOL and UEFA).[22]
If a match was tied after normal playing time:[21]
- For elimination matches, extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner.
- For the matches for fifth place and third place, no extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner.
First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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Match for fifth place | Match for third place | |||||||||||||
9 February – Abu Dhabi (Nahyan) | 12 February – Abu Dhabi (Nahyan) | |||||||||||||
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All times are local, GST (UTC+4).[23]
First round
3 February 2022
20:30 |
Al-Jazira ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/clubworldcup/uae2021/match-center/400213179 |
Second round
5 February 2022
20:30 |
Al Ahly ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
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https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/clubworldcup/uae2021/match-center/400213177 |
6 February 2022
20:30 |
Al-Hilal ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/clubworldcup/uae2021/match-center/400213178 |
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Semi-finals
8 February 2022
20:30 |
Palmeiras ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
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https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/clubworldcup/uae2021/match-center/400213180 |
9 February 2022
20:30 |
Al-Hilal ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/clubworldcup/uae2021/match-center/400213181 |
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Match for fifth place
9 February 2022
17:30 |
Monterrey ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/clubworldcup/uae2021/match-center/400213184 |
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Match for third place
12 February 2022
17:00 |
Al-Hilal ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
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https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/clubworldcup/uae2021/match-center/400213183 |
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Final
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12 February 2022
20:30 |
Chelsea ![]() |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/clubworldcup/uae2021/match-center/400213182 |
Goalscorers
1 own goal
Mohammed Rabii (Al-Jazira, against AS Pirae)
Zayed Sultan (Al-Jazira, against Monterrey)
Awards
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. Thiago Silva of Chelsea won the Golden Ball award, sponsored by Adidas, which is jointly awarded with the Alibaba Cloud Award to recognise the player of the tournament.[32]
Adidas Golden Ball Alibaba Cloud Award |
Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball |
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FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
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FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.
Match | Man of the match | Club | Opponent | Ref. |
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References
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