FIFA Club World Cup

FT Friday, December 22, 2023
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Manchester City LWWDW 4
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Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City · 52,601 att.

Match Report

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Manchester City beat Fluminense for 1st Club World Cup title

Manchester City were just too good and a bit lucky for overmatched Fluminense in the Club World Cup final by winning 4-0 and taking a fifth title in 2023 on Friday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
2
45.6
Possession
54.4
5
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
399
Accurate Passes
479
444
Passes
530
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
2
8
Crosses
3
0.1
Cross %
0.7
34
Long Balls
30
15
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
13
9
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
2
Interceptions
6
6
Effective Clearances
5
6
Clearances
5

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 6Nathan AkéLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 47Phil FodenAM
  7. 16RodriLM
  8. 82Rico LewisRM
  9. 19Julián ÁlvarezF
  10. 10Jack GrealishAM-L
  11. 20Bernardo SilvaAM-R

FLU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1FábioG
  2. 30Felipe MeloCD-L
  3. 33NinoCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 2Samuel XavierRB
  6. 10GansoAM
  7. 8MartinelliLM
  8. 7AndréRM
  9. 14Germán CanoF
  10. 11KenoAM-L
  11. 21Jhon AriasAM-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Manchester City 1, Fluminense 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 27' Own Goal by Nino, Fluminense. Manchester City 2, Fluminense 0.
  3. 45' Substitution, Fluminense. John Kennedy replaces Keno.
  4. 57' Marcelo (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Substitution, Fluminense. Lima replaces Paulo Henrique Ganso.
  6. 60' Substitution, Fluminense. Alexsander replaces Marcelo.
  7. 61' Substitution, Fluminense. Diogo Barbosa replaces Felipe Melo.
  8. 61' Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Rico Lewis.
  9. 68' Alexsander (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 72' Goal! Manchester City 3, Fluminense 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  11. 74' Substitution, Fluminense. Marlon replaces Nino because of an injury.
  12. 74' Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Rodri because of an injury.
  13. 75' Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces John Stones.
  14. 81' Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Phil Foden.
  15. 81' Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Nathan Aké.
  16. 84' John Kennedy (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 88' Goal! Manchester City 4, Fluminense 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.

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