The 2007 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007 presented by

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for sponsorship reasons) was a

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tournament played in

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from 7 to 16 December 2007. It was the fourth

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, a tournament organised by

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for the winners of each confederation's top continental club tournament. Seven teams from the six confederations entered the tournament; Defending champions

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did not qualify as they were eliminated in the second stage of the

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. Italian side

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became the first European team to win the Club World Cup with a 4–2 victory over Argentinian club

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in the

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. That title made them the most successful team in the world in terms of international trophies won (18).

Qualified teams

The qualified teams were decided during 2007 through the six 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

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won the 2007 AFC Champions League. Also, the fifth-place match was eliminated for this edition. † Sepahan took

's slot due to a Japanese team winning the AFC Champions League.

Venues

Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

Squads

For a list of all the squads of this tournament, see the article

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Match officials

Matches

''All times local (

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Play-off for quarter-finals

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Match for third place

Final

Scorers

;3 goals *

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(Urawa Red Diamonds) ;2 goals *

Filippo Inzaghi Filippo "Pippo" Inzaghi (; born 9 August 1973) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He was nicknamed "Superpippo" or "Alta tensione" by fans and commentators during his playing career. He is t ...

(Milan) *

Emad Mohammed Emad Mohammed Ridha ( ar, عماد محمد رضا, born 24 July 1982) is a coach and former Iraqi football striker, currently managing Iraq U20. Club career On 25 June 2007, Emad renewed his contract with Sepahan for another season in a deal ...

(Sepahan) ;1 goal *

Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid Al-Zirjawi ( ar, عبد الوهاب أبو الهيل لابد الزيرجاوي; born 21 December 1975) is an Iraqi professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Iraqi club Zakho. Club ...

(Sepahan) * Saber Ben Frej (Étoile du Sahel) *

Neri Cardozo Neri Raúl Cardozo (born 8 August 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Venados. He is able to play on both sides of the field and is known for his ball control. He holds Mexican citizenship. Cardozo made ...

(Boca Juniors) * Mohamed Amine Chermiti (Étoile du Sahel) *

Kaká Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká () or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. In his prime as a playmaker at AC Milan, a period marke ...

(Milan) ;1 goal * Mahmoud Karimi (Sepahan) *

Yuichiro Nagai is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made four appearances for the Japan national team scoring once. Club career Nagai played his youth football at Mitsubishi Yowa Club. After graduating from high school in ...

(Urawa Red Diamonds) *

Moussa Narry Moussa Narry (born ''Moses Narh'' on 19 April 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Niger he made six appearances for the Ghana national team. Club career Born in Maradi, Niger, Narry began his ...

(Étoile du Sahel) *

Alessandro Nesta Alessandro Nesta (; born 19 March 1976) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. Usually deployed as a centre-back, he is widely considered one of the best defenders of all time. He was best known for his pace, artistic tac ...

(Milan) *

Rodrigo Palacio Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio Alcalde (; born 5 February 1982) is a Argentine basketball player and former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the son of José Ramón Palacio, a historic player of Club Olimpo during the 1980s. ...

(Boca Juniors) *

Clarence Seedorf Clarence Clyde Seedorf (; born 1 April 1976) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is regarded by many to be one of the best midfielders of his generation. Seedorf is considered one of the most successful players in UEF ...

(Milan) ;1 own goal *

Massimo Ambrosini Massimo Ambrosini (; born 29 May 1977) is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a defensive midfielder. At club level, he is mostly known for his successful time at Italian team AC Milan, where he spent eighteen years of ...

(Milan) ;2 own goals * Hadi Aghili (Sepahan)

Awards

References

External links

FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007
FIFA.com

(Archived)
FIFA Technical Report
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