2014 FIFA Club World Cup Final

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 FIFA-organised tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions.

2014 FIFA Club World Cup Final
The Stade de Marrakech staged the final
Event2014 FIFA Club World Cup
Real Madrid San Lorenzo
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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

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, equaling Milan's record.[2]

Background

Real Madrid

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

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
Real Madrid Team 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 Cruz Azul
(Ramos 15', Benzema 36', Bale 50', Isco 72')		 Semi-finals 2–1 (a.e.t.) Auckland City
(Barrientos 45+2', Matos 93')

Match

Details
Real Madrid 2–0 San Lorenzo
Ramos  37'
Bale  51'		 Report
Attendance: 38,345
Real Madrid
San Lorenzo
GK1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB15 Dani Carvajal 30'  73'
CB4 Sergio Ramos 22'  89'
CB3 Pepe
LB12 Marcelo 44'
CM23 Isco
CM8 Toni Kroos
RM11 Gareth Bale
LM10 James Rodríguez
CF7 Cristiano Ronaldo
CF9 Karim Benzema
Substitutes:
GK13 Keylor Navas
GK25 Fernando Pacheco
DF2 Raphaël Varane 89'
DF5 Fábio Coentrão 44'
MF6 Sami Khedira
FW14 Javier Hernández
DF17 Álvaro Arbeloa 73'
DF18 Nacho
FW20 Jesé
MF24 Asier Illarramendi
MF26 Álvaro Medrán
Manager:
Carlo Ancelotti
GK12 Sebastián Torrico
RB7 Julio Buffarini 55'
CB14 Walter Kannemann 85'
CB3 Mario Yepes 61'
LB21 Emmanuel Más
DM20 Néstor Ortigoza 12'
DM5 Juan Mercier (c)
CM8 Enzo Kalinski
RM30 Gonzalo Verón 57'
LM11 Pablo Barrientos 16'
CF9 Martín Cauteruccio 68'
Substitutes:
GK1 Leo Franco
GK33 José Devecchi
DF2 Mauro Cetto 61'
MF10 Leandro Romagnoli 57'
DF13 Ramiro Arias
FW15 Héctor Villalba
FW22 Nicolás Blandi
MF24 Juan Cavallaro
FW26 Mauro Matos 68'
DF27 Matías Catalán
DF29 Fabricio Fontanini
MF31 Facundo Quignon
Manager:
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.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References
  1. "Real Madrid coast to Morocco 2014 title". FIFA. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. Regarding it as world club title de facto, cf. "Real Madrid turn winning run into a world title". FIFA. 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.
  4. "Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014" (PDF). FIFA.
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