Summary
The 2007 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament played in Japan from 7 to 16 December 2007. It was the fourth FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organised by FIFA for the winners of each confederation's top continental club tournament.
| FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007 presented by Toyota Toyota プレゼンツ FIFAクラブワールドカップ ジャパン2007 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 7–16 December |
| Teams | 7 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Milan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Boca Juniors |
| Third place |  Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Fourth place |  Étoile du Sahel |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 21 (3 per match) |
| Attendance | 315,279 (45,040 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Washington (Urawa Red Diamonds) 3 goals |
| Best player(s) | Kaká (Milan) |
| Fair play award | Urawa Red Diamonds |
Seven teams from the six confederations entered the tournament; Defending champions Internacional did not qualify as they were eliminated in the second stage of the 2007 Copa Libertadores.
Italian side Milan became the first European team to win the Club World Cup with a 4–2 victory over Argentinian club Boca Juniors in the final. That title made them the most successful team in the world in terms of official international trophies won (18).
Host bids edit
The FIFA Executive Committee appointed Japan as hosts of the 2007 tournament on 15 September 2006 during their meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.[1]
Qualified teams edit
The qualified teams were decided during 2007 through the six major continental competitions. The winner of each regional club championship participated in the 2007 Club World Cup. In March 2007, the FIFA executive committee introduced a qualifying playoff between the 2007 OFC Champions League champion and the host nation's 2007 J. League champion, as opposed to previous years, in which the Oceania champions were given direct entry into the tournament.[2] In order to avoid the participation of two teams from the same country, the best-placed non-Japanese team in the AFC Champions League would take the "host" berth if a Japanese team won that competition,[3] which indeed happened as Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2007 AFC Champions League. Also, the fifth-place match was eliminated for this edition.
It was the first participation in the FIFA Club World Cup for all seven teams that qualified.
| Team | Confederation | Qualification |
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| Entering in the semi-finals | ||
| Boca Juniors
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CONMEBOL | Winner of 2007 Copa Libertadores |
| Milan
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UEFA | Winner of 2006–07 UEFA Champions League |
| Entering in the quarter-finals | ||
| Étoile du Sahel
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CAF | Winner of 2007 CAF Champions League |
 Pachuca
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CONCACAF | Winner of 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| Urawa Red Diamonds
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AFC | Winner of 2007 AFC Champions League |
| Entering in the play-off for quarter-finals | ||
 Sepahan
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AFC (host)[note 1] | Runner-up of 2007 AFC Champions League[note 1] |
 Waitakere United
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OFC | Winner of 2007 OFC Champions League |
Notes
- ^ a b Sepahan took the host Japan's slot as Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2007 AFC Champions League. As a result, the winners of the 2007 J.League Division 1, later determined to be Kashima Antlers on 1 December 2007, missed out on participating.
Venues edit
Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
| Yokohama | Tokyo | Toyota | ||
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| International Stadium Yokohama | National Stadium | Toyota Stadium | ||
| 35°30′36.16″N 139°36′22.49″E / 35.5100444°N 139.6062472°E | 35°40′41.00″N 139°42′53.00″E / 35.6780556°N 139.7147222°E | 35°05′04.02″N 137°10′14.02″E / 35.0844500°N 137.1705611°E | ||
| Capacity: 72,327 | Capacity: 57,363 | Capacity: 45,000 | ||
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Squads edit
For a list of all the squads of this tournament, see the article 2007 FIFA Club World Cup squads.
Match officials edit
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | Mark Shield (Australia) Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) |
Ben Wilson (Australia) Nathan Gibson (Australia) |
| CAF | Coffi Codjia (Benin) | Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda) |
| CONCACAF | Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico) | Jose Luis Camargo (Mexico) Pedro Rebollar (Mexico) |
| CONMEBOL | Jorge Larrionda (Uruguayan) | Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguayan) Miguel Nievas (Ecuador) |
| OFC | Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) | Brent Best (New Zealand) Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands) |
| UEFA | Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) | Bill Hansen (Denmark) Henryk Sonderby (Turkey) |
Matches edit
| Play-off for quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 9 December – Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
| Étoile du Sahel | 1 | 12 December – Tokyo | ||||||||||||
| Pachuca | 0 | Étoile du Sahel | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 December – Tokyo | Boca Juniors | 1 | 16 December – Yokohama | |||||||||||
| Sepahan | 3 | 10 December – Toyota | Boca Juniors | 2 | ||||||||||
| Waitakere United | 1 | Sepahan | 1 | 13 December – Yokohama | Milan | 4 | ||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0 | |||||||||||
| Milan | 1 | Match for third place | ||||||||||||
| 16 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
| Étoile du Sahel | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
All times local (UTC+9)
Play-off for quarter-finals edit
| Sepahan | 3–1 | Waitakere United |
|---|---|---|
Mohammed  3', 4'Abu Al-Hail 47' |
Report | Aghili 74' (o.g.) |
Quarter-finals edit
| Étoile du Sahel | 1–0 | Pachuca |
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| Narry 85' |
Report |
| Sepahan | 1–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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| Karimi 80' |
Report | Nagai 32' Washington 54'Aghili 70' (o.g.) |
Semi-finals edit
| Étoile du Sahel | 0–1 | Boca Juniors |
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| Report | Cardozo 37' |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–1 | Milan |
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| Report | Seedorf 68' |
Match for third place edit
| Étoile du Sahel | 2–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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| Ben Frej 5' (pen.) Chermiti 75' |
Report | Washington 35', 70' |
| Penalties | ||
Nafkha  Ghezal  Ben Nasser Traoui |
2–4 | Washington Abe Nagai Hosogai |
Final edit
Goalscorers edit
1 own goal
Massimo Ambrosini (Milan, against Boca Juniors)
2 own goals
Hadi Aghili (Sepahan, against Waitakere United and Urawa Red Diamonds)
Awards edit
| Adidas Golden Ball Toyota Award |
Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
 Kaká(Milan) |
 Clarence Seedorf(Milan) |
Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors) |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds
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References edit
- ^ "Code of Ethics approved – Lord Sebastian Coe to be chairman of Ethics Committee". FIFA. 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Green light for further special projects in Oceania, India and the Caribbean". Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- ^ "Organising Committee strengthens FIFA Club World Cup format". Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
External links edit
- FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007, FIFA.com
- 2007 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived)
- FIFA Technical Report