2020 FIFA Club World Cup

The 2020 FIFA Club World Cup is the 17th 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. The tournament is being hosted by Qatar.

2020 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020
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كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم قطر 2020
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
CityAl Rayyan (Doha)
Dates4–11 February 2021
Teams6 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored4 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s) André-Pierre Gignac
(2 goals)

The event was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] as the AFC, CONMEBOL, and CONCACAF champions would not have been decided in time for the tournament. Originally to be held in December 2020, on 17 November of the same year FIFA announced that the competition would be played between 1 and 11 February 2021.[2]

Originally seven teams were to compete in the tournament. However, OFC's representatives Auckland City withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities. As a result, only six teams are competing, and the first round match, originally scheduled on 1 February 2021, was awarded as a 3–0 win to their first round opponents, host Qatar's representatives Al-Duhail, who advanced automatically to the second round on 4 February 2021.[3]

Liverpool are the defending champions, but will not defend their title after being eliminated in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League round of 16.

Host appointment

With proposals for an expanded Club World Cup, FIFA delayed the announcement of a host. On 28 May 2019,[4] FIFA announced that the 2019 and 2020 tournament host would be appointed at the FIFA Council meeting in Paris, France on 3 June 2019.[5]

Qatar was appointed as the host for the 2019 and 2020 tournaments on 3 June 2019, serving as test events ahead of their hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will retain its original format ahead of the revamp in 2021.[6]

Qualified teams
Location of teams of the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup.
Team Confederation Qualification Qualified date Participation (bold indicates winners)
Entering in the semi-finals
Bayern Munich UEFA Winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League 23 August 2020[7] 2nd (Previous: 2013)
Palmeiras CONMEBOL Winners of the 2020 Copa Libertadores 30 January 2021[8] 1st
Entering in the second round
Al Ahly CAF Winners of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League 27 November 2020[9] 6th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013)
Ulsan Hyundai AFC Winners of the 2020 AFC Champions League 19 December 2020[10] 2nd (Previous: 2012)
UANL CONCACAF Winners of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League 22 December 2020[11] 1st
Entering in the first round
Al-Duhail AFC (Hosts) Winners of the 2019–20 Qatar Stars League 27 September 2020[note 1] 1st
Auckland City (withdrew)[note 2] OFC Nominated by OFC[note 3] 19 November 2020 10th (planned) (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)

Notes

  1. Al-Duhail won the 2019–20 Qatar Stars League on 21 August 2020. Their participation was officially confirmed on 27 September 2020 after Al-Sadd became the last team from Qatar to be eliminated from the 2020 AFC Champions League.
  2. On 15 January 2021, FIFA announced that Auckland City had withdrawn from the competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities.[3]
  3. On 4 September 2020, the Oceania Football Confederation announced that the knockout stage of the 2020 OFC Champions League was cancelled due to the border and travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and no champions would be awarded.[12] The OFC representative at the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, which would have originally been the winners of the 2020 OFC Champions League, was confirmed to be Auckland City on 19 November 2020. The team was chosen by the OFC Executive Committee based on the principles within the competition regulations of the OFC Champions League, which established a ranking of each team after the group stage, where Auckland City were ranked first.[13]

Venues

The matches are being played at two venues in the city of Al Rayyan, both of them to host matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[14]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar, attendance is limited to only 30% of the stadiums' seating capacity.[15]

 Al Rayyan
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Education City Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 40,000

A third stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, would originally host two matches, but following the withdrawal of Auckland City and the subsequent revision of match schedule, it would not be used for the tournament.[16][14][17]

Match officials

Seven referees, twelve assistant referees, and seven video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.[18][19]

Confederation Referees Assistant referees Video assistant referees
AFC Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed
  • Mohamed Al Hammadi
  • Hasan Al Mahri
 Khamis Al-Marri
CAF Maguette N'Diaye
  • Djibril Camara
  • El Hadji Malick Samba
 Rédouane Jiyed
CONCACAF Mario Escobar
  • Nicholas Anderson
  • Humberto Panjoj
 Drew Fischer
CONMEBOL Edina Alves Batista
  • Neuza Back
  • Mariana de Almeida
Esteban Ostojich[note 1]
  • Nicolás Taran
  • Richard Trinidad
OFC Abdelkader Zitouni
UEFA Danny Makkelie
  • Mario Diks
  • Hessel Steegstra

