2007 FIFA Club World Cup
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Seven teams from the six confederations entered the tournament; Defending champions Internacional did not qualify as they were eliminated in the second stage of the 2007 Copa Libertadores.
Italian side Milan became the first European team to win the Club World Cup with a 4–2 victory over Argentinian club Boca Juniors in the final. That title made them the most successful team in the world in terms of official international trophies won (18).
Host bids
The FIFA Executive Committee appointed Japan as hosts of the 2007 tournament on 15 September 2006 during their meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.[1]
Qualified teams
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The qualified teams were decided during 2007 through the six major continental competitions. The winner of each regional club championship participated in the 2007 Club World Cup. In March 2007, the FIFA executive committee introduced a qualifying playoff between the 2007 OFC Champions League champion and the host nation's 2007 J. League champion, as opposed to previous years, in which the Oceania champions were given direct entry into the tournament.[2] In order to avoid the participation of two teams from the same country, the best-placed non-Japanese team in the AFC Champions League would take the "host" berth if a Japanese team won that competition,[3] which indeed happened as Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2007 AFC Champions League. Also, the fifth-place match was eliminated for this edition.
It was the first participation in the FIFA Club World Cup for all seven teams that qualified.
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering in the semi-finals | |||
| Template:Fbaicon Milan | UEFA | Winner of 2006–07 UEFA Champions League | Debut |
| Template:Fbaicon Boca Juniors | CONMEBOL | Winner of 2007 Copa Libertadores | Debut |
| Entering in the quarter-finals | |||
| Template:Fbaicon Étoile du Sahel | CAF | Winner of 2007 CAF Champions League | Debut |
| Template:Fbaicon Urawa Red Diamonds | AFC | Winner of 2007 AFC Champions League | Debut |
| Template:Fbaicon Pachuca | CONCACAF | Winner of 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Debut |
| Entering in the play-off for quarter-finals | |||
| Template:Fbaicon Sepahan | AFC (host)Template:Efn | Runner-up of 2007 AFC Champions LeagueTemplate:Efn | Debut |
| Template:Fbaicon Waitakere United | OFC | Winner of 2007 OFC Champions League | Debut |
Notes
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Venues
Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
| Yokohama | Tokyo | Toyota | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Stadium Yokohama | National Stadium | Toyota Stadium | ||
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| Capacity: 72,327 | Capacity: 57,363 | Capacity: 45,000 | ||
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Squads
For a list of all the squads of this tournament, see the article 2007 FIFA Club World Cup squads.
Match officials
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | Mark Shield (Australia) Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) |
Ben Wilson (Australia) Nathan Gibson (Australia) |
| CAF | Coffi Codjia (Benin) | Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda) |
| CONCACAF | Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico) | Jose Luis Camargo (Mexico) Pedro Rebollar (Mexico) |
| CONMEBOL | Jorge Larrionda (Uruguayan) | Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguayan) Miguel Nievas (Ecuador) |
| OFC | Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) | Brent Best (New Zealand) Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands) |
| UEFA | Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) | Bill Hansen (Denmark) Henryk Sonderby (Turkey) |
Matches
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All times local (UTC+9)
Play-off for quarter-finals
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Match for third place
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Final
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Goalscorers
1 own goal
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2 own goals
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Awards
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| Adidas Golden Ball Toyota Award |
Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Kaká (Milan) |
Template:Flagicon Clarence Seedorf (Milan) |
Template:Flagicon Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors) |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
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References
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External links
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- FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007, FIFA.com
- 2007 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived)
- FIFA Technical Report
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