2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final

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.

2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final
The International Stadium Yokohama staged the final
Event2015 FIFA Club World Cup
River Plate Barcelona
0 3
Date20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)
VenueInternational Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Man of the MatchLuis Suárez (Barcelona)[1]
RefereeAlireza Faghani (Iran)
Attendance66,853
WeatherClear night
5 °C (41 °F)
76% humidity

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
River Plate Team 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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
(Alario 72')		 Semi-finals 3–0 Guangzhou Evergrande
(Suárez 39', 50', 67')

Match

Details
River Plate 0–3 Barcelona
Report Messi  36'
Suárez  49', 68'
Attendance: 66,853[6]
River Plate
Barcelona
GK1 Marcelo Barovero (c)
RB25 Gabriel Mercado
CB2 Jonatan Maidana
CB3 Éder Álvarez Balanta
LB21 Leonel Vangioni
DM5 Matías Kranevitter 10'
RM8 Carlos Sánchez
AM19 Tabaré Viudez 56'
LM23 Leonardo Ponzio 32' 46'
CF7 Rodrigo Mora 46'
CF13 Lucas Alario
Substitutes:
GK12 Augusto Batalla
GK26 Julio Chiarini
DF6 Leandro Vega
DF20 Milton Casco
DF24 Emanuel Mammana
MF10 Gonzalo Martínez 46'
MF16 Nicolás Bertolo
MF18 Camilo Mayada
MF27 Lucho González 46'
FW11 Javier Saviola
FW15 Leonardo Pisculichi
FW22 Sebastián Driussi 56'
Manager:
Marcelo Gallardo
GK13 Claudio Bravo
RB6 Dani Alves
CB3 Gerard Piqué
CB14 Javier Mascherano 81'
LB18 Jordi Alba 16'
RM4 Ivan Rakitić 43' 67'
CM5 Sergio Busquets
LM8 Andrés Iniesta (c)
RF10 Lionel Messi
CF9 Luis Suárez
LF11 Neymar 61' 89'
Substitutes:
GK1 Marc-André ter Stegen
GK25 Jordi Masip
DF15 Marc Bartra
DF21 Adriano
DF23 Thomas Vermaelen 81'
DF24 Jérémy Mathieu 89'
MF20 Sergi Roberto 72' 67'
MF26 Sergi Samper
MF28 Gerard Gumbau
FW17 Munir El Haddadi
FW19 Sandro Ramírez
Manager:
Luis Enrique

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

Match rules[7]

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

Statistics
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