2014 FIFA Club World Cup

Summary

The 2014 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 11th 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.[2] It was hosted by Morocco for the second year in a row,[3] and played from 10 to 20 December 2014.[1]

2014 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014
presented by Toyota
كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم
المغرب 2014
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
Dates10–20 December
Teams7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (1st title)
Runners-upArgentina San Lorenzo
Third placeNew Zealand Auckland City
Fourth placeMexico Cruz Azul
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored20 (2.5 per match)
Attendance228,021 (28,503 per match)
Top scorer(s)Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul)
2 goals each
Best player(s)Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Fair play awardSpain Real Madrid
2013
2015

Defending champions Bayern Munich did not qualify as they were eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League by eventual winners Real Madrid. The Spanish side went on to beat Mexico's Cruz Azul 4–0 in the Club World Cup semi-finals, before defeating San Lorenzo 2–0 in the final to give them their first Club World Cup title.[4] Including the 1960, 1998 and 2002 Intercontinental Cups, it was Real Madrid's fourth world club title, equalling Milan's record.[5]

Host bids edit

There were four countries bidding to host the 2013 and 2014 tournaments (same host for both tournaments):[6]

In October 2011, FIFA said that Iran, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates all withdrew their bids, leaving Morocco as the only bidder.[7] The FIFA Executive Committee officially confirmed Morocco as host on 17 December 2011 during their meeting in Tokyo, Japan.[8]

On 21 August 2014, FIFA issued a statement reconfirming Morocco as the host, despite recent rumours that a change in venue might be sought due to the 2014 West Africa Ebola virus outbreak.[9] Morocco had cancelled its hosting of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations due to fears of Ebola, but vowed to host the Club World Cup as no entrants would be from the countries with the most severe Ebola outbreaks.[10]

Qualified teams edit

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Location of teams of the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup
Team Confederation Qualification Participation
Entering in the semi-finals
  Real Madrid UEFA Winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2nd (Previous: 2000)
  San Lorenzo CONMEBOL Winners of the 2014 Copa Libertadores 1st
Entering in the quarter-finals
  Cruz Azul CONCACAF Winners of the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1st
  ES Sétif CAF Winners of the 2014 CAF Champions League 1st
  Western Sydney Wanderers AFC Winners of the 2014 AFC Champions League 1st
Entering in the play-off for quarter-finals
  Auckland City OFC Winners of the 2013–14 OFC Champions League 6th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
  Moghreb Tétouan CAF (hosts) Winners of the 2013–14 Botola 1st

Venues edit

The venues for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup were in Rabat and Marrakesh.[11]

Marrakesh Rabat
Stade de Marrakech Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
31°42′24″N 7°58′50″W / 31.70667°N 7.98056°W / 31.70667; -7.98056 (Stade de Marrakech) 33°57′35.55″N 6°53′20.81″W / 33.9598750°N 6.8891139°W / 33.9598750; -6.8891139 (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium)
Capacity: 41,245 Capacity: 52,000
   

Match officials edit

The appointed match officials were:[12]

Confederation Referee Assistant referees
AFC   Benjamin Williams   Matthew Cream
  Paul Cetrangolo
CAF   Noumandiez Doué   Songuifolo Yéo
  Jean-Claude Birumushahu
CONCACAF   Walter López   Leonel Leal
  Gerson López
CONMEBOL[a]   Enrique Osses   Carlos Astroza
  Sergio Román
OFC   Norbert Hauata   Tevita Makasini
  Paul Ahupu
UEFA   Pedro Proença   Bertino Miranda
  Tiago Trigo

Notes

  1. ^ The Chilean officiating team from CONMEBOL replaced the original Colombian trio of Wilmar Roldán, Eduardo Díaz and Alexander Guzmán.[13]

Squads edit

Each team named a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline of 28 November 2014. Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.[2] The squads were announced by FIFA on 4 December 2014.[14]

Matches edit

If a match was tied after normal playing time:[2]

  • 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.

All times are local, WET (UTC±0).

