2022 FIFA Club World Cup final

The 2022 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by Morocco. It was the 19th 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.

2022 FIFA Club World Cup final

The Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat hosted the final.
Event	2022 FIFA Club World Cup
Real Madrid Al Hilal 5 3
Date	11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)
Venue	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Man of the Match	Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)[1]
Referee	Anthony Taylor (England)
Attendance	44,439
Weather	Clear night 16 °C (61 °F) 52% humidity[2]
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The match was played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on 11 February 2023.^[3] It was contested by Spanish club Real Madrid, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, representing the AFC.^{[note 1]}

Real Madrid won the match 5–3 for their fifth FIFA Club World Cup title and eighth club world championship.^[1] With eight goals, the match was the highest scoring final in Club World Cup history.^[4][5]

Teams

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

Team	Confederation	Qualification for tournament	Previous club world championship finals (bold indicates winners)
Real Madrid	UEFA	Winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League	IC: 5 (1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002) FCWC: 4 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Al Hilal	AFC	Nominated by AFC[note 1]	None

Al Hilal became the third Asian club to reach the Club World Cup final in the 19th edition of the tournament. They are also the first AFC nominee to do so, as the Asian appearances in the 2016 and 2018 finals were both the club of the host association.^[4]

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.^[8]

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

Route to the final

Real Madrid		Team	Al Hilal
Opponent	Result	2022 FIFA Club World Cup	Opponent	Result
Bye		Second round	Wydad Casablanca	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)
Al Ahly	4–1	Semi-finals	Flamengo	3–2

Match

Details

Real Madrid	5–3	Al Hilal
Vinícius 13', 69' Valverde 18', 58' Benzema 54'	Report	Marega 26' Vietto 63', 79'

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)

20:00

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Attendance: 44,439

Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Real Madrid

Al Hilal

GK 13 Andriy Lunin RB 2 Dani Carvajal  79' CB 22 Antonio Rüdiger CB 4 David Alaba LB 12 Eduardo Camavinga DM 18 Aurélien Tchouaméni  62' CM 10 Luka Modrić  74' CM 8 Toni Kroos  74' RF 15 Federico Valverde CF 9 Karim Benzema (c)  62' LF 20 Vinícius Júnior Substitutes: GK 26 Luis López GK 30 Lucas Cañizares DF 3 Éder Militão DF 5 Jesús Vallejo  79' DF 6 Nacho  74' DF 16 Álvaro Odriozola MF 19 Dani Ceballos  62' MF 31 Mario Martín MF 33 Sergio Arribas FW 11 Marco Asensio  74' FW 21 Rodrygo  62' FW 24 Mariano Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

GK 1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (c) RB 66 Saud Abdulhamid CB 20 Jang Hyun-soo CB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi LB 4 Khalifah Al-Dawsari CM 28 Mohamed Kanno CM 6 Gustavo Cuéllar RW 19 André Carrillo  74' AM 10 Luciano Vietto  86' LW 29 Salem Al-Dawsari  74' CF 17 Moussa Marega  86' Substitutes: GK 21 Mohammed Al-Owais GK 31 Habib Al-Wotayan DF 42 Muath Faqihi DF 67 Mohammed Al-Khaibari DF 70 Mohammed Jahfali MF 8 Abdullah Otayf MF 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari  74' MF 43 Musab Al-Juwayr MF 96 Michael  74' FW 9 Odion Ighalo  86' FW 11 Saleh Al-Shehri FW 14 Abdullah Al-Hamdan  86' Manager: Ramón Díaz

Man of the Match: Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)[1] Assistant referees: Gary Beswick (England) Adam Nunn (England) Fourth official: Ma Ning (China) Reserve assistant referee: Zhou Fei (China) Video assistant referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) Assistant video assistant referees: Fu Ming (China) Kathryn Nesbitt (United States) Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Match rules[9] 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.[note 2]

Statistics

First half[10] Statistic Real Madrid Al Hilal Goals scored 2 1 Total shots 6 4 Shots on target 4 1 Saves 0 2 Ball possession 64% 36% Corner kicks 3 0 Fouls committed — — Offsides 1 1 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 0

Second half[10] Statistic Real Madrid Al Hilal Goals scored 3 2 Total shots 11 5 Shots on target 7 2 Saves 0 4 Ball possession 69% 31% Corner kicks 3 0 Fouls committed — — Offsides 0 0 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 0

Overall[10] Statistic Real Madrid Al Hilal Goals scored 5 3 Total shots 17 9 Shots on target 11 3 Saves 0 6 Ball possession 66% 34% Corner kicks 6 0 Fouls committed 10 8 Offsides 1 1 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 0

Notes

1. Due to scheduling issues, it was confirmed that the final of the 2022 AFC Champions League, originally scheduled for October 2022, would not be completed until May 2023.^[6] As the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup would already be held by that time, the AFC confirmed on 23 December 2022 that Al-Hilal would be their representative at the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup as the reigning champions from the 2021 AFC Champions League.^[7]
2. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

1. "Vinicius and Valverde dazzle as five-star Madrid conquer". FIFA. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
2. "Salé, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco Weather History". Weather Underground. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
3. "Draw determines seven sides' paths to Club World Cup glory". FIFA. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
4. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; Di Maggio, Roberto (27 January 2023). "FIFA Club World Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
5. "Real Madrid5 Al-Hilal 3". BBC Sport. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
6. "Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
7. "Thailand recommended as host of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023". Asian Football Confederation. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
8. "FIFA Council approves key organisational elements of the FIFA World Cup" (Press release). FIFA. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
9. "Regulations for the FIFA Club World Cup 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
10. "Real Madrid – Al-Hilal Saudi". SofaScore. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

External links

• Official website