2014 FIFA Club World Cup

2014 FIFA Club World CupFIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014
presented by Toyota
كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم
المغرب 2014

Tournament details
Host country| Morocco
Dates| 10–20 December
Teams| 7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Real Madrid (1st title)
Runners-up|  San Lorenzo
Third place|  Auckland City
Fourth place|  Cruz Azul
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 8
Goals scored| 20 (2.5 per match)
Attendance| 228,021 (28,503 per match)
Top scorer(s)| Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul)
2 goals each
Best player(s)| Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Fair play award|  Real Madrid

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The 2014 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 11th 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.[2] It was hosted by Morocco for the second consecutive season,[3] and played from 10 to 20 December 2014.[1]

Bayern Munich could not defend their title having been eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League by eventual winners Real Madrid. The Spanish side went on to beat Mexico's Cruz Azul 4–0 in the Club World Cup semi-finals, before defeating San Lorenzo 2–0 in the final to give them their first Club World Cup title.[4] Including the 1960, 1998 and 2002 Intercontinental Cups, it was Real Madrid's fourth world club title, equalling Milan's record.[5]

## Host bids

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There were four countries bidding to host the 2013 and 2014 tournaments (same host for both tournaments):[6]

*  Iran
*  Morocco
*  South Africa
*  United Arab Emirates (which hosted the 2009 and 2010 editions in Abu Dhabi)

In October 2011, FIFA said that Iran, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates all withdrew their bids, leaving Morocco as the only bidder.[7] The FIFA Executive Committee officially confirmed Morocco as host on 17 December 2011 during their meeting in Tokyo, Japan.[8]

On 21 August 2014, FIFA issued a statement reconfirming Morocco as the host, despite recent rumours that a change in venue might be sought due to the 2014 West Africa Ebola virus outbreak.[9] Morocco had cancelled its hosting of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations due to fears of Ebola, but vowed to host the Club World Cup as no entrants would be from the countries with the most severe Ebola outbreaks.[10]

## Qualified teams

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San Lorenzo

Real Madrid

Western Sydney Wanderers

ES Sétif

Cruz Azul

Auckland City

Moghreb Tétouan

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Location of teams of the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup

Team  | Confederation  | Qualification  | Participation

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Entering in the semi-finals
Real Madrid | UEFA | Winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League | 2nd (Previous: 2000)
San Lorenzo | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2014 Copa Libertadores | Debut
Entering in the quarter-finals
Cruz Azul | CONCACAF | Winners of the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League | Debut
ES Sétif | CAF | Winners of the 2014 CAF Champions League | Debut
Western Sydney Wanderers | AFC | Winners of the 2014 AFC Champions League | Debut
Entering in the play-off for quarter-finals
Auckland City | OFC | Winners of the 2013–14 OFC Champions League | 6th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Moghreb Tétouan | CAF (hosts)  | Winners of the 2013–14 Botola | Debut

## Venues

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The venues for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup were in Rabat and Marrakesh.[11]

Rabat

Marrakesh

| Rabat | Marrakesh

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium  | Stade de Marrakesh
33°57′35.55″N 6°53′20.81″W﻿ / ﻿33.9598750°N 6.8891139°W﻿ / 33.9598750; -6.8891139﻿ (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium) | 31°42′24″N 7°58′50″W﻿ / ﻿31.70667°N 7.98056°W﻿ / 31.70667; -7.98056﻿ (Stade de Marrakech)
Capacity: 52,000 | Capacity: 41,245

## Match officials

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The appointed match officials were:[12]

Confederation  | Referee  | Assistant referees

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AFC |  Benjamin Williams |  Matthew Cream
Paul Cetrangolo
CAF |  Noumandiez Doué |  Songuifolo Yéo
Jean-Claude Birumushahu
CONCACAF |  Walter López |  Leonel Leal
Gerson López
CONMEBOL[a] |  Enrique Osses |  Carlos Astroza
Sergio Román
OFC |  Norbert Hauata |  Tevita Makasini
Paul Ahupu
UEFA |  Pedro Proença |  Bertino Miranda
Tiago Trigo

