2007 FIFA Club World Cup final
| Event | 2007 FIFA Club World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 16 December 2007 | ||||||
| Venue | Nissan Stadium Yokohama, Japan[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 68,263[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Clear night 8 °C (46 °F) 33% humidity | ||||||
The 2007 FIFA Club World Cup final took place at the Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan on 16 December 2007.
The match pitted Milan of Italy, the UEFA club champions, against Boca Juniors of Argentina, the CONMEBOL club champions. Milan won 4–2 in a match watched by 68,263 people. In doing so, Milan became the first non-Brazilian team – and first European – to win the Club World Cup. They won their fourth FIFA Club World Cup/Intercontinental Cup which was a repeat of the 2003 Intercontinental Cup where Milan had lost to Boca Juniors. Milan also overtook Boca Juniors, Nacional, Peñarol, Real Madrid and São Paulo as the only team to have won the competition four times. Kaká was named as man of the match.[2]
Road to final
| Boca Juniors | Team | Milan |
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| CONMEBOL | Confederation | UEFA |
| Winner of the 2007 Copa Libertadores | Qualification | Winner of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League |
| Bye | Play-off round | Bye |
| Bye | Quarter-finals | Bye |
| 1–0 Étoile du Sahel | Semi-finals | 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds |
Match
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Match rules
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Statistics
| Boca Juniors | Milan | |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 4 |
| Total shots | 17 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 7 |
| Ball possession | 49% | 51% |
| Corner kicks | 5 | 2 |
| Fouls committed | 22 | 14 |
| Offsides | 4 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Red cards | 1 | 1 |
See also
- 2003 Intercontinental Cup – contested between same teams
- A.C. Milan in European football
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Match Report" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Toyota Cup – Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ "Match Statistics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
External links
- FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007, FIFA.com
- Technical Report and Statistics (PDF), FIFA.com