# 2023 FIFA Club World Cup final

The 2023 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by Saudi Arabia. It was the 20th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the club champions from each of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions.
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah on 22 December 2023. It was contested by English club Manchester City, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Brazilian club Fluminense, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores.
Manchester City won the match 4–0 for their first FIFA Club World Cup title.

## Teams

In the following table, finals until 2005 were in the FIFA Club World Championship era, since 2006 were in the FIFA Club World Cup era.
| Team | Confederation | Qualification for tournament | Previous club world championship finals (bold indicates winners) |
| Manchester City | UEFA | Winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League | None |
| Fluminense | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2023 Copa Libertadores | None |
Note: On 27 October 2017, FIFA officially recognised all the champions of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions, in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup.
* IC: Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)
* FCWC: FIFA Club World Cup finals (2000, 2005–present)

## Route to the final

| Manchester City | Manchester City | Team | Fluminense | Fluminense |
| Opponent | Result | 2023 FIFA Club World Cup | Opponent | Result |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 | Semi-finals | Al Ahly | 2–0 |

## Match
### Details

| Manchester City | Fluminense |
| GK | 31 | Ederson |
| RB | 2 | Kyle Walker (c) |
| CB | 3 | Rúben Dias |
| CB | 5 | John Stones | 74' |
| LB | 6 | Nathan Aké | 81' |
| CM | 82 | Rico Lewis | 60' |
| CM | 16 | Rodri | 74' |
| RW | 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| AM | 47 | Phil Foden | 81' |
| LW | 10 | Jack Grealish |
| CF | 19 | Julián Alvarez |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 18 | Stefan Ortega |
| GK | 33 | Scott Carson |
| DF | 21 | Sergio Gómez |
| DF | 24 | Joško Gvardiol | 74' |
| DF | 25 | Manuel Akanji | 74' |
| DF | 68 | Max Alleyne |
| MF | 4 | Kalvin Phillips |
| MF | 8 | Mateo Kovačić | 60' |
| MF | 27 | Matheus Nunes | 81' |
| MF | 52 | Oscar Bobb | 81' |
| MF | 76 | Mahamadou Susoho |
| FW | 92 | Micah Hamilton |
| Manager: ||
| Pep Guardiola ||
| GK | 1 | Fábio |
| RB | 2 | Samuel Xavier |
| CB | 33 | Nino (c) | | 74' |
| CB | 30 | Felipe Melo | | 60' |
| LB | 12 | Marcelo | 57' | 60' |
| CM | 7 | André |
| CM | 8 | Matheus Martinelli |
| RW | 21 | Jhon Arias |
| AM | 10 | Ganso | | 60' |
| LW | 11 | Keno | | 46' |
| CF | 14 | Germán Cano |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Pedro Rangel |
| GK | 98 | Vitor Eudes |
| DF | 4 | Marlon | | 74' |
| DF | 23 | Guga |
| DF | 40 | Diogo Barbosa | | 60' |
| DF | 44 | David Braz |
| MF | 5 | Alexsander | 68' | 60' |
| MF | 20 | Danielzinho |
| MF | 29 | Thiago Santos |
| MF | 45 | Lima | | 60' |
| FW | 9 | John Kennedy | 84' | 46' |
| FW | 38 | Yony González |
| Manager: ||
| Fernando Diniz ||
| Man of the Match: Julián Alvarez (Manchester City) Assistant referees: Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland) Adam Kupsik (Poland) Fourth official: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) Reserve assistant referee: Tulio Moreno (Venezuela) Video assistant referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland) Assistant video assistant referees: Juan Soto (Venezuela) Jorge Urrego (Venezuela) Juan Lara (Chile) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time. |