Notes

1. ^ The Chilean officiating team from CONMEBOL replaced the original Colombian trio of Wilmar Roldán, Eduardo Díaz and Alexander Guzmán.[13]

## Squads

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Main article: 2014 FIFA Club World Cup squads

Each team named a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline of 28 November 2014. Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.[2] The squads were announced by FIFA on 4 December 2014.[14]

## Matches

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If a match was tied after normal playing time:[2]

* For elimination matches, extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner.
* For the matches for fifth place and third place, no extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner.

| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Play-off for quarter-finals| | | Quarter-finals| | | Semi-finals| | | Final
| | 13 December – Rabat| |
|  Cruz Azul (a.e.t.)| 3| 16 December – Marrakesh
| |
|  Western Sydney Wanderers| 1| | |  Cruz Azul| 0
| | | |
| | | |  Real Madrid| 4| | | 20 December – Marrakesh
| |
| |  Real Madrid| 2
| |
| 17 December – Marrakesh| | |  San Lorenzo| 0
| |
| 13 December – Rabat|  San Lorenzo (a.e.t.)| 2|
| |
| 10 December – Rabat|  ES Sétif| 0| | |  Auckland City| 1| |
| | | |
|  Moghreb Tétouan| 0 (3)| | |  Auckland City| 1| | |
| | | |
|  Auckland City (p)| 0 (4)| | | | Match for fifth place| Match for third place
| |
| | 17 December – Marrakesh| 20 December – Marrakesh
|  Western Sydney Wanderers| 2 (4)|  Cruz Azul| 1 (2)
|  ES Sétif (p)| 2 (5)|  Auckland City (p)| 1 (4)
| | | | | |

All times are local, WET (UTC±0).

### Play-off for quarter-finals

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10 December 2014

19:30

Moghreb Tétouan | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Auckland City

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| Report |
Penalties
Jahouh
Krouch
Fall
Naïm
Khallati | 3–4 |  Payne
Irving
White
Bilen
Issa

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Attendance: 35,247

Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

### Quarter-finals

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A draw was held on 11 October 2014 at 19:00 WEST (UTC+1), at the La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakesh,[15] to determine the pairings of the four quarter-finalists.[16]

13 December 2014

16:00

ES Sétif | 0–1|  Auckland City

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| Report | Irving 52'

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Attendance: 22,153

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

* * *

13 December 2014

19:30

Cruz Azul | 3–1 (a.e.t.)|  Western Sydney Wanderers

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Torrado 89' (pen.), 118' (pen.)
Pavone 108' | Report | La Rocca 65'

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Attendance: 22,153

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

### Semi-finals

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The first semi-final was originally to be played at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, but was moved to Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh due to difficult pitch conditions.[17]

16 December 2014

19:30

Cruz Azul | 0–4|  Real Madrid

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| Report | Ramos 15'
Benzema 36'
Bale 50'
Isco 72'

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh

Attendance: 34,862

Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

* * *

17 December 2014

19:30

San Lorenzo | 2–1 (a.e.t.)|  Auckland City

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Barrientos 45+2'
Matos 93' | Report | Berlanga 67'

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh

Attendance: 18,458

Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)

### Match for fifth place

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17 December 2014

16:30

Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–2|  ES Sétif

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Castelen 5'
Saba 89' | Report | Mullen 50' (o.g.)
Ziaya 57'
Penalties
Saba
Haliti
Trifiro
Juric
Bouzanis
Mullen
Fofanah
Adeleke | 4–5 | Djahnit
Gasmi
Belameiri
Ziaya
Mellouli
Arroussi
Megateli
Zerara

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh

Attendance: 18,458

Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

### Match for third place

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20 December 2014

16:30

Cruz Azul | 1–1|  Auckland City

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Rojas 57' | Report | De Vries 45+2'
Penalties
Giménez
Formica
Rodríguez
Valadéz | 2–4 |  Payne
Irving
White
Pritchett
Issa

