2012 World Football Challenge
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada United States |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Teams | 11 (from 2 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Real Madrid |
| Runners-up | n/a |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 30 (3.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 304,285 (33,809 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | José Callejón (3 goals) |
The 2012 World Football Challenge was the third (and the final) World Football Challenge event, a series of friendly soccer matches played in Canada and the United States in July and August. The series opened on July 18.[1] The opening match was between the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) and Chelsea of the English Premier League, which Chelsea won 4–2.[2] Real Madrid, who had won the equivalent tournament the previous year, were the only team to win all their matches in normal play.
Participants
The following eleven clubs took part in the 2012 World Football Challenge.
Venues
Eight venues were selected for the 2012 World Football Challenge.
| Toronto, Ontario | Location of the host cities of the 2012 World Football Challenge in Canada. |
|---|---|
| Rogers Centre | |
| Capacity: 49,808 | |
| Carson, California | Miami Gardens, Florida | Whitney, Nevada | New York, New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Home Depot Center | Sun Life Stadium | Sam Boyd Stadium | Yankee Stadium |
| Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 74,918 | Capacity: 36,800 | Capacity: 52,325 |
Location of the host cities of the 2012 World Football Challenge in the United States. | |||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Seattle, Washington | Washington, D.C. | |
| Lincoln Financial Field | CenturyLink Field | RFK Stadium | |
| Capacity: 67,594 | Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 56,692 | |
Matches
| Toronto FC | 1–1 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Amarikwa 58' | Report | Morgan 69' |
| Chelsea | 1–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Piazon 82' | Report | Nenê 30' |
| Chelsea | 0–1 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Emanuelson 68' |
| D.C. United | 1–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| De Rosario 33' (pen.) | Report | Ibrahimović 3' |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–5 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Lopes 23' | Report | Higuaín 2' Di María 11' Callejón 36' Morata 49' Jesé 84' |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | Santos Laguna |
|---|---|---|
| Alonso 14' Khedira 72' |
Report | Suárez 25' |
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Callejón 22' Benzema 67' |
Report |
Summary of results
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| D.C. United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Santos Laguna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Toronto FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top goalscorers
- As of August 11, 2012.
References
- ^ Borg, Simon (April 24, 2012). "WFC: 2012 World Football Challenge kicks off July 18". MLS. MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ Borg, Simon. "WFC: Sounders to host English giants Chelsea on July 18". MLS. MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ "World Football Challenge Schedule". MLS. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2012.