2015 FIFA Club World Cup final

Football match

2015 FIFA Club World Cup final

The International Stadium Yokohama staged the final

Event| 2015 FIFA Club World Cup
| River Plate | Barcelona

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Date| 20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)
Venue| International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Man of the Match| Luis Suárez (Barcelona)[1]
Referee| Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Attendance| 66,853
Weather| Clear night
5 °C (41 °F)
76% humidity

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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.

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[edit]

### River Plate[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

River Plate | Team  |  Barcelona

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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 | Semi-finals | 3–0 Guangzhou Evergrande

## Match[edit]

### Summary[edit]

### Details[edit]

20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)

19:30 (UTC+9)

River Plate | 0–3|  Barcelona

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| Report |

* Messi 36'
* Suárez 49', 68'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 66,853[1]

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

River Plate

Barcelona

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GK | 1 |  Marcelo Barovero (c)
RB | 25 |  Gabriel Mercado
CB | 2 |  Jonatan Maidana
CB | 3 |  Éder Álvarez Balanta
LB | 21 |  Leonel Vangioni
DM | 5 |  Matías Kranevitter |  10'
RM | 8 |  Carlos Sánchez
AM | 19 |  Tabaré Viudez |  |  56'
LM | 23 |  Leonardo Ponzio |  32' |  46'
CF | 7 |  Rodrigo Mora |  |  46'
CF | 13 |  Lucas Alario
Substitutes:
GK | 12 |  Augusto Batalla
GK | 26 |  Julio Chiarini
DF | 6 |  Leandro Vega
DF | 20 |  Milton Casco
DF | 24 |  Emanuel Mammana
MF | 10 |  Gonzalo Martínez |  |  46'
MF | 16 |  Nicolás Bertolo
MF | 18 |  Camilo Mayada
MF | 27 |  Lucho González |  |  46'
FW | 11 |  Javier Saviola
FW | 15 |  Leonardo Pisculichi
FW | 22 |  Sebastián Driussi |  |  56'
Manager:
Marcelo Gallardo
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GK | 13 |  Claudio Bravo
RB | 6 |  Dani Alves
CB | 3 |  Gerard Piqué
CB | 14 |  Javier Mascherano |  |  81'
LB | 18 |  Jordi Alba |  16'
RM | 4 |  Ivan Rakitić |  43' |  67'
CM | 5 |  Sergio Busquets
LM | 8 |  Andrés Iniesta (c)
RF | 10 |  Lionel Messi
CF | 9 |  Luis Suárez
LF | 11 |  Neymar |  61' |  89'
Substitutes:
GK | 1 |  Marc-André ter Stegen
GK | 25 |  Jordi Masip
DF | 15 |  Marc Bartra
DF | 21 |  Adriano
DF | 23 |  Thomas Vermaelen |  |  81'
DF | 24 |  Jérémy Mathieu |  |  89'
MF | 20 |  Sergi Roberto |  72' |  67'
MF | 26 |  Sergi Samper
MF | 28 |  Gerard Gumbau
FW | 17 |  Munir
FW | 19 |  Sandro Ramírez
Manager:
Luis Enrique

Man of the Match:
Luis Suárez (Barcelona)[1]

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

Match rules[6]

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

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### Statistics[edit]

Overall[7] |  | River Plate  | Barcelona

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Goals scored  | 0  | 3
Total shots  | 9  | 16
Shots on target  | 6  | 8
Ball possession  | 37%  | 63%
Corner kicks  | 6  | 2
Fouls committed  | 22  | 13
Offsides  | 1  | 2
Yellow cards  | 2  | 4
Red cards  | 0  | 0

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Match report River Plate - FC Barcelona 0:3 (0:1)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
2. ^ "River Plate 0-3 Barcelona". BBC Sport. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
3. ^ "Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez fire Barcelona to Club World Cup title". Guardian. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
4. ^ "River Plate reach Club World Cup final with victory over Sanfrecce Hiroshima". TheGuardian.com. 16 December 2015.
5. ^ "Barcelona 3-0 Guangzhou Evergrande". BBC Sport.
6. ^ "Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2015.
7. ^ "Match Statistics". FIFA. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

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