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2007 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007
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FIFA Club World Cup 2007 official logo
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates7 December - 16 December
Teams7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Milan (1st title)
Runners-upArgentina Boca Juniors
Third placeJapan Urawa Red Diamonds
Fourth placeTunisia Étoile du Sahel
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored21 (3 per match)
Attendance315,279 (45,040 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Washington (3 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Kaká

The 2007 FIFA Club World Cup was a football tournament played in Japan from 7 December to 16 December 2007. It was the fourth FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organised by FIFA for the winners of each confederation's top continental club tournament.

The trophy was won by Milan, who became the most successful team in the world in terms of international trophies won (18).

Qualifying teams

The qualifying teams were decided during 2007 through the 6 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.[1] 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,[2] which indeed happened as Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2007 AFC Champions League. Also, the fifth-place match was eliminated for this edition.

Team Association Qualification
Argentina Boca Juniors CONMEBOL Winner of Copa Libertadores 2007
Italy Milan UEFA Winner of UEFA Champions League 2006-07
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel CAF Winner of CAF Champions League 2007
Mexico Pachuca CONCACAF Winner of CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds AFC Winner of AFC Champions League 2007
Play-in qualification
Iran Sepahan JFA Runner up of AFC Champions League 2007†
New Zealand Waitakere United OFC Winner of OFC Champions League 2007

† Sepahan took Japan's slot due to a Japanese team winning the AFC Champions League.

Squads

For a list of all the squads of this tournament, see the article 2007 FIFA Club World Cup squads.

Matches

Bracket

Wild cardQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal

All times local (UTC+9)

Play-off

Sepahan Iran3 – 1New Zealand Waitakere United
Emad Mohammed 3' 4'
Abdul-Wahab 47'		 (Report) Aghily 74' (o.g.)
Attendance: 24,788

Quarter-finals

Étoile du Sahel Tunisia1 – 0Mexico Pachuca
Narry 85' (Report)
Attendance: 34,934
Sepahan Iran1 – 3Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Karimi 80' (Report) Nagai 32'
Washington 54'
Aghily 70' (o.g.)
Attendance: 33,263
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Semi-finals

Étoile du Sahel Tunisia0 – 1Argentina Boca Juniors
(Report) Cardozo 37'
Attendance: 37,255
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan0 – 1Italy Milan
(Report) Seedorf 68'
Attendance: 67,005

Match for third place

Étoile du Sahel Tunisia2 – 2Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Ben Frej 5' (pen.)
Chermiti 75'		 (Report) Washington 35' 70'
Attendance: 53,363

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Final

Main article: 2007 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Boca Juniors Argentina2 – 4Italy Milan
Palacio 22'
Ambrosini 85' (o.g.)		 (Report) Inzaghi 21' 71'
Nesta 50'
Kaká 61'
Attendance: 68,263
FIFA Club World Cup
2007 Winners
Italy
Milan
Fourth Title*
  • Manchester United won 3 Intercontinental Cups (1969, 1989, 1990)

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
2 own goals

Awards

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Brazil Kaká
(Milan) 		Netherlands Seedorf
(Milan) 		Argentina Palacio
(Boca Juniors)
Fair play Japan Urawa Red Diamonds

References

  1. ^ "Green light for further special projects in Oceania, India and the Caribbean". Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  2. ^ "Organising Committee strengthens FIFA Club World Cup format". Retrieved 2007-08-14.

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