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh

Attendance: 38,345

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

### Final

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Main article: 2014 FIFA Club World Cup Final

20 December 2014

19:30

Real Madrid | 2–0|  San Lorenzo

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Ramos 37'
Bale 51' | Report |

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh

Attendance: 38,345

Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

## Goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Team  | Goals

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1  |  Gareth Bale |  Real Madrid | 2
Sergio Ramos |  Real Madrid
Gerardo Torrado |  Cruz Azul
4  |  Ángel Berlanga |  Auckland City | 1
Ryan De Vries |  Auckland City
John Irving |  Auckland City
Mariano Pavone |  Cruz Azul
Joao Rojas |  Cruz Azul
Karim Benzema |  Real Madrid
Isco |  Real Madrid
Pablo Barrientos |  San Lorenzo
Mauro Matos |  San Lorenzo
Abdelmalek Ziaya |  ES Sétif
Romeo Castelen |  Western Sydney Wanderers
Iacopo La Rocca |  Western Sydney Wanderers
Vítor Saba |  Western Sydney Wanderers

1 own goal

* Daniel Mullen (Western Sydney Wanderers, against ES Sétif)

## Awards

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See also: FIFA Club World Cup awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[18]

Adidas Golden Ball
Toyota Award  | Adidas Silver Ball  | Adidas Bronze Ball

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Sergio Ramos
(Real Madrid)  |  Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)  |  Ivan Vicelich
(Auckland City)
FIFA Fair Play Award
Real Madrid

FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.[19]

Toyota Match Award  Match  | Man of the match  | Club  | Opponent

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1  |  Ivan Vicelich |  Auckland City |  Moghreb Tétouan
2  |  John Irving |  Auckland City |  ES Sétif
3  |  Gerardo Torrado |  Cruz Azul |  Western Sydney Wanderers
4  |  Karim Benzema |  Real Madrid |  Cruz Azul
5  |  Ahmed Gasmi |  ES Sétif |  Western Sydney Wanderers
6  |  Pablo Barrientos |  San Lorenzo |  Auckland City
7  |  Tim Payne |  Auckland City |  Cruz Azul
8  |  Sergio Ramos |  Real Madrid |  San Lorenzo

## References

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1. ^ a b "Match Schedule – FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
2. ^ a b c "Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
3. ^ "Morocco to host 2013-2014 Club World Cup". Google News. Agence France-Presse. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014.
4. ^ "Real Madrid coast to Morocco 2014 title". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
5. ^ Regarding it as world club title de facto, cf. "Real Madrid turn winning run into a world title". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. 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."
6. ^ "Iran among four bidders to host 2013-14 FIFA Club World Cups". USA Today. Associated Press. 17 May 2011.
7. ^ "Morocco set to host Club World Cup in 2013, '14". FoxSports.com. Associated Press. 17 October 2011.
8. ^ "Reform road map speeds up". FIFA. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
9. ^ "Morocco reconfirmed as FIFA Club World Cup venue". FIFA.com. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014.
10. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco will not host finals over Ebola fears". BBC Sport. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
11. ^ "Ex-Co backs FIFA's work to help improve working conditions in Qatar". FIFA.com. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.
12. ^ "Referees & Assistant referees for FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
13. ^ "Wilmar Roldán y su grupo ya no harán parte del Mundial de Clubes" (in Spanish). antena2.com.co. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
14. ^ "161 stars aiming to finish 2014 on a high". FIFA.com. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014.
15. ^ "Club delegations set for Morocco 2014 draw". FIFA.com. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014.
16. ^ "Path set for Morocco 2014 finalists". FIFA.com. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
17. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: Match #4 in Marrakech". FIFA.com. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014.
18. ^ "Ramos outshines the rest". FIFA.com. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014.
19. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: Technical report and statistics" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

## External links

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* FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014, FIFA.com
* FIFA Technical Report

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