2012 FIFA Club World Cup

The FIFA Club World Cup 2012 ( engl.: FIFA Club World Cup 2012 ) was the ninth edition of this international football competition for club teams and was held from December 6 to 16 for the sixth time in Japan which has been held from 2005 to 2008 and 2011 It was hosted. The winner was the team of Corinthians.

In this tournament, the first time the technical means for Torbestimmung means of the goal-line were used. Both the cameras based Hawk - Eye system and the process known as " chip in the ball " GoalRef system were used.

  • 6.1 Adidas Golden Ball
  • 6.2 FIFA Fair Play Trophy

Mode

Compared with the current competition format since 2007 there were no changes. The tournament was played with seven participants. These were in addition to the six winners of the continental champion competitions at club level from Asia ( AFC ), Africa ( CAF), CONCACAF, South America ( CONMEBOL ), Europe ( UEFA ) and Oceania (OFC ), the Japanese master ( would have made ​​a club Japan won the AFC CL, the best -placed non-Japanese club would have been qualified in this league ), who had to contest a playoff game against the winner of the OFC Champions League. Meanwhile, with the winner playing in Africa, Asia and CONCACAF representatives of two participants from the semi-finals. For this, the teams from Europe and South America were already set; they denied therefore only two games. It was played - as before - in the knockout system. At eleven days eight games were held.

Venues

In the Olympic Stadium Tokyo found as in 2011, but in contrast to the years 2005 to 2008, no games instead.

Participant

The tournament at a glance

The draw for the quarter-finals was held in Zurich on 24 September 2012.

Final

Statistics

Added to this were ever an own goal by the Japanese Hiroki Mizumoto ( Sanfrecce Hiroshima ), shot for Ulsan Hyundai and the Mexican's Darvin Chavez ( Monterrey ), shot for Chelsea.

Honors

Adidas Golden Ball

The Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament went to the Brazilian champions Corinthians Cássio of São Paulo. The Silver Ball went to his Landsman David Luiz from Chelsea FC finalists and the Bronze Ball at the Peruvian Paolo Guerrero also Corinthians.

FIFA Fair Play Trophy

The Fair Play Award for athletic proper appearance on and off the turf was able to secure the third place CF Monterrey.

Referee

On the part of FIFA was nominated by each continental federation a referee team. Only the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC) provides a second team, which is kept as a reserve.

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