2021 FIFA Club World Cup Final

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2021 FIFA Club World Cup Final

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Event	2021 FIFA Club World Cup
Date	12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
Venue	Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Player of the Match	Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea)
Referee	Chris Beath (Australia)
Attendance	32,871
Weather	Clear night 23 °C (73 °F) 62% humidity
← 2020

The 2021 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by United Arab Emirates. It will be the 18th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the club champions from each of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions.

The final was contested by English club Chelsea, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Brazilian club Palmeiras, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores. Both club are seeking to win their first FIFA Club World Cup title.

The match will be played at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 12 February 2022. The tournament was originally planned to take place in late 2021 in Japan, but was moved to February 2022 in the United Arab Emirates due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2005 were in the FIFA Club World Championship era, since 2006 were in the FIFA Club World Cup era.

Team	Confederation	Qualification for tournament	Previous club world championship finals (bold indicates winners)
Chelsea	UEFA	Winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League	FCWC: 1 (2012)
Palmeiras	CONMEBOL	Winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores	IC: 1 (1999)

Note: On 27 October 2017, FIFA officially recognised all the champions of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions, in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup.

• IC: Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)
• FCWC: FIFA Club World Cup finals (2000, 2005–present)

Background

Chelsea reached their second FIFA Club World Cup Final in two appearances, having done so previously in 2012, which they lost to Corinthians. Chelsea were looking to win their second title of the season, after the 2021 UEFA Super Cup.

Palmeiras were competing in the FIFA Club World Cup for the second consecutive time, having finished fourth in 2020. They reached the final for the first time after defeating Al Ahly, who had previously defeated them in the third place playoff in 2020.

Route to the final

Chelsea		Team	Palmeiras
Opponent	Result	2021 FIFA Club World Cup	Opponent	Result
Al Hilal	1–0	Semi-finals	Al Ahly	2–0

Match

Details

12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) 20:30 GST	Chelsea	Match 8	Palmeiras	Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
		Report

Assistant referees: Anton Shchetinin (Australia) Ashley Beecham (Australia) Fourth official: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) Reserve assistant referee: Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Video assistant referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) Assistant video assistant referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

External links

• Official website