Showing posts with label FIFA Club World Cup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FIFA Club World Cup. Show all posts

05 October 2024

Expanded club event

Beginning from 2025, and then is going to be staged every 4 years, details of the new competition of a club level have emerged 6 days ago. The first Club World Cup in the increased format will be held in United states of America from 15 June until 13 July where 32 teams are going to be present from all 6 confederations.
Not everyone would have equal clubs in it, to date the whole list of participants is not known, but what is familiar are the locations and stadia of where this event is going to be played. Together with the emblem, each of these things can be seen on the site of the world football organization.

24 December 2023

Numbers from a competition that was just completed

The Club World Cup 2023 finished yesterday night, and now when all numbers are known they are going to be presented in the following lines.
In 7 duels 23 goals were scored or 3.29 per match. Nine of those was given in the first 45 minutes, and the remaining 14 in continuation. Highest number of goals that clubs gave in each halves was 3. Three targets were scored in stoppage time by 3 different clubs: 1 in the first half and 2 in the second. Players from Urawa red diamonds were very generous towards their opponents where they gifted them with 2 own goals (Manchester city and Al Ahly were very joyful to accept them).
Referees gave in total 5 penalties out of which 3 of them were scored, while 2 were beautifully saved. Al Ahly have had 2 punishments against various rivals: the first was converted a into goal in the first half, whilst the second penalty was saved in the second 45 minutes. The "men in blue" also gave 2 red cards: 2 yellow on 1 occasion plus a direct one and both of them have been issued in the second half.
The format of 6 (continental champions) plus 1 (host) was played for the very last time where, sadly, this competition is going to be completely destroyed before returning it at 2025 in expanded version. And the other 25 clubs would have to appear from 'somewhere'. The right question is from where they will come.

23 December 2023

Debut appearance and title

Club World Cup 2023 - Saudi Arabia, classification game for place 3 and 4, night 5, duel 6:

Urawa red diamonds - Al Ahly 2:4

Scorers: 0:1 18 (18.07) Yasser Ibrahim
               0:2 25 (24.33) Percy Tau
               1:2 43 (42.32) Jose Kante
               2:2 54-pen (53.38) Alexander Scholz
               2:3 60-own goal (59.32) Yoshio Koizumi
               2:4 90+8 (97.58) Ali Maaloul

- On 74 (74.14) Ali Maaloul had a chance to score for Al Ahly from 11 metres, but his weak shot was beautifully saved.

Club World Cup 2023 - Saudi Arabia, final, night 5, duel 7:

Manchester city - Fluminense 4:0

Scorers: 1:0 01 (41 seconds) Julian Alvarez
               2:0 27 (26.41) Marcilio Filho
               3:0 71 (71.10) Philip Foden
               4:0 88 (87.40) Julian Alvarez

* Congratulations to Manchester city where on its first participation (maybe) could be the last ever true champion of this event before it returns at 2025 in expanded format (with 32 clubs).

20 December 2023

Everything began with an own target

Club World Cup 2023 - Saudi Arabia, semi - final 2, night 4, duel 5:

Urawa red diamonds - Manchester city 0:3

Scorers: 0:1 45-own goal (45.02) Marius Hoibraten
               0:2 52 (51.39) Mateo Kovachic
               0:3 59 (58.50) Bernardo Silva

19 December 2023

Result has been formed in 19 minutes

Club World Cup 2023 - Saudi Arabia, semi - final 1, night 3, duel 4:

Fluminense - Al Ahly 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 70-pen (70.06) Jhon Arias
               2:0 89 (89.09) John Kennedy

11 December 2023

Last ever time in this format

This time of the month, six continental champions together with the hosts are gathered in one place to play the final tournament of each year. And an honour to close up this competition on a club level in 2023 have Saudi Arabia where at the Club World Cup three debutants are going to take part: Club Leon, Fluminense and Manchester city.
In the first week five participants will be introduced to the public out of which two would be from the hosting continent Asia together with one each from Australia, North America and Africa.

Round 1
Tuesday, 12 December at 19.00 CEt: Al-Ittihad - Auckland city.

Round 2
Friday, 15 December at 15.30 CEt: Club Leon - Urawa red diamonds.
Friday, 15 December at 19.00 CEt: Al Ahly - winning club from round one.

Unfortunately, this is the last time that this event is playing under the current format (with 7 clubs), where it is going to be completely destroyed before returning it again in expanded style (to 32 clubs) starting from 2025.

05 November 2023

Winner number six have joined in

The South American confederation has finalized the list for the last club intercontinental competition in 2023. In its 121-year-old existence and after 120 plus minutes of play Fluminense made history tonight by winning the Copa Libertadores title for the very first time (basically in its own home). Also, the Brazilian club will be representative of the continent by making a debut appearance at the Club World Cup event in Saudi Arabia, who with the other 5 champions from their own confederation together with the host, is going to entertain us from 12 to 22 December.
Unfortunately, this current format will stop to exist at the end of the year where from 2025 this same tournament is going to be (expanded and) completely destroyed (and practically lose its meaning).

