FIFA Club World Cup 2021 | |
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 3–12 February 2022 |
Teams | 7 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 27 (3.38 per match) |
Attendance | 100,752 (12,594 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (2 goals each) |
Best player | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
← 2020 2022 → |
The 2021 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021 presented by Alibaba Cloud for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th 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 held from 3 to 12 February 2022 in the United Arab Emirates.
Bayern Munich were the defending champions, but could not defend their title after being eliminated in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Chelsea won the final 2–1 after extra time against Palmeiras for their first FIFA Club World Cup title.
Host appointment[]
Originally, an expanded Club World Cup in China was planned to be held in June and July 2021. However, due to fixture congestion caused by the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on football, the Tokyo Olympics, UEFA European Championship and Copa América were postponed from mid-2020 to mid-2021. As a result, FIFA announced in March 2020 that they would postpone the expanded Club World Cup to later in 2021, 2022 or 2023.
On 4 December 2020, the FIFA Council announced that the Club World Cup, using the previous format, would be held in late 2021 and hosted by Japan. However, on 8 September 2021, the Japan Football Association dropped its commitment to host the tournament, owing to the possibility of restrictions on fan attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Numerous countries expressed interest in hosting the tournament as bidding was reopened, including Brazil, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. On 20 October 2021, the FIFA Council announced the United Arab Emirates as the host of the tournament, and postponed the event from late 2021 to early 2022.
Qualified teams[]
Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date | Participation |
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CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores | 27 November 2021 | 2nd (Previous: 2020) |
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UEFA | Winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League | 29 May 2021 | 2nd (Previous: 2012) |
Entering in the second round | ||||
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AFC | Winners of the 2021 AFC Champions League | 23 November 2021 | 2nd (Previous: 2019) |
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CAF | Winners of the 2020–21 CAF Champions League | 17 July 2021 | 7th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020) |
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CONCACAF | Winners of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | 28 October 2021 | 5th (Previous: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019) |
Entering in the first round | ||||
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OFC | Nominated by OFC | 3 August 2021 | 10th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
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AFC (Hosts) | Winners of the 2020–21 UAE Pro League | 20 October 2021 | 2nd (Previous: 2017) |
Venues[]
The matches are set to be played at two venues in the city of Abu Dhabi, which both hosted matches at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Abu Dhabi | |
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Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium | Al Nahyan Stadium |
Capacity: 37,500 | Capacity: 15,000 |
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Match officials[]
Five referees, ten assistant referees, and seven video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.
Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees | Video assistant referees |
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One support referee was also named for the tournament.
Confederation | Support referee |
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Squads[]
- Main article:2021 FIFA Club World Cup squads
Each team has 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.
Matches[]
The draw of the tournament was held on 29 November 2021, 17:00 CET (UTC+1), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland, to decide the matchups of the second round (between the first round winner and teams from AFC, CAF and CONCACAF), and the opponents of the two second round winners in the semi-finals (against teams from CONMEBOL and UEFA).
If a match is tied after normal playing time:
- For elimination matches, extra time is played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winner.
- For the matches for fifth place and third place, no extra time is played, and a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winner.
Play-off | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
3 February 2022 – Abu Dhabi (MBZ) | ||||||||||||||
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4 | 6 February 2022 – Abu Dhabi (MBZ) | ||||||||||||
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9 February 2022 – Abu Dhabi (MBZ) | ||||||||||||||
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12 February 2022 – Abu Dhabi (MBZ) | ||||||||||||||
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5 February 2022 – Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | ||||||||||||||
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8 February 2022 – Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | ||||||||||||||
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Fifth place | Third place | |||||||||||||
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9 February 2022 – Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | 12 February 2022 – Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) |
All times are local, GST (UTC+4).
First round[]
3 February 2022 20:30 |
Al Jazira ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 4,970 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
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Al-Ameri ![]() A. Al-Attas ![]() Kosanović ![]() Diaby ![]() |
Report | Rabii ![]() |
Second round[]
5 February 2022 20:30 |
Al Ahly ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 9,396 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia) |
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Hany ![]() |
Report |
6 February 2022 20:30 |
Al Hilal ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 12,538 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico) |
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Ighalo ![]() Pereira ![]() Kanno ![]() Al-Dawsari ![]() Marega ![]() Carrillo ![]() |
Report | Diaby ![]() |
Semi-finals[]
8 February 2022 20:30 |
Palmeiras ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 11,902 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
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Veiga ![]() Dudu ![]() |
Report |
9 February 2022 20:30 |
Al Hilal ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 19,175 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico) |
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Report | Lukaku ![]() |
Match for fifth place[]
9 February 2022 17:30 |
Monterrey ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 892 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
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Sultan ![]() Funes Mori ![]() Montes ![]() |
Report | Bruno ![]() |
Match for third place[]
12 February 2022 17:00 |
Al Hilal ![]() |
0-4 | ![]() |
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 9,008 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
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Report | Ibrahim ![]() Ibrahim ![]() Kader ![]() El Solia ![]() |
Final[]
- Main article:2021 FIFA Club World Cup Final
12 February 2022 20:30 GST |
Chelsea ![]() |
2-1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 32,871 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia) |
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Lukaku ![]() Havertz ![]() |
Report | Veiga ![]() |
Goalscorers[]
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2 own goals
Final ranking[]
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.
External links[]
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Qualification |
AFC Champions League · CAF Champions League · CONCACAF Champions Cup · Copa Libertadores · OFC Champions League · UEFA Champions League |