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2014 FIFA Club World Cup final

2014 FIFA Club World Cup final
The Stade de Marrakech staged the final
Event2014 FIFA Club World Cup
Date20 December 2014 (2014-12-20)
VenueStade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
Man of the MatchSergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
RefereeWalter López (Guatemala)
Attendance38,345
WeatherClear night
18 °C (64 °F)
59% humidity
2013
2015

The 2014 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament hosted by Morocco. It was the 11th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organised by FIFA between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions.

The final was contested between Spanish club Real Madrid, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Argentine club San Lorenzo, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores. It was played at the Stade de Marrakech in Marrakesh on 20 December 2014. The Spanish club won the match 2–0 and won their first FIFA Club World Cup title,[1] and their fourth world club title counting the 1960, 1998 and 2002 Intercontinental Cups, equalling Milan's record.[2]

Background

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Real Madrid

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Real Madrid qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, following a 4–1 extra time win against Atlético Madrid in the final. This was Real Madrid's second time competing in the tournament, after finishing fourth in the inaugural tournament in 2000. They have played five times in the Intercontinental Cup, the predecessor of the FIFA Club World Cup, with three wins (1960, 1998, 2002) and two losses (1966, 2000). They reached the final after defeating Mexican club Cruz Azul in the semi-finals.

San Lorenzo

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San Lorenzo qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2014 Copa Libertadores, following a 2–1 aggregate win against Nacional in the final. This was San Lorenzo's first time competing in the tournament. They reached the final after defeating New Zealand club Auckland City in the semi-finals.

Route to the final

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Spain Real Madrid Team Argentina San Lorenzo
UEFA Confederation CONMEBOL
Winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Qualification Winners of the 2014 Copa Libertadores
Bye Play-off round Bye
Bye Quarter-finals Bye
4–0 Mexico Cruz Azul
(Ramos 15', Benzema 36', Bale 50', Isco 72')
Semi-finals 2–1 (a.e.t.) New Zealand Auckland City
(Barrientos 45+2', Matos 93')

Match details

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Real Madrid Spain2–0Argentina San Lorenzo
Ramos 37'
Bale 51'
Report
Real Madrid
San Lorenzo
GK 1 Spain Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Spain Dani Carvajal Yellow card 30' downward-facing red arrow 73'
CB 4 Spain Sergio Ramos Yellow card 22' downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB 3 Portugal Pepe
LB 12 Brazil Marcelo downward-facing red arrow 44'
CM 23 Spain Isco
CM 8 Germany Toni Kroos
RM 11 Wales Gareth Bale
LM 10 Colombia James Rodríguez
CF 7 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
CF 9 France Karim Benzema
Substitutes:
GK 13 Costa Rica Keylor Navas
GK 25 Spain Fernando Pacheco
DF 2 France Raphaël Varane upward-facing green arrow 89'
DF 5 Portugal Fábio Coentrão upward-facing green arrow 44'
MF 6 Germany Sami Khedira
FW 14 Mexico Javier Hernández
DF 17 Spain Álvaro Arbeloa upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 18 Spain Nacho
FW 20 Spain Jesé
MF 24 Spain Asier Illarramendi
MF 26 Spain Álvaro Medrán
Manager:
Italy Carlo Ancelotti
GK 12 Argentina Sebastián Torrico
RB 7 Argentina Julio Buffarini Yellow card 55'
CB 14 Argentina Walter Kannemann Yellow card 85'
CB 3 Colombia Mario Yepes downward-facing red arrow 61'
LB 21 Argentina Emmanuel Más
DM 20 Paraguay Néstor Ortigoza Yellow card 12'
DM 5 Argentina Juan Mercier (c)
CM 8 Argentina Enzo Kalinski
RM 30 Argentina Gonzalo Verón downward-facing red arrow 57'
LM 11 Argentina Pablo Barrientos Yellow card 16'
CF 9 Uruguay Martín Cauteruccio downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Argentina Leo Franco
GK 33 Argentina José Devecchi
DF 2 Argentina Mauro Cetto upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 10 Argentina Leandro Romagnoli upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 13 Argentina Ramiro Arias
FW 15 Argentina Héctor Villalba
FW 22 Argentina Nicolás Blandi
MF 24 Argentina Juan Cavallaro
FW 26 Argentina Mauro Matos upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 27 Argentina Matías Catalán
DF 29 Argentina Fabricio Fontanini
MF 31 Argentina Facundo Quignon
Manager:
Argentina Edgardo Bauza

Man of the Match:
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)[3]

Assistant referees:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)
Gerson López (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Fifth official:
Songuifolo Yéo (Ivory Coast)

Match rules[4]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes, of which three may be used

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Real Madrid coast to Morocco 2014 title". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Ramos outshines the rest". FIFA.com. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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