2020 FIFA Club World Cup final

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.

2020 FIFA Club World Cup final

Event	2020 FIFA Club World Cup
Bayern Munich UANL 1 0
Date	11 February 2021 (2021-02-11)
Venue	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Man of the Match	Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)^[1]
Referee	Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)^[2]
Attendance	7,411^[3]
Weather	Clear night 19 °C (66 °F) 78% humidity^[4]
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The final was contested by German club Bayern Munich, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Mexican club 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.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2005 were in the FIFA Club World Championship era, since 2006 were in the FIFA Club World Cup era.

Team	Confederation	Qualification for tournament	Previous club world championship finals
Bayern Munich	UEFA	Winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League	1 2013
UANL	CONCACAF	Winners of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League	None

Venue

The Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar was announced as the final venue on 23 December 2020.^[8] The venue finished construction and opened in 2020, and will host matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[9] Originally, the stadium was to host the second semi-final, third place play-off and final of the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup,^[10] but the matches were moved to the Khalifa International Stadium after the opening of the Education City Stadium was postponed.^[11]

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.^[12] 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).^[13]

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.^[14]

Route to the final

Bayern Munich		Team	UANL
Opponent	Result	2020 FIFA Club World Cup	Opponent	Result
Bye		Second round	Ulsan Hyundai	2–1
Al Ahly	2–0	Semi-finals	Palmeiras	1–0

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 UANL goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán. The goal was reviewed by VAR for an offside before eventually being awarded.^[15]

Details

11 February 2021 (2021-02-11)

21:00 AST

Bayern Munich	1–0	UANL
Pavard   59'	Report

Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 7,411^[3]

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Bayern Munich^[16]

UANL^[16]

GK 1   Manuel Neuer (c) RB 5   Benjamin Pavard CB 4   Niklas Süle CB 21   Lucas Hernandez LB 19   Alphonso Davies CM 6   Joshua Kimmich CM 27   David Alaba RW 10   Leroy Sané   73' AM 29   Kingsley Coman   73' LW 7   Serge Gnabry   64' CF 9   Robert Lewandowski   73' Substitutes: GK 34   Lukas Schneller GK 39   Ron-Thorben Hoffmann DF 20   Bouna Sarr MF 22   Marc Roca MF 24   Corentin Tolisso   64' MF 28   Tiago Dantas MF 42   Jamal Musiala   73' FW 11   Douglas Costa   73' FW 13   Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting   73' Manager:   Hansi Flick

GK 1   Nahuel Guzmán RB 28   Luis Rodríguez   69'   80' CB 13   Diego Reyes CB 3   Carlos Salcedo LB 29   Jesús Dueñas   42' RM 20   Javier Aquino CM 5   Rafael Carioca   90' CM 19   Guido Pizarro (c) LM 23   Luis Quiñones CF 32   Carlos González CF 10   André-Pierre Gignac Substitutes: GK 35   Juan Pablo Chávez GK 50   Arturo Delgado DF 4   Hugo Ayala DF 14   Juan Sánchez DF 18   Aldo Cruz DF 21   Francisco Meza DF 43   Érick Ávalos MF 8   Jordan Sierra MF 17   Leonardo Fernández MF 22   Raymundo Fulgencio FW 33   Julián Quiñones   80' FW 52   Patrick Ogama Manager:   Ricardo Ferretti

Man of the Match: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)^[1] Assistant referees:^[2] Nicolás Taran (Uruguay) Richard Trinidad (Uruguay) Fourth official:^[2] Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) Reserve assistant referee:^[2] Neuza Back (Brazil) Video assistant referee:^[2] Julio Bascuñán (Chile)^[note 1] Assistant video assistant referee:^[2] Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)^[note 1]

Match rules^[18]^[19] 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^[note 2] Maximum of one concussion substitute

Statistics

First half^[20] Statistic Bayern Munich UANL Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 8 3 Shots on target 4 1 Saves 1 4 Ball possession 58% 42% Corner kicks 3 2 Fouls committed 6 6 Offsides 2 0 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0 0

Second half^[21] Statistic Bayern Munich UANL Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 11 0 Shots on target 5 0 Saves 0 4 Ball possession 52% 48% Corner kicks 1 0 Fouls committed 6 5 Offsides 0 3 Yellow cards 0 2 Red cards 0 0

Overall^[21] Statistic Bayern Munich UANL Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 19 3 Shots on target 9 1 Saves 1 8 Ball possession 55% 45% Corner kicks 4 2 Fouls committed 12 11 Offsides 2 3 Yellow cards 0 3 Red cards 0 0

Notes

1. Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) was originally appointed as the video assistant referee for the final, with Julio Bascuñán (Chile) serving as the assistant video assistant referee.^[17] However, Gallo was later removed from the match, with Bascuñán changed to the video assistant referee, and Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar) appointed as the assistant video assistant referee.^[2]
2. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

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External links

• Official website