2015 FIFA Club World Cup final

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2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final
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The International Stadium Yokohama staged the final
Event 2015 FIFA Club World Cup
Date 20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)
Venue International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Man of the Match Luis Suárez (Barcelona)[1]
Referee Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Attendance 66,853
Weather Clear night
5 °C (41 °F)
76% humidity
2014
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The 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament hosted by Japan. It was the 12th 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 Argentine club River Plate, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores and Spanish club Barcelona, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on 20 December 2015. Barcelona won the game 3–0 to claim their third FIFA Club World Cup title.[2] The win for Barcelona was also their fifth trophy of 2015.[3]

Background

River Plate

River Plate qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2015 Copa Libertadores, following a 3–0 aggregate win against UANL in the final. This was River Plate's first time competing in the tournament. They have played two times in the Intercontinental Cup, the predecessor of the FIFA Club World Cup, with one win (1986) and one loss (1996). They reached the final after defeating Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the semi-finals.[4]

Barcelona

Barcelona qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, following a 3–1 win against Juventus in the final. This was Barcelona's fourth time competing in the tournament, after winning twice in 2009 and 2011, as well as being runners-up in 2006. They have played one time in the Intercontinental Cup, with one loss (1992). They reached the final after defeating Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande in the semi-finals.[5]

Route to the final

Argentina River Plate Team Spain Barcelona
CONMEBOL Confederation UEFA
Winners of the 2015 Copa Libertadores Qualification Winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League
Bye Play-off round Bye
Bye Quarter-finals Bye
1–0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Semi-finals 3–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande

Match

Summary

Details

River Plate
Barcelona
GK 1 Argentina Marcelo Barovero (c)
RB 25 Argentina Gabriel Mercado
CB 2 Argentina Jonatan Maidana
CB 3 Colombia Éder Álvarez Balanta
LB 21 Argentina Leonel Vangioni
DM 5 Argentina Matías Kranevitter Booked 10'
RM 8 Uruguay Carlos Sánchez
AM 19 Uruguay Tabaré Viudez Substituted off 56'
LM 23 Argentina Leonardo Ponzio Booked 32' Substituted off 46'
CF 7 Uruguay Rodrigo Mora Substituted off 46'
CF 13 Argentina Lucas Alario
Substitutes:
GK 12 Argentina Augusto Batalla
GK 26 Argentina Julio Chiarini
DF 6 Argentina Leandro Vega
DF 20 Argentina Milton Casco
DF 24 Argentina Emanuel Mammana
MF 10 Argentina Gonzalo Martínez Substituted in 46'
MF 16 Argentina Nicolás Bertolo
MF 18 Uruguay Camilo Mayada
MF 27 Argentina Lucho González Substituted in 46'
FW 11 Argentina Javier Saviola
FW 15 Argentina Leonardo Pisculichi
FW 22 Argentina Sebastián Driussi Substituted in 56'
Manager:
Argentina Marcelo Gallardo
GK 13 Chile Claudio Bravo
RB 6 Brazil Dani Alves
CB 3 Spain Gerard Piqué
CB 14 Argentina Javier Mascherano Substituted off 81'
LB 18 Spain Jordi Alba Booked 16'
RM 4 Croatia Ivan Rakitić Booked 43' Substituted off 67'
CM 5 Spain Sergio Busquets
LM 8 Spain Andrés Iniesta (c)
RF 10 Argentina Lionel Messi
CF 9 Uruguay Luis Suárez
LF 11 Brazil Neymar Booked 61' Substituted off 89'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Germany Marc-André ter Stegen
GK 25 Spain Jordi Masip
DF 15 Spain Marc Bartra
DF 21 Brazil Adriano
DF 23 Belgium Thomas Vermaelen Substituted in 81'
DF 24 France Jérémy Mathieu Substituted in 89'
MF 20 Spain Sergi Roberto Booked 72' Substituted in 67'
MF 26 Spain Sergi Samper
MF 28 Spain Gerard Gumbau
FW 17 Spain Munir
FW 19 Spain Sandro Ramírez
Manager:
Spain Luis Enrique

Man of the Match:
Luis Suárez (Barcelona)[1]

Assistant referees:
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:
Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Match rules[6]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

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