The 2017 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 presented by Alibaba Cloud for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th 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 was hosted by the United Arab Emirates.
Real Madrid were the defending champions. They qualified for the tournament as the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, becoming the first defending champions to qualify for the subsequent tournament, and after defeating Grêmio 1–0 in the final, became the first team to successfully defend the title.
Host bids The application process for the 2017–2018 as well as the 2015–2016 editions, i.e. two hosts, each hosting two years, began in February 2014. Member associations interested in hosting must submit a declaration of interest by 30 March 2014, and provide the complete set of bidding documents by 25 August 2014. The FIFA Executive Committee was to select the hosts at their meeting in Morocco in December 2014, but the final decision was delayed until the FIFA's executive committee meetings on 19–20 March 2015.
The following countries expressed an interest in bidding to host the tournament:
The FIFA Executive Committee officially confirmed the United Arab Emirates as hosts of the 2017 and 2018 tournaments on 20 March 2015 during their meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.
Qualified teams
TeamConfederationQualificationQualified dateParticipation (bold indicates winners)Entering in the semi-finals GrêmioCONMEBOLWinners of the 2017 Copa LibertadoresDebut Real MadridUEFAWinners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League3 June 20174th Entering in the second roundAFCWinners of the 2017 AFC Champions League25 November 20172nd Wydad CasablancaCAFWinners of the 2017 CAF Champions League4 November 2017Debut PachucaCONCACAF26 April 20174th Entering in the first round Auckland CityOFCWinners of the 2017 OFC Champions League7 May 20179th Al-JaziraAFC (host)Winners of the 2016–17 UAE Pro League11 September 2017Debut Notes
Venues The two venues were the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi and the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain.
Al AinAbu Dhabi Hazza bin Zayed StadiumZayed Sports City Stadium Capacity: 22,717Capacity: 43,000
Match officials A total of six referees, twelve assistant referees, and eight video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.
ConfederationRefereeAssistant refereesVideo assistant refereeAFC Ravshan Irmatov Abdukhamidullo Rasulov Jakhongir Saidov Abdulrahman Al-JassimCAF Malang Diedhiou Djibril Camara El Hadji Malick SambaCONCACAF César Ramos Marvin Torrentera Miguel Ángel Hernández Mark GeigerCONMEBOL Sandro Ricci Emerson de Carvalho Marcelo van Gasse Andrés Cunha Wilton Sampaio Mauro ViglianoOFC Matthew Conger Simon Lount Tevita MakasiniUEFA Felix Brych Mark Borsch Stefan Lupp Artur Soares Dias Clément Turpin Felix Zwayer
Organization The following were key milestones in the organization of the tournament: The official emblem of the tournament, as well as the match schedule, was unveiled on 11 April 2017.
Squads
Each team had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers). Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match. The official squads were confirmed by FIFA on 30 November 2017.
Matches The draw was held on 9 October 2017, 12:00 GST (UTC+4), at Abu Dhabi to determine the matchups of the second round, and which teams the two second round winners would play in the semi-finals. At the time of the draw, the identity of the teams representing AFC, CAF, and CONMEBOL were not known.
If a match was tied after normal playing time: For elimination matches, extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be held to determine the winners. For matches for fifth place and third place, extra time would not be played and a penalty shoot-out would be held to determine the winners.
All times were local, GST (UTC+4).
First round
Second round
Match for fifth place
Semi-finals
Match for third place
Final
Goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Maurício Antônio Urawa Red Diamonds2 Romarinho Al-Jazira Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid4 Gareth Bale Real Madrid1 Roberto de la Rosa Pachuca Éverton Grêmio Víctor Guzmán Pachuca Ismail El Haddad Wydad Casablanca Reda Hajhouj Wydad Casablanca Franco Jara Pachuca Yōsuke Kashiwagi Urawa Red Diamonds Ali Mabkhout Al-Jazira Khalfan Mubarak Al-Jazira Ángelo Sagal Pachuca Jonathan Urretaviscaya Pachuca
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Adidas Golden BallAlibaba Cloud AwardAdidas Silver BallAdidas Bronze Ball Luka Modrić(Real Madrid) Cristiano Ronaldo(Real Madrid) Jonathan Urretaviscaya(Pachuca)FIFA Fair Play Award Real Madrid
FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.
+ Alibaba Cloud Match Award Match Man of the match Club Opponent1 Ali Khasif Al-Jazira Auckland City2 Jonathan Urretaviscaya Pachuca Wydad Casablanca3 Ali Mabkhout Al-Jazira Urawa Red Diamonds4 Yōsuke Kashiwagi Urawa Red Diamonds Wydad Casablanca5 Everton Grêmio Pachuca6 Luka Modrić Real Madrid Al-Jazira7 Jonathan Urretaviscaya (2) Pachuca Al-Jazira8 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Grêmio
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References
External links
FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017, FIFA.com