Play-off for quarter-finals edit

Moghreb Tétouan  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Auckland City
Report
Penalties
Jahouh  
Krouch  
Fall  
Naïm  
Khallati  
3–4   Payne
  Irving
  White
  Bilen
  Issa

Quarter-finals edit

A draw was held on 11 October 2014 at 19:00 WEST (UTC+1), at the La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakesh,[15] to determine the pairings of the four quarter-finalists.[16]

ES Sétif  0–1  Auckland City
Report Irving   52'

Cruz Azul  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Western Sydney Wanderers
Torrado   89' (pen.), 118' (pen.)
Pavone   108'
Report La Rocca   65'

Semi-finals edit

The first semi-final was originally to be played at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, but was moved to Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh due to difficult pitch conditions.[17]

Cruz Azul  0–4  Real Madrid
Report Ramos   15'
Benzema   36'
Bale   50'
Isco   72'
Attendance: 34,862
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

San Lorenzo  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Auckland City
Barrientos   45+2'
Matos   93'
Report Berlanga   67'

Match for fifth place edit

ES Sétif  2–2  Western Sydney Wanderers
Mullen   50' (o.g.)
Ziaya   57'
Report Castelen   5'
Saba   89'
Penalties
Djahnit  
Gasmi  
Belameiri  
Ziaya  
Mellouli  
Arroussi  
Megateli  
Zerara  
5–4   Saba
  Haliti
  Trifiro
  Juric
  Bouzanis
  Mullen
  Fofanah
  Adeleke
Attendance: 18,458

Match for third place edit

Cruz Azul  1–1  Auckland City
Rojas   57' Report De Vries   45+2'
Penalties
Giménez  
Formica  
Rodríguez  
Valadéz  
2–4   Payne
  Irving
  White
  Pritchett
  Issa

Final edit

Real Madrid  2–0  San Lorenzo
Ramos   37'
Bale   51'
Report

Goalscorers edit

Rank Player Team Goals
1   Gareth Bale   Real Madrid 2
  Sergio Ramos   Real Madrid
  Gerardo Torrado   Cruz Azul
4   Ángel Berlanga   Auckland City 1
  Ryan De Vries   Auckland City
  John Irving   Auckland City
  Mariano Pavone   Cruz Azul
  Joao Rojas   Cruz Azul
  Karim Benzema   Real Madrid
  Isco   Real Madrid
  Pablo Barrientos   San Lorenzo
  Mauro Matos   San Lorenzo
  Abdelmalek Ziaya   ES Sétif
  Romeo Castelen   Western Sydney Wanderers
  Iacopo La Rocca   Western Sydney Wanderers
  Vítor Saba   Western Sydney Wanderers

1 own goal

Awards edit

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[18]

Adidas Golden Ball
Toyota Award
Adidas Silver Ball Adidas Bronze Ball
  Sergio Ramos
(Real Madrid)
  Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)
  Ivan Vicelich
(Auckland City)
FIFA Fair Play Award
  Real Madrid

FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.[19]

Toyota Match Award
Match Man of the match Club Opponent
1   Ivan Vicelich   Auckland City   Moghreb Tétouan
2   John Irving   Auckland City   ES Sétif
3   Gerardo Torrado   Cruz Azul   Western Sydney Wanderers
4   Karim Benzema   Real Madrid   Cruz Azul
5   Ahmed Gasmi   ES Sétif   Western Sydney Wanderers
6   Pablo Barrientos   San Lorenzo   Auckland City
7   Tim Payne   Auckland City   Cruz Azul
8   Sergio Ramos   Real Madrid   San Lorenzo

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Match Schedule – FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Morocco to host 2013-2014 Club World Cup". Google News. Agence France-Presse. 17 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Real Madrid coast to Morocco 2014 title". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. ^ Regarding it as world club title de facto, cf. "Real Madrid turn winning run into a world title". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014. In terms of making history, Real, who have now equalled Milan's record of four World and Intercontinental Cup wins, ...
    "Real Madrid claim FIFA Club World Cup". UEFA. Retrieved 20 December 2014. Madrid equal AC Milan's record of four world club titles, having both also lifted the old European-South American Cup three times before clinching the successor trophy, each under Carlo Ancelotti.
  6. ^ "Iran among four bidders to host 2013-14 FIFA Club World Cups". USA Today. Associated Press. 17 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Morocco set to host Club World Cup in 2013, '14". FoxSports.com. Associated Press. 17 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Reform road map speeds up". FIFA. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Morocco reconfirmed as FIFA Club World Cup venue". FIFA.com. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco will not host finals over Ebola fears". BBC Sport. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Ex-Co backs FIFA's work to help improve working conditions in Qatar". FIFA.com. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Referees & Assistant referees for FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Wilmar Roldán y su grupo ya no harán parte del Mundial de Clubes" (in Spanish). antena2.com.co. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  14. ^ "161 stars aiming to finish 2014 on a high". FIFA.com. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Club delegations set for Morocco 2014 draw". FIFA.com. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014.
  16. ^ "Path set for Morocco 2014 finalists". FIFA.com. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
  17. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: Match #4 in Marrakech". FIFA.com. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Ramos outshines the rest". FIFA.com. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014.
  19. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: Technical report and statistics" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

External links edit

  • FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014, FIFA.com
  • FIFA Technical Report