2014 FIFA Club World Cup

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

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

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

Venues

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

Rabat
Marrakesh
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Stade de Marrakech
33°57′35.55″N 6°53′20.81″W 31°42′24″N 7°58′50″W
Capacity: 52,000 Capacity: 45,240

Match officials

The appointed match officials were:[12]

Confederation Referee Assistant referees
AFC Australia Benjamin Williams Australia Matthew Cream
Australia Paul Cetrangolo
CAF Ivory Coast Noumandiez Doué Ivory Coast Songuifolo Yéo
Burundi Jean-Claude Birumushahu
CONCACAF Guatemala Walter López Costa Rica Leonel Leal
Guatemala Gerson López
CONMEBOL[lower-alpha 1] Chile Enrique Osses Chile Carlos Astroza
Chile Sergio Román
OFC French Polynesia Norbert Hauata Tonga Tevita Makasini
French Polynesia Paul Ahupu
UEFA Portugal Pedro Proença Portugal Bertino Miranda
Portugal 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
Main article: 2014 FIFA Club World Cup squads

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

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
Moghreb Tétouan Morocco0–0 (a.e.t.)New Zealand Auckland City
Report
Penalties
Jahouh soccer ball with red X
Krouch soccer ball with check mark
Fall soccer ball with check mark
Naïm soccer ball with check mark
Khallati soccer ball with red X		 3–4 soccer ball with check mark Payne
soccer ball with check mark Irving
soccer ball with check mark White
soccer ball with red X Bilen
soccer ball with check mark Issa
Attendance: 35,247

Quarter-finals

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 Algeria0–1New Zealand Auckland City
Report Irving 52'
Attendance: 22,153
Cruz Azul Mexico3–1 (a.e.t.)Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
Torrado 89' (pen.), 118' (pen.)
Pavone 108'		 Report La Rocca 65'
Attendance: 22,153

Semi-finals

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 Mexico0–4Spain Real Madrid
Report Ramos 15'
Benzema 36'
Bale 50'
Isco 72'
Attendance: 34,862
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
San Lorenzo Argentina2–1 (a.e.t.)New Zealand Auckland City
Barrientos 45+2'
Matos 93'		 Report Berlanga 67'
Attendance: 18,458

Match for fifth place

Match for third place

Final
Main article: 2014 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Real Madrid Spain2–0Argentina San Lorenzo
Ramos 37'
Bale 51'		 Report
Attendance: 38,345

Goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Wales Gareth Bale Spain Real Madrid 2
Spain Sergio Ramos Spain Real Madrid
Mexico Gerardo Torrado Mexico Cruz Azul
4 Spain Ángel Berlanga New Zealand Auckland City 1
New Zealand Ryan De Vries New Zealand Auckland City
England John Irving New Zealand Auckland City
Argentina Mariano Pavone Mexico Cruz Azul
Ecuador Joao Rojas Mexico Cruz Azul
France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid
Spain Isco Spain Real Madrid
Argentina Pablo Barrientos Argentina San Lorenzo
Argentina Mauro Matos Argentina San Lorenzo
Algeria Abdelmalek Ziaya Algeria ES Sétif
Netherlands Romeo Castelen Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
Italy Iacopo La Rocca Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
Brazil Vítor Saba Australia Western Sydney Wanderers

1 own goal

Awards
See also: FIFA Club World Cup awards

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

Adidas Golden Ball
Toyota Award		 Adidas Silver Ball Adidas Bronze Ball
Spain Sergio Ramos
(Real Madrid)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 New Zealand Ivan Vicelich
(Auckland City)
FIFA Fair Play Award
Spain 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 New Zealand Ivan VicelichNew Zealand Auckland CityMorocco Moghreb Tétouan
2 England John IrvingNew Zealand Auckland CityAlgeria ES Sétif
3 Mexico Gerardo TorradoMexico Cruz AzulAustralia Western Sydney Wanderers
4 France Karim BenzemaSpain Real MadridMexico Cruz Azul
5 Algeria Ahmed GasmiAlgeria ES SétifAustralia Western Sydney Wanderers
6 Argentina Pablo BarrientosArgentina San LorenzoNew Zealand Auckland City
7 New Zealand Tim PayneNew Zealand Auckland CityMexico Cruz Azul
8 Spain Sergio RamosSpain Real MadridArgentina San Lorenzo

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