2015 FIFA Club World Cup final

The International Stadium Yokohama staged the final
Event	2015 FIFA Club World Cup
River Plate Barcelona 0 3
Date	20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)
Venue	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Man of the Match	Luis Suárez (Barcelona)[1]
Referee	Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Attendance	66,853
Weather	Clear night 5 °C (41 °F) 76% humidity
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The 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament hosted by Japan. It was the 12th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions.

The final was contested between Argentine club River Plate, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores and Spanish club Barcelona, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on 20 December 2015. Barcelona won the game 3–0 to claim their third FIFA Club World Cup title.^[2] The win for Barcelona was also their fifth trophy of 2015.^[3]

Background

River Plate

River Plate qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2015 Copa Libertadores, following a 3–0 aggregate win against UANL in the final. This was River Plate's first time competing in the tournament. They have played two times in the Intercontinental Cup, the predecessor of the FIFA Club World Cup, with one win (1986) and one loss (1996). They reached the final after defeating Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the semi-finals.^[4]

Barcelona

Barcelona qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, following a 3–1 win against Juventus in the final. This was Barcelona's fourth time competing in the tournament, after winning twice in 2009 and 2011, as well as being runners-up in 2006. They have played one time in the Intercontinental Cup, with one loss (1992). They reached the final after defeating Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande in the semi-finals.^[5]

Route to the final

River Plate	Team	Barcelona
CONMEBOL	Confederation	UEFA
Winners of the 2015 Copa Libertadores	Qualification	Winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League
Bye	Play-off round	Bye
Bye	Quarter-finals	Bye
1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Semi-finals	3–0 Guangzhou Evergrande

Match

Summary

Details

20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)

19:30 (UTC+9)

River Plate	0–3	Barcelona
	Report	Messi 36' Suárez 49', 68'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 66,853^[1]

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

River Plate

Barcelona

GK 1 Marcelo Barovero (c) RB 25 Gabriel Mercado CB 2 Jonatan Maidana CB 3 Éder Álvarez Balanta LB 21 Leonel Vangioni DM 5 Matías Kranevitter  10' RM 8 Carlos Sánchez AM 19 Tabaré Viudez  56' LM 23 Leonardo Ponzio  32'  46' CF 7 Rodrigo Mora  46' CF 13 Lucas Alario Substitutes: GK 12 Augusto Batalla GK 26 Julio Chiarini DF 6 Leandro Vega DF 20 Milton Casco DF 24 Emanuel Mammana MF 10 Gonzalo Martínez  46' MF 16 Nicolás Bertolo MF 18 Camilo Mayada MF 27 Lucho González  46' FW 11 Javier Saviola FW 15 Leonardo Pisculichi FW 22 Sebastián Driussi  56' Manager: Marcelo Gallardo

GK 13 Claudio Bravo RB 6 Dani Alves CB 3 Gerard Piqué CB 14 Javier Mascherano  81' LB 18 Jordi Alba  16' RM 4 Ivan Rakitić  43'  67' CM 5 Sergio Busquets LM 8 Andrés Iniesta (c) RF 10 Lionel Messi CF 9 Luis Suárez LF 11 Neymar  61'  89' Substitutes: GK 1 Marc-André ter Stegen GK 25 Jordi Masip DF 15 Marc Bartra DF 21 Adriano DF 23 Thomas Vermaelen  81' DF 24 Jérémy Mathieu  89' MF 20 Sergi Roberto  72'  67' MF 26 Sergi Samper MF 28 Gerard Gumbau FW 17 Munir FW 19 Sandro Ramírez Manager: Luis Enrique

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