# 2014 FIFA Club World Cup final

The 2014 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament hosted by Morocco. It was the 11th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organised by FIFA between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions.
The final was contested between Spanish club Real Madrid, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Argentine club San Lorenzo, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores. It was played at the Stade de Marrakech in Marrakesh on 20 December 2014. The Spanish club won the match 2–0 and won their first FIFA Club World Cup title, and their fourth world club title counting the 1960, 1998 and 2002 Intercontinental Cups, equalling Milan's record.

## Background
### Real Madrid

Real Madrid qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, following a 4–1 extra time win against Atlético Madrid in the final. This was Real Madrid's second time competing in the tournament, after finishing fourth in the inaugural tournament in 2000. They have played five times in the Intercontinental Cup, the predecessor of the FIFA Club World Cup, with three wins (1960, 1998, 2002) and two losses (1966, 2000). They reached the final after defeating Mexican club Cruz Azul in the semi-finals.

### San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2014 Copa Libertadores, following a 2–1 aggregate win against Nacional in the final. This was San Lorenzo's first time competing in the tournament. They reached the final after defeating New Zealand club Auckland City in the semi-finals.

## Route to the final

| Real Madrid | Team | San Lorenzo |
| UEFA | Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League | Qualification | Winners of the 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Bye | Play-off round | Bye |
| Bye | Quarter-finals | Bye |
| 4–0 Cruz Azul (Ramos 15', Benzema 36', Bale 50', Isco 72') | Semi-finals | 2–1 (a.e.t.) Auckland City (Barrientos 45+2', Matos 93') |

## Match details

| Real Madrid | San Lorenzo |
| GK | 1 | Iker Casillas (c) |
| RB | 15 | Dani Carvajal | 30' | 73' |
| CB | 4 | Sergio Ramos | 22' | 89' |
| CB | 3 | Pepe |
| LB | 12 | Marcelo | | 44' |
| CM | 23 | Isco |
| CM | 8 | Toni Kroos |
| RM | 11 | Gareth Bale |
| LM | 10 | James Rodríguez |
| CF | 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| CF | 9 | Karim Benzema |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 13 | Keylor Navas |
| GK | 25 | Fernando Pacheco |
| DF | 2 | Raphaël Varane | | 89' |
| DF | 5 | Fábio Coentrão | | 44' |
| MF | 6 | Sami Khedira |
| FW | 14 | Javier Hernández |
| DF | 17 | Álvaro Arbeloa | | 73' |
| DF | 18 | Nacho |
| FW | 20 | Jesé |
| MF | 24 | Asier Illarramendi |
| MF | 26 | Álvaro Medrán |
| Manager: ||
| Carlo Ancelotti ||
| GK | 12 | Sebastián Torrico |
| RB | 7 | Julio Buffarini | 55' |
| CB | 14 | Walter Kannemann | 85' |
| CB | 3 | Mario Yepes | | 61' |
| LB | 21 | Emmanuel Más |
| DM | 20 | Néstor Ortigoza | 12' |
| DM | 5 | Juan Mercier (c) |
| CM | 8 | Enzo Kalinski |
| RM | 30 | Gonzalo Verón | | 57' |
| LM | 11 | Pablo Barrientos | 16' |
| CF | 9 | Martín Cauteruccio | | 68' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Leo Franco |
| GK | 33 | José Devecchi |
| DF | 2 | Mauro Cetto | | 61' |
| MF | 10 | Leandro Romagnoli | | 57' |
| DF | 13 | Ramiro Arias |
| FW | 15 | Héctor Villalba |
| FW | 22 | Nicolás Blandi |
| MF | 24 | Juan Cavallaro |
| FW | 26 | Mauro Matos | | 68' |
| DF | 27 | Matías Catalán |
| DF | 29 | Fabricio Fontanini |
| MF | 31 | Facundo Quignon |
| Manager: ||
| Edgardo Bauza ||
| Man of the Match: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Assistant referees: Leonel Leal (Costa Rica) Gerson López (Guatemala) Fourth official: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) Fifth official: Songuifolo Yéo (Ivory Coast) | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Twelve named substitutes, of which three may be used |