2007 FIFA Club World Cup
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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) and the first European team to win the trophy.
won the 2007 AFC Champions League. Also, the fifth-place match was eliminated for this edition.
† Sepahan took Japan
's slot due to a Japanese team winning the AFC Champions League.
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Assistants: Evarist Menkouande Celestin Ntagungira
Asia Mark Shield
Hiroyoshi Takayama
Assistants: Ben Wilson
Nathan Gibson
North, Central America and Caribbean Marco Rodríguez
Assistants: Jose Luis Camargo Pedro Rebollar
South America Jorge Larrionda
Assistants: Mauricio Espinosa
Miguel Nievas
Europe Claus Bo Larsen
Assistants: Bill Hansen Henryk Sonderby
Oceania Peter O'Leary
Assistants: Brent Best Matthew Taro
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2 goals Filippo Inzaghi
(Milan) Emad Mohammed
(Sepahan)
1 goal Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
(Sepahan) Saber Ben Frej
(Étoile du Sahel) Neri Cardozo
(Boca Juniors) Mohamed Amine Chermiti (Étoile du Sahel) Kaká
(Milan)
1 goal Mahmoud Karimi
(Sepahan) Yuichiro Nagai
(Urawa Red Diamonds) Moussa Narry
(Étoile du Sahel) Alessandro Nesta
(Milan) Rodrigo Palacio
(Boca Juniors) Clarence Seedorf
(Milan)
1 own goal Massimo Ambrosini
(Milan)
2 own goals Hadi Aghili
(Sepahan)
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
from 7 December to 16 December 2007. It was the fourth FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
, a tournament organised by FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
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) and the first European team to win the trophy.
Qualified teams
The qualified 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. 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, which indeed happened as Urawa Red DiamondsUrawa Red Diamonds
are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...
won the 2007 AFC Champions League. Also, the fifth-place match was eliminated for this edition.
| Team | Confederation | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
 Boca Juniors |
CONMEBOL CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations... |
Winner of Copa Libertadores 2007 Copa Libertadores 2007 The 2007 Copa Libertadores de América was the 48th edition of the Copa Libertadores. It started on January 24, 2007 and finished on June 20, 2007... |
 MilanA.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
Winner of UEFA Champions League 2006-07 UEFA Champions League 2006-07 The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007... |
 Étoile du SahelÉtoile Sportive du Sahel The Étoile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling... |
CAF Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those... |
Winner of CAF Champions League 2007 CAF Champions League 2007 The CAF Champions League 2007 was the 11th occurrence of the CAF Champions League, the most prestigious club football competition in Africa. Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia became champions for the first time, beating Al-Ahly of Egypt 3–1 in a two-legged final.-Preliminary round:The 1st legs were... |
 Pachuca |
CONCACAF CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean... |
Winner of CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007 The 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 42nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region... |
 Urawa Red DiamondsUrawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history... |
AFC Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are... |
Winner of AFC Champions League 2007 AFC Champions League 2007 The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title.... |
| Play-in qualification | ||
 Sepahan |
AFC Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are... |
Runner up of AFC Champions League 2007 AFC Champions League 2007 The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title.... † |
 Waitakere UnitedWaitakere United Waitakere United is a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They are one of the franchises in the ASB Premiership. They play their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu.-History:... |
OFC Oceania Football Confederation The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries... |
Winner of OFC Champions League 2007 |
† Sepahan took Japan
Japan Football Association
The Japan Football Association, sometimes known as the Japan Soccer Association , is the governing body responsible for the administration of association football in Japan. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions....
'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 squads2007 FIFA Club World Cup squads
These were the squads for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, held in Japan from 7 December to 16 December 2007.-Boca Juniors:Head coach: Miguel Angel Russo-A.C...
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Referees
Africa Coffi CodjiaCoffi Codjia
Coffi Codjia is a Beninese football referee.An international referee since 1994, Codjia was a referee at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006, the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1999 and 2003 and the African Cup of Nations in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, in which he was the referee for the final, and...
Assistants: Evarist Menkouande Celestin Ntagungira
Asia Mark Shield
Mark Shield
Mark Shield is a former Australian Football referee. He most recently refereed in Australia's A-League. He first played soccer for the Innisfail Tigers at the age of six. Not showing much promise as a player, he began refereeing at age 12, and by 16 was officiating adult matches in Townsville...
Hiroyoshi Takayama
Assistants: Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson
Ben "Benji" Wilson was an American basketball player who was shot to death on the eve of the start of his senior season in high school.Born Benjamin Wilson Jr. in Chicago, Illinois....
Nathan Gibson
North, Central America and Caribbean Marco Rodríguez
Marco Antonio Rodríguez
Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno is a Mexican football referee. In his homeland, he is commonly nicknamed "Chiquidrácula" due to his resemblance to a Mexican TV character of child Count Dracula, portrayed by Carlos Espejel...
Assistants: Jose Luis Camargo Pedro Rebollar
South America Jorge Larrionda
Jorge Larrionda
Jorge Luis Larrionda Pietrafesa is a FIFA football referee from Uruguay who has officiated at international matches since 1998. He is currently one of the world's top referees, having had the highest moment of his career during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in which he officiated four matches,...
Assistants: Mauricio Espinosa
Mauricio Espinosa
Mauricio Espinosa is an Uruguayan football referee who participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He gained publicity during the Round of 16 match between Germany and England, when he ruled that England midfielder Frank Lampard's strike did not cross the goal line, although television coverage...
Miguel Nievas
Europe Claus Bo Larsen
Claus Bo Larsen
Claus Bo Larsen is a Danish football referee who officiates in the Danish Superliga and was FIFA-listed from 1996 to 2010. He has officiated numereous matches in the UEFA Cup and Champions League...