14 September 2023

Draw made for last tournament of the year

On the first Tuesday of this month the 2022-23 winners from five confederations from their version of Champions league have find out their fate of who will play who at the last club football event of 2023. Together with the sixth representative (who is yet to be determined in November) plus the host would gather at Saudi Arabia to play the Club World Cup from 12 until 22 December. Complete schedule of the event can be looked up on the website of the world football organization.

06 July 2023

Tournament has been set on a new destination

The extended version of the following competition had to commence at 2021 with 24 teams, but due to natural circumstances now it is going to start in 2025.
First under an expanded format and a completely destroyed event, in two years time the Club World Cup would count 32 clubs. On 23 June the world football organization has decided that the hosting country will be United states of America, and the playing period would be held in summer months of June / July.

14 June 2023

Penultimate champion has been revealed

On the night of 11 June it was uncovered the penultimate representative for the Club World Cup tournament.
The most successful club in Africa has won title number 11 of Champions league. Over two duels and overall result of 3:2, Al ahly after a fierceful fight won the right and will travel to Saudi Arabia to play at the competition from 12 until 22 December.
In total it is the fifth champion of the world who together with the host are now known six clubs.

06 June 2023

Debut participation

For the first time Club Leon will experience playing the Club World Cup as North, Central America and Caribbean representatives. Yesterday night the Mexican club have entered the last tournament of the year with wins in both matches of their version of Champions league final.
Overall, it is going to be the third champion, who together with the host are now four clubs known, that will took part at the event held in Saudi Arabia from 12 to 22 December.

30 May 2023

Eleventh appearance for the tournament that will happen on twelfth month

Couple of nights ago winner number two was decided of the Champions league who is going to play in the last club intercontinental competition of 2023.
Auckland city is the second champion that will represent the Oceania region on the Club World Cup, and together with the host it is the third participant for the event that will organize Saudi Arabia from 12 until 22 December. For the New Zealand club this would be eleventh appearance at the finals.

07 May 2023

Defending champions beaten, but no harm done for them as nevertheless they have qualified through

For the first time in three seasons (since 2019) the Club World Cup is going to be played in the current year. Today (were officially confirmed) the first champion was decided along with the host where both of them are from the Asia, although from earlier it was known that these two finalists have already qualified for the competition.
Al hilal was the Champions league winner from 2021 who failed to lift the trophy for the second consecutive time. However, the club will still participate at the final intercontinental tournament of the year posing as hosts (because they are the Saudi professional league champions of 2022-23 season).
When the previous team have entered the Champions league final on 26 February (from the West region), automatically it was known that their rival will secure its place on the competition that will be played in the twelfth month of 2023. And that opponent is the new winner of the continent that won three titles, and likewise Urawa red diamonds is going to appear for the third time as well in the final intercontinental club trophy of the year.
Until the end five more champions (from their own confederations) have to reveal themselves so that the list is complete for the event that is going to be staged in Saudi Arabia from 12 until 22 December.

21 February 2023

Event that is brought back on original schedule

Because of special health circumstances (pandemic), like it or not the world football organization has announced that the international club tournament that was played at the end of each year, was transferred to the following one. So, from every December, the Club World Cup had to be staged two months later and therefore was the first intercontinental competition who (practically) opened the new season for three consecutive years. However, from this one everything will go back as it once was played.
Edition number 20 is going to be back staging at the original schedule which is again in the twelfth month. And this is going to be historic tournament for Saudi Arabia which would organize it for the first time from 12 until 22 December.
But, to our disappointment, this is going to be the penultimate competition that will be staged under the current 7 club format as it will be completely destroyed. It would be expanded to 32 participants beginning from June / July period of 2025. Last Wednesday were also explained (although it was never done thoroughly and on what grounds) the allocation on how teams would enter from each regions: 6 clubs are going to be from South American confederation / its North, Central neighbour together with the Caribbean part will send 4 / African continent would be represented with 4 / 12 are going to participate from Europe / Asian confederation will be present with 4 teams / together with one each from Oceania plus the host team. No one knows at this moment from where or how the other 25 teams are going to appear / come, nor the fresh format system is known.

13 February 2023

Lots of numbers from a completed tournament

The edition number 19 of the Club World Cup 2022 (2023) has finished yesterday night, and 24 hours later it is time to look back for what was done in the whole event.
Balls into nets. In total 7 clubs gave 30 goals or 4.29 per game. Out of that figure goalkeepers received 10 in the first 45 minutes, and 20 in continuation. At the stoppage time of first half 1 goal was given, while after the 90 minutes 3 clubs have rolled the ball inside nets 5 times, and from this number Real Madrid was successful by giving 2 goals. No single player has rolled the ball into his own net.
Punishments. Either with the help of his assistants from above or their own decision, referees were in the mood to point 6 times on the white 11-metre spot. At separate duels Al hilal and Flamengo received most penalties - 2. Goalkeepers have saved 2 of them where both have been spectacularly defended in second half.
Naughty boys. Players from 5 different clubs saw red cards pointed at them. Men in blue has shown 2 yellow cards to 3 footballers, whilst the other 2 have done a really nasty fouls for a direct one.
Miracle has happened. In the end for the very first time main referees had to explain their decisions to the public after seeing the digital monitors and consulting with their colleagues in the locked room, and all this may be a revolutionary turn for this sport.

