The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup final took place at the International Stadium Yokohama, Japan on 17 December 2006.
The match pitted Internacional of Brazil, the CONMEBOL club champions, against Barcelona of Spain, the UEFA club champions. Internacional won 1–0, after a counter-attack led by Iarley and the goal scored by Adriano Gabiru at the 82nd minute, in a match watched by 67,128 people. In doing so, Internacional won their first FIFA Club World Cup/Intercontinental Cup and Barcelona remained without any world club title. Deco was named as man of the match.
Road to final InternacionalTeam BarcelonaCONMEBOLConfederationUEFAWinner of the 2006 Copa LibertadoresQualificationWinner of the 2005–06 UEFA Champions LeagueByePlay-off roundByeByeQuarter-finalsBye2–1 Al-Ahly(Pato , Luiz Adriano )Semi-finals4–0 Club América(Guðjohnsen , Márquez ,Ronaldinho , Deco )
Match details Details
GK 1 ClemerRB 2 CearáCB 3 Índio CB 4 Fabiano EllerLB 15 Rubens CardosoCM 8 EdinhoCM 5 Wellington MonteiroRW 10 Iarley AM 7 Alex LW 11 Alexandre Pato CF 9 Fernandão (c) Substitutes:MF 17 Fabián Vargas FW 18 Luiz Adriano MF 16 Adriano Gabiru Manager: Abel Braga GK 1 Víctor ValdésRB 11 Gianluca Zambrotta CB 5 Carles Puyol (c)CB 4 Rafael MárquezLB 12 Giovanni van BronckhorstCM 3 Thiago Motta CM 24 Andrés IniestaRW 8 Ludovic GiulyAM 20 DecoLW 10 RonaldinhoCF 7 Eiður Guðjohnsen Substitutes:DF 2 Juliano Belletti MF 6 Xavi FW 18 Santiago Ezquerro Manager: Frank Rijkaard Assistant referees: Carlos Pastrana (Honduras) Leonel Leal (Costa Rica) Fourth official: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
Statistics +Overall Internacional BarcelonaGoals scored 1 0Total shots 10 17Shots on target 2 6Ball possession 43% 57%Corner kicks 2 11Fouls committed 25 15Offsides 5 1Yellow cards 3 1Red cards 0 0
References
External links FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006, FIFA.com Technical Report and Statistics (PDF), FIFA.com