2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final

The 2011 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament hosted by Japan.

It was the eighth final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organized tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions.

2011 FIFA Club World Cup final
2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event2011 FIFA Club World Cup
Date18 December 2011
VenueInternational Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
RefereeRavshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Attendance68,166
WeatherClear night
9 °C (48 °F)
42% humidity
2010
2012

The final was played between CONMEBOL's champion Santos and UEFA's champion Barcelona. Barcelona defeated Santos 4–0 and won their second FIFA Club World Cup, two years after they won their first one in 2009.

The match was billed as a showdown between Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and the 19-year-old Santos forward Neymar, who would later go on to become Messi's teammate at both Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. Messi won the "duel" by scoring two goals in the final and being named man of the match as well as player of the tournament.

Road to final

2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Santos Team 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Barcelona
CONMEBOL Confederation UEFA
Winner of the 2011 Copa Libertadores Qualification Winner of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
Quarter-finals
3–1 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Kashiwa Reysol
(Neymar 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  19', Borges 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  24', Danilo 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  63')
Semi-finals 4–0 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Al-Sadd
(Adriano 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  25', 43', Keita 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  64', Maxwell 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  81')

Team news

Barcelona forward David Villa missed the final after he broke his shinbone in the semi-final victory over Al-Sadd. He was injured six minutes before half-time after appearing to land awkwardly; Barcelona announced after the match that he had suffered a "fracture to the tibia in his left leg" that could see him sidelined for four to five months.

Match

Summary

2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final 
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi in action during the second half

In the first half, Barcelona were extremely dominant. Messi and Thiago forced saves from Santos goalkeeper Rafael Cabral in the 12th minute. Messi then scored with a chip over Cabral in the 17th minute. Seven minutes later, Xavi scored a second with a strike from just inside the penalty area. Santos came back with a short-range effort by Borges that was saved by Barcelona 'keeper Víctor Valdés, before Cesc Fàbregas hit the post two minutes later and then scored Barcelona's third goal just before the half ended.

In the second half, Santos improved and teenage star Neymar finally had a chance for Santos in the 57th minute when he was one-on-one with Valdés, but the shot was saved. Barcelona's Dani Alves hit the post in the 79th minute, before Messi rounded the goalkeeper in the 82nd minute to cap the scoring with his second goal.

Details

Santos 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final 0–42011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Barcelona
Report Messi 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  17', 82'
Xavi 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  24'
Fàbregas 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  45'
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Barcelona
GK 1 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Rafael Cabral
RB 14 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Bruno Rodrigo
CB 2 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Edu Dracena (c) 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  74'
CB 6 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Durval
LB 3 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Léo
RM 4 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Danilo 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  31'
CM 7 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Henrique
LM 5 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Arouca
RW 10 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Ganso 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  73' 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  83'
LW 11 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Neymar
CF 9 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Borges 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  79'
Substitutions:
MF 8 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Elano 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  31'
FW 19 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Alan Kardec 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  79'
MF 18 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Ibson 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  83'
Manager:
2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Muricy Ramalho
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GK 1 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Víctor Valdés
RB 5 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Carles Puyol (c) 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  85'
CB 3 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Gerard Piqué 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  39' 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  56'
LB 22 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Eric Abidal
DM 16 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Sergio Busquets
CM 6 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Xavi
CM 8 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Andrés Iniesta
AM 4 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Cesc Fàbregas
RW 2 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Dani Alves
LW 11 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Thiago 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  79'
CF 10 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Lionel Messi
Substitutions:
MF 14 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Javier Mascherano 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  71' 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  56'
FW 17 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Pedro 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  79'
DF 24 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Andreu Fontàs 2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  85'
Manager:
2011 Fifa Club World Cup Final  Pep Guardiola

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)

Match rules

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

Statistics

See also

References

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