12 February 2023

Ball liked to go into the net 14 times rolled by 8 names from 2 games

Club World Cup 2022 (2023) - Morocco, classification for place 3 - 4, night 5, match 6:

Al ahly - Flamengo 2:4

Scorers: 0:1 10-pen (10.11) Gabriel Barbosa
               1:1 37 (37.01) Ahmed Abdelkader
               2:1 60 (59.41) Ahmed Abdelkader
               2:2 77 (76.54) Pedro dos Santos
               2:3 84-pen (84.01) Gabriel Barbosa
               2:4 90 (90.14) Pedro dos Santos

- A weak penalty from Al ahly defender Ali Maaloul was perfectly saved at 58 (57.27).
- Khalid Abdullfatah left Al ahly on 69 (68.22) because he saw a direct red card.

Club World Cup 2022 (2023) - Morocco, final, night 5, match 7:

Real Madrid - Al hilal 5:3

Scorers: 1:0 13 (12.25) Vinicius de Oliveira junior
               2:0 18 (17.36) Federico Valverde
               2:1 25 (25.14) Moussa Marega
               3:1 54 (53.31) Karim Benzema
               4:1 58 (57.36) Federico Valverde
               4:2 63 (62.59) Luciano Vietto
               5:2 69 (68.23) Vinicius de Oliveira junior
               5:3 78 (78.05) Luciano Vietto

09 February 2023

European champions have entered into final

Club World Cup 2022 (2023) - Morocco, semi final 2, night 4, match 5:

Al ahly - Real Madrid 1:4

Scorers: 0:1 42 (41.36) Vinicius de Oliveira junior
               0:2 46 (45.59) Federico Valverde
               1:2 64-pen (64.11) Ali Maaloul
               1:3 90+2 (91.59) Rodrygo de Goes
               1:4 90+8 (97.33) Sergio Arribas

- We waited for so long and three games before the end it happened and finally came at this event: the first saved penalty has occurred as the Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric failed to convert it at 87 (86.43).

08 February 2023

Goals given in both stoppage times

Club World Cup 2022 (2023) - Morocco, semi final 1, night 3, match 4:

Flamengo - Al hilal 2:3

Scorers: 0:1 04-pen (03.51) Salem al-Dawsari
               1:1 20 (19.53) Pedro dos Santos
               1:2 45+9-pen (53.57) Salem al-Dawsari
               1:3 70 (69.51) Luciano Vietto
               2:3 90+1 (90.21) Pedro dos Santos

- A new disobedient player in this game became Gerson da Silva who with two yellow cards left Flamengo to fight with 10 men from 45+8 (52.38) onwards.
- In these tournaments for the first time in history a Saudi Arabian club has qualified into the final.

06 February 2023

Deciding week

In just six nights we are going to find out which club is playing the best football on the planet. But to get to that game two more have to be played in order to determine the finalists.
The Club World Cup 2022 edition (2023) slowly is entering into last week where basically the semi final pairs will decide which clubs would be classified from first to fourth place. Just four of them has remained where half has been introduced to the public, while the other two clubs will make its first appearance on the event. Also next weekend we are going to have one new kick off time.

Semi finals
Tuesday, 07 February at 20.00 CET: Flamengo - Al hilal.

Wednesday, 08 February at 20.00 CET: Al ahly - Real Madrid.

Classification duel for third - fourth place
Saturday, 11 February at 16.30 CET: losing teams from semi final pairs.

Final
Saturday, 11 February at 20.00 CET: two winners from both semi finals will clash for the title.

05 February 2023

Three clubs have scored - one does not

Club World Cup 2022 (2023) - Morocco, stage 2, night 2, match 2:

Wydad athletic club - Al hilal 1:1, on penalties: 3-5

Scorers: 1:0 51 (51.10) Ayoub el Amloud
               1:1 90+3-pen (93.01) Mohamed Kanno

- Yahya Jabrane just love to argue with the referee: the Wydad athletic club midfielder only talked and talked and talked... so at the end he received two yellow cards in a space of 72 seconds - which those turned automatically red at 90 (90.07). From the opposite side, just 182 seconds have passed of the first extra time when Mohamed Kanno also saw a red colour card.

Club World Cup 2022 (2023) - Morocco, stage 2, night 2, match 3:

Seattle sounders - Al ahly 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 87 (87.15) Mohamed Morsy

- This match began 30 minutes early from the original schedule.