2010 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2010 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament that was played from 8 to 18 December 2010. It was the 7th FIFA Club World Cup and was hosted by the United Arab Emirates.[1] Other countries that placed bids were Australia and Japan. Portugal had initially placed a bid, but later withdrew from the process.[2]
| FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010 presented by Toyota كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم الإمارات العربية المتحدة 2010 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 8–18 December |
| Teams | 7 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 27 (3.38 per match) |
| Attendance | 200,251 (25,031 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Fair play award | |
Barcelona were the defending champions, but could not defend their title after being eliminated in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
The tournament marked the first time in its history that a team from outside Europe or South America reached the final, after Africa's TP Mazembe of DR Congo defeated South America's Internacional of Brazil in the semi-finals.[3] However, Mazembe were unable to pass the final hurdle, as they lost 3–0 to Italy's Internazionale (representing Europe) in the final.[4] It was Inter's third world title, having won the Club World Cup's predecessor – the Intercontinental Cup – in 1964 and 1965.[4]
Qualified teams
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entered in the semi-finals | |||
| CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2010 Copa Libertadores | 2nd (Previous: 2006) | |
| UEFA | Winners of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League | 1st | |
| Entered in the quarter-finals | |||
| AFC | Winners of the 2010 AFC Champions League | 1st | |
| CAF | Winners of the 2010 CAF Champions League | 2nd (Previous: 2009) | |
| CONCACAF | Winners of the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League | 3rd (Previous: 2007, 2008) | |
| Entered in the qualifying round | |||
| OFC | Winners of the 2009–10 OFC Champions League | 1st | |
| AFC (Host) | Winners of the 2009–10 UAE Pro-League | 1st | |
1 In bold: Previous tournament winners (Internacional was the first previous winner to participate again in the tournament)
Match officials
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
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| AFC | ||
| CAF | ||
| CONCACAF | ||
| CONMEBOL | ||
| OFC | ||
| UEFA |
Squads
Venues
Abu Dhabi was the only city to serve as a venue for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.[5]
| Abu Dhabi | ||||
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| Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | Zayed Sports City Stadium | |||
| 24°27′09.95″N 54°23′31.27″E | 24°24′57.92″N 54°27′12.93″E | |||
| Capacity: 42,056 | Capacity: 50,000 | |||
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2010 FIFA Club World Cup (United Arab Emirates) | ||||
Bracket
A draw was held on 27 October 2010 at the FIFA Headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland to decide the matchups for the two quarter-finals.[6]
| Play-off | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 8 December – Abu Dhabi (MBZ) | ||||||||||||||
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3 | 11 December – Abu Dhabi (ZSC) | ||||||||||||
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0 | |
1 | |||||||||||
| 15 December – Abu Dhabi (ZSC) | ||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||
| 18 December – Abu Dhabi (ZSC) | ||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 December – Abu Dhabi (MBZ) | ||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 14 December – Abu Dhabi (MBZ) | ||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Fifth place | Third place | |||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
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2 (4) | |
2 | |||||||||||
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2 (2) | |
4 | |||||||||||
| 15 December – Abu Dhabi (ZSC) | 18 December – Abu Dhabi (ZSC) | |||||||||||||
Matches
If a match was tied after normal playing time, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shootout would be held to determine the winner. However, for the fifth-place and third-place matches, no extra time would be played, and if tied the match would go straight to a penalty shootout to determine the winner.[7]
All times UAE Time (UTC+4)
Quarter-finals
| TP Mazembe | 1–0 | |
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| Bedi |
Report |
| Al-Wahda | 1–4 | |
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| Baiano |
Report | Molina Ognenovski Choi Sung-Kuk Cho Dong-Geon |
Semi-finals
| TP Mazembe | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kabangu Kaluyituka |
Report |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stanković Zanetti Milito |
Match for fifth place
Match for third place
| Internacional | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tinga Alecsandro D'Alessandro |
Report | Molina |
Final
| TP Mazembe | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pandev Eto'o Biabiany |
Goalscorers
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Final standings
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Awards
| Adidas Golden Ball Toyota Award |
Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
(Internazionale) |
(TP Mazembe) |
(Internacional) |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
References
- "UAE to stage World Club Cup in 2009 and 2010". Gulfnews.com. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- "Organising committee approves tournament format with reintroduction of match for fifth place". 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
- "TP Mazembe make history to reach Club World Cup final". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- "Inter Milan beat TP Mazembe to take World Club crown". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- "Host City". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 July 2008. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- "Draw finalises UAE 2010 schedule". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- "Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
External links
- FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010, FIFA.com
- 2010 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived)
- FIFA Technical Report

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