2023 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2023 FIFA Club World Cup was the 20th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup and the final edition held under the previous format. Organised by FIFA, the tournament featured seven teams comprising the winners of each of the six continental confederations' top club competitions, along with the champions of the host nation's domestic league. It was held in Saudi Arabia from 12 to 22 December 2023.
Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were not able to defend their title after being eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League by eventual winners Manchester City. The English team won the edition by beating the Brazilian team Fluminense 4–0 in the final, claiming their first title. This edition marked the conclusion of the Club World Cup's seven-team format, which had been in place since the competition's inception in 2000. It was the last before the tournament's expansion to a 32-team event beginning with the 2025 edition.
Host appointment
Although an expanded, quadrennial Club World Cup was planned for 2025, FIFA confirmed on 13 February 2023 that a 2023 tournament would be held using the previous seven-team format. Earlier that month, UOL Esporte reported that Saudi Arabia were interested in hosting the 2023 and 2024 Club World Cup tournaments. On 14 February, the FIFA Council confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host for the 2023 tournament.Qualified teams
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On 26 June 2023, FIFA and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation confirmed that all matches in the tournament would be played in the city of Jeddah in two stadiums.Match officials
On 3 November 2023, FIFA announced that five referees, ten assistant referees and eight video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.| Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees | Video assistant referees |
| AFC | Mohammed Al-Hoish | Khamis Al-Marri | |
| CAF | Jean-Jacques Ndala | Adil Zourak | |
| CONCACAF | Tori Penso | Tatiana Guzmán | |
| CONMEBOL | Jesús Valenzuela | ||
| UEFA | Szymon Marciniak |
One support referee was also named for the tournament.
| Confederation | Support referee |
| OFC | Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh |
Squads
Each team had to name a 23-man squad. Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.Matches
If a match was tied after normal playing time:- For elimination matches, extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner.
- For the match for third place, no extra time would be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be held to determine the winner.
Second round
----Semi-finals
----Goalscorers
1 own goalAwards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. Rodri of Manchester City won the Golden Ball award.FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.
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