The 2020 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by Qatar. It was the 17th 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.
The final was contested by German club Bayern Munich, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Mexican club Tigres UANL, representing CONCACAF as the reigning champions of the CONCACAF Champions League. It was the first time a team from the CONCACAF region played in the final.
The match was played at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan on 11 February 2021. The final was originally scheduled to be played in December 2020, but was moved to February due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the scheduling of the various continental club competitions.
Bayern Munich won the match 1–0 for their second FIFA Club World Cup title and fourth title at the global level. With the win, Bayern became the second European team to complete a sextuple (six trophies in a year) after Barcelona in 2009; they had won a continental treble in the previous season, along with their domestic and continental super cups in the 2020–21 campaign.
Teams
TeamConfederationQualification for tournamentPrevious club world championship finals Bayern MunichUEFAWinners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions LeagueIC: 2 (1976, 2001)FCWC: 1 (2013) Tigres UANLCONCACAFWinners of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions LeagueNone
Venue The Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar was announced as the final venue on 23 December 2020. The venue finished construction and opened in 2020, and will host matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Originally, the stadium was to host the second semi-final, third place play-off and final of the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, but the matches were moved to the Khalifa International Stadium after the opening of the Education City Stadium was postponed.
Background Bayern Munich reached their second Club World Cup Final in two tournament appearances, having done so in 2013, which they won against Raja Casablanca. Overall, it was their fourth club world championship final, having won their Intercontinental Cup in 1976 and 2001. Bayern Munich were seeking their sixth title in a year, having won the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and UEFA Champions League in the 2019–20 season, followed by the UEFA Super Cup and DFL-Supercup so far in the 2020–21 campaign. Therefore, a victory would see become the second team to win a sextuple, consisting of a continental treble (domestic league, domestic cup and continental competition), followed by the subsequent domestic and continental super cups and FIFA Club World Cup in the following season. This feat had only previously been achieved by Barcelona in 2009 (end of the 2008–09 season and start of the 2009–10 season).
Tigres UANL became the first side from CONCACAF to reach the final of the Club World Cup. They were making their debut appearance in the competition, having qualified by winning their first CONCACAF Champions League title in 2020.
Route to the final Bayern MunichTeam Tigres UANLOpponentResult2020 FIFA Club World CupOpponentResultByeSecond round Ulsan Hyundai2–1 Al Ahly2–0Semi-finals Palmeiras1–0
Match Summary In the 59th minute, Benjamin Pavard got the only goal of the game when he shot into an empty net from six yards out after the ball came to him when Robert Lewandowski challenged for a ball in the air with Tigres UANL goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán. The goal was reviewed by VAR for an offside before eventually being awarded.
Details
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)RB 5 Benjamin PavardCB 4 Niklas SüleCB 21 Lucas HernandezLB 19 Alphonso DaviesCM 6 Joshua KimmichCM 27 David AlabaRW 10 Leroy Sané AM 29 Kingsley Coman LW 7 Serge Gnabry CF 9 Robert Lewandowski Substitutes:GK 34 Lukas SchnellerGK 39 Ron-Thorben HoffmannDF 20 Bouna SarrMF 22 Marc RocaMF 24 Corentin Tolisso MF 28 Tiago DantasMF 42 Jamal Musiala FW 11 Douglas Costa FW 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Manager: Hansi Flick GK 1 Nahuel GuzmánRB 28 Luis Rodríguez CB 13 Diego ReyesCB 3 Carlos SalcedoLB 29 Jesús Dueñas RM 20 Javier AquinoCM 5 Rafael Carioca CM 19 Guido Pizarro (c)LM 23 Luis QuiñonesCF 32 Carlos GonzálezCF 10 André-Pierre GignacSubstitutes:GK 35 Juan Pablo ChávezGK 50 Arturo DelgadoDF 4 Hugo AyalaDF 14 Juan SánchezDF 18 Aldo CruzDF 21 Francisco MezaDF 43 Érick ÁvalosMF 8 Jordan SierraMF 17 Leonardo FernándezMF 22 Raymundo FulgencioFW 33 Julián Quiñones FW 52 Patrick OgamaManager: Ricardo Ferretti
Man of the Match: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Assistant referees: Nicolás Taran (Uruguay) Richard Trinidad (Uruguay) Fourth official: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) Reserve assistant referee: Neuza Back (Brazil) Video assistant referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Assistant video assistant referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Maximum of twelve named substitutes Maximum of five normal substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time Maximum of one concussion substitute
Statistics
+First halfStatisticBayern MunichTigres UANLGoals scored00Total shots83Shots on target41Saves14Ball possession58%42%Corner kicks32Fouls committed66Offsides20Yellow cards01Red cards00
+Second halfStatisticBayern MunichTigres UANLGoals scored10Total shots110Shots on target50Saves04Ball possession52%48%Corner kicks10Fouls committed65Offsides03Yellow cards02Red cards00
+OverallStatisticBayern MunichTigres UANLGoals scored10Total shots193Shots on target91Saves18Ball possession55%45%Corner kicks42Fouls committed1211Offsides23Yellow cards03Red cards00
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