The final of the Club World Cup 2018 is the final match of the Club World Cup 2018 , which was held in the United Arab Emirates . This final was the fifteenth in the history of the FIFA Club World Cup (a tournament organized under the auspices of FIFA between the winners of club tournaments of each of the six confederations and the current champion of the host country).
| Club World Cup Final 2018 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zayed Sport City Stadium | |||||||
| Tournament | Club World Cup 2018 | ||||||
| |||||||
| date | December 22, 2018 | ||||||
| Stadium | Zayed Sport City , Abu Dhabi | ||||||
| Match player |  Marcos Llorente (RMA) [1] | ||||||
| Arbitrator |  Jayr Marrufo [2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 40 696 [1] | ||||||
| Weather | clear evening 22 ° C (72 ° F) humidity 65% [2] | ||||||
The final was played between the Spanish club Real Madrid (won in the last two finals), representing UEFA as the winner of the Champions League 2017/18 , and the Emirates club Al Ain from Abu Dhabi, representing the host country as the winner of the Arab Gulf League 2017/18 . The match took place on December 22, 2018 at the Zayed Sport City Stadium in the city of Abu Dhabi .
This final was the second in the history of the World Club Championship, in the decisive match that came together clubs from Europe and Asia .
Content
Commands
| Club | Confederation | Preliminary Finals ( bold highlighted years of victories ) |
|---|---|---|
| RealMadrid | UEFA | IC: 5 ( 1960 , 1966 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 ) FCWC: 3 ( 2014 , 2016 , 2017 ) |
| Al ain | AFC | 1st time |
Note: On October 27, 2017, FIFA de jure recognized that clubs holding the Intercontinental Cup are club world champions [3] .
- IC: Finals of the Intercontinental Cups (1960–2004)
- FCWC: World Club Championship Finals (2000, 2005—2018)
Path to the final
| RealMadrid | Club | Al ain |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA | Confederation | AFC |
| Winner of the UEFA Champions League 2017/18 | Selection | Champion of the United Arab Emirates 2017/18 |
| Missed | Playoffs | 3: 3 (a.v., pen. 4: 3) Tim Wellington ( Siotani 45 ' , Doumbia 49 ' , Berg 85 ' ) |
| Missed | Quarter finals | 3: 0 Esperance ( M. Ahmad 2 ' , El Shahat 16 ' , Al-Ababi 60 ' ) |
| 3: 1 Kashima Antlers ( Bale 44 ' , 53' , 55 ' ) | Semi final | 2: 2 (a.v., pen. 5: 4) River plate ( Berg 3 ' , Kayo 51 ' ) |
Match Details
| December 22, 2018 20:30 GST (19:30 MSK ) |
| Zayed Sport City , Abu Dhabi Spectators: 40 696 [1] Judge: Jayr Marrufo ( USA ) |
Real Madrid [4] | Al Ain [4] |
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match player: Assistant Judges : [2] | Match rules [5]
|
Statistics
|
|
|
Notes
- 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 Match report, Final, Real Madrid CF - Al Ain FC (PDF). FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association (22 December 2018). The appeal date is December 28, 2018.
- 2 1 2 3 Start List, Final, Real Madrid CF - Al Ain FC (PDF). FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association (22 December 2018). The appeal date is December 28, 2018.
- ↑ FIFA (27 October 2017). FIFA Council approves key organizational elements of the FIFA World Cup . Press release .
- ↑ 1 2 Tactical Line-up, Final, Real Madrid CF - Al Ain FC (PDF). FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association (22 December 2018). The appeal date is December 28, 2018.
- ↑ FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 Regulations . Fédération Internationale de Football Association (June 2018).
- ↑ Match report, Half-time, Real Madrid CF - Al Ain FC 1: 0 (PDF). FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association (22 December 2018). The appeal date is December 22, 2018.