Assistants: Bill Hansen Henryk Sonderby
Oceania Peter O'Leary
Peter O'Leary
Peter O'Leary is a New Zealand Association football referee, previously of Wellington but now residing and working in Whangarei. He operates in the Australian A-League and the New Zealand Football Championship, and his other occupation is as a secondary school biology teacher.-Career:He first took...
Assistants: Brent Best Matthew Taro
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Bracket
All times local (UTC+9Japan Standard Time
Japan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 09:00 in Japan Standard Time. There is no daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated several times. Japan Standard Time is the same as...
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Play-off
Quarter-finals
----Semi-finals
----Match for third place
Final
Scorers
3 goals Washington (Urawa Red Diamonds)2 goals Filippo Inzaghi
Filippo Inzaghi
Filippo Inzaghi, Ufficiale OMRI commonly known as Pippo, is a World Cup and UEFA Champions League-winning Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Milan....
(Milan) Emad Mohammed
Emad Mohammed
Emad Mohammed Ridha is an Iraqi football striker who currently plays for Sepahan in Iran Pro League and the Iraq national football team. Emad Mohammed has been a regular starter for Iraq ever since he played for the youth national team...
(Sepahan)
1 goal Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid is an Iraqi football midfielder. He currently plays for Al-Talaba.-Info:Abu Al-Hail started his career with Al Talaba. He left the club in 1999, moving to Al-Ahli Saida of Lebanon and then to Al-Shaab of the United Arab Emirates...
(Sepahan) Saber Ben Frej
Saber Ben Frej
Saber Ben Frej is a Tunisian footballer.-Club career:During the first half of the 2007-08 season, Ben Frej scored 9 goals in 13 games for Etoile du Sahel, before his move to Le Mans UC72 in January 2008 and on 4 January 2010 his club have released the Tunisian defender, who becomes a free...
(Étoile du Sahel) Neri Cardozo
Neri Cardozo
Neri Raúl Cardozo is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for CF Monterrey in the Primera Division de Mexico.-Club career:...
(Boca Juniors) Mohamed Amine Chermiti (Étoile du Sahel) Kaká
Kaká
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite , commonly known as Kaká , is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club...
(Milan)
1 goal Mahmoud Karimi
Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki
Mahmoud Karimi is a retired Iranian football striker who played for Sepahan F.C. in Iran Pro League.Karimi's full name is Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki, and he is from Sibak, a Georgian town in Fereydunshahr county. He is the most famous Iranian Georgian footballer in Iran...
(Sepahan) Yuichiro Nagai
Yuichiro Nagai
is a Japanese football player. He is a forward and currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse.-Club:He played his youth football at Mitsubishi Yowa Club. After graduating from high school in 1997, he joined Urawa...
(Urawa Red Diamonds) Moussa Narry
Moussa Narry
Moussa Narry is a Ghanaian-Nigerien football midfielder who currently plays for Le Mans UC 72.- Career :...
(Étoile du Sahel) Alessandro Nesta
Alessandro Nesta
Alessandro Nesta, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Milan. Considered by many as one of the best centre backs to have ever played the game, he is a four-time member of the annual UEFA Team of the Year.-Early life:Nesta was raised in...
(Milan) Rodrigo Palacio
Rodrigo Palacio
Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio is an Argentine footballer of Spanish descent currently playing for Serie A club Genoa. He plays as a second striker and winger. One of his greatest skills is his speed, which he utilizes very effectively down the flanks. He is son of José Ramón Palacio, a historic player...
(Boca Juniors) Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Clyde Seedorf OON is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Milan. Seedorf is the first player to have won the Champions League with three different clubs - Ajax in 1995, Real Madrid in 1998 and Milan in 2003 and 2007...
(Milan)
1 own goal Massimo Ambrosini
Massimo Ambrosini
Massimo Ambrosini is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder and is the captain of Serie A club Milan. He is well known for his aerial ability and tackling.- Club career :...
(Milan)
2 own goals Hadi Aghili
Hadi Aghili
Hadi Aghily is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Al-Arabi in Qatar Stars League.-Career:Aghili was born in Tehran. Aghily was part of the Persepolis F.C. youth academy, but he left the club for Saipa in 2001. After 3 years he moved to Sepahan where he won the Hazfi Cup and also played...
(Sepahan)
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Nation | Confederation | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
Italy |
UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100% | |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | Argentina |
CONMEBOL CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50% |
| 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history... |
Japan |
AFC Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are... |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 44.44% | |
| 4 | Étoile du Sahel Étoile Sportive du Sahel The Étoile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling... |
Tunisia |
CAF Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those... |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 44.44% |
| 5 | Sepahan | Iran |
AFC Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50% |
| 6 | Pachuca | Mexico |
CONCACAF CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0% |
| 7 | Waitakere United Waitakere United Waitakere United is a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They are one of the franchises in the ASB Premiership. They play their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu.-History:... |
New Zealand |
OFC Oceania Football Confederation The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0% |
Awards
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
 KakáKaká Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite , commonly known as Kaká , is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club... (Milan) |
 SeedorfClarence Seedorf Clarence Clyde Seedorf OON is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Milan. Seedorf is the first player to have won the Champions League with three different clubs - Ajax in 1995, Real Madrid in 1998 and Milan in 2003 and 2007... (Milan) |
Palacio Rodrigo Palacio Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio is an Argentine footballer of Spanish descent currently playing for Serie A club Genoa. He plays as a second striker and winger. One of his greatest skills is his speed, which he utilizes very effectively down the flanks. He is son of José Ramón Palacio, a historic player... (Boca Juniors) |
| Fair play | Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history... |
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