Squads
Main article: 2020 FIFA Club World Cup squads

Each team had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers). Injury replacements are allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.[21]

Matches

The match schedule was announced on 23 December 2020,[16] with a revised schedule with change of venues announced on 18 January 2021.[14] The draw of the tournament was held on 19 January 2021, 16:00 CET (UTC+1), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland, to decide the matchups of the second round (between the first round winner and teams from AFC, CAF and CONCACAF), and the opponents of the two second round winners in the semi-finals (against teams from CONMEBOL and UEFA). At the time of the draw, the identity of the CONMEBOL team was not known.[22][23]

If a match is tied after normal playing time:[21]

  • For elimination matches, extra time is played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winner.
  • For the matches for fifth place and third place, no extra time is played, and a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winner.
First round Second round Semi-finals Final
 1 February – Ahmed bin Ali                        
  Al-Duhail (awd.)[note 2]  3   4 February – Education City        
  Auckland City  0       Al-Duhail  0
8 February – Ahmed bin Ali
    Al Ahly  1    
  Al Ahly  
      Bayern Munich    
11 February – Education City
 Winners Match 6  
4 February – Ahmed bin Ali
   Winners Match 5  
  UANL  2
7 February – Education City
  Ulsan Hyundai  1    
  Palmeiras  
Fifth place Third place
      UANL    
  Ulsan Hyundai    Losers Match 6  
  Al-Duhail    Losers Match 5  
7 February – Ahmed bin Ali 11 February – Education City
All times are listed in AST (UTC+3).[24]

First round
Al-Duhail 3–0
Awarded[note 2]		 Auckland City
Report

Second round
UANL 2–1 Ulsan Hyundai
 Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Al-Duhail 0–1 Al Ahly
Report

Match for fifth place
Ulsan Hyundai Match 4 Al-Duhail
Report

Semi-finals
Palmeiras Match 5 UANL
Report
Al Ahly Match 6 Bayern Munich
Report

Match for third place
Losers Match 6 Match 7 Losers Match 5
Report

Final
Main article: 2020 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Winners Match 6 Match 8 Winners Match 5
Report

Goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 André-Pierre Gignac UANL 2
2 Hussein El Shahat Al Ahly 1
Kim Kee-hee Ulsan Hyundai

Notes
  1. Uruguayan referee Leodán González was replaced by Esteban Ostojich due to health reasons.[20]
  2. The Al-Duhail v Auckland City match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Duhail after Auckland City withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities.[3]

References
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  3. "Auckland City FC withdraw from FIFA Club World Cup™". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. "FIFA Council meeting agenda now available". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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  9. "Al Ahly conquer Africa, clinch Club World Cup ticket". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 November 2020.
  10. "Ulsan edge Persepolis to claim Asian crown". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 February 2020.
  11. "Tigres edge LAFC to book Club World Cup ticket". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 December 2020.
  12. "OFC Champions League 2020 cancelled". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 September 2020.
  13. "Auckland City nominated for CWC". Oceania Football Confederation. 19 November 2020.
  14. "Education City and Ahmad Bin Ali stadiums to host FIFA Club World Cup 2020™". FIFA. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  15. "Security preparations for FIFA Club World Cup complete". The Peninsula. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  16. "Education City, Ahmad Bin Ali and Khalifa International to host FIFA Club World Cup matches". FIFA. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  17. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Match schedule" (PDF). FIFA. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  18. "Match officials for the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ appointed". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  19. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 – List of Appointed Match Officials" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  20. Fédération Internationale de Football Association [@fifamedia] (26 January 2021). "The FIFA Referees Committee has replaced referee Leodan Gonzalez from Uruguay for the #ClubWC, due to health reasons. His compatriot Esteban Ostojich will now travel for the tournament" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via Twitter.
  21. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 Regulations" (PDF).
  22. "Watch LIVE: FIFA Club World Cup Official Draw". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 January 2021.
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