# 2023 FIFA Club World Cup

The 2023 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023 presented by Visit Saudi for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament was played in Saudi Arabia from 12 to 22 December 2023. It was the last seven-team Club World Cup before the tournament is expanded to 32 teams in 2025.
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 its first title.

## Host appointment

Although an expanded, quadrennial Club World Cup is 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

| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date | Participation |
| Entering in the semi-finals |||||
| Fluminense | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2023 Copa Libertadores | 4 November 2023 | 1st |
| Manchester City | UEFA | Winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League | 10 June 2023 | 1st |
| Entering in the second round |||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | AFC | Winners of the 2022 AFC Champions League | 26 February 2023 | 3rd (Previous: 2007, 2017) |
| Al Ahly | CAF | Winners of the 2022–23 CAF Champions League | 11 June 2023 | 9th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2022) |
| León | CONCACAF | Winners of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League | 4 June 2023 | 1st |
| Entering in the first round |||||
| Auckland City | OFC | Winners of the 2023 OFC Champions League | 27 May 2023 | 11th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022) |
| Al-Ittihad | AFC (host) | Winners of the 2022–23 Saudi Pro League | 27 May 2023 | 2nd (Previous: 2005) |
Notes
* ↑ Urawa Red Diamonds qualified on 26 February 2023 when Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal were confirmed as their opponents in the final. If a team from the host country had won the AFC Champions League, the runners-up of the AFC Champions League would have been invited in place of the host league winners. Urawa Red Diamonds won the AFC Champions League on 6 May 2023, confirming their second round entrance.

## Venues

On 26 June 2023, FIFA and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) confirmed that all matches in the tournament would be played in the city of Jeddah in two stadiums.
| Jeddahclass=notpageimage| Location of the host city of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup. | Jeddah | Jeddah |
| Jeddahclass=notpageimage| Location of the host city of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup. | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium |
| Jeddahclass=notpageimage| Location of the host city of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup. | Capacity: 62,345 | Capacity: 27,000 |

## 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 (Saudi Arabia) | Khalaf Al-Shammari (Saudi Arabia)Yasir Al-Sultan (Saudi Arabia) | Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar) |
| CAF | Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo) | Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)Arsenio Maringule (Mozambique) | Adil Zourak (Morocco) |
| CONCACAF | Tori Penso (United States) | Brooke Mayo (United States)Kathryn Nesbitt (United States) | Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) |
| CONMEBOL | Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) | Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)Tulio Moreno (Venezuela) | Juan Soto (Venezuela)Juan Lara (Chile) |
| UEFA | Szymon Marciniak (Poland) | Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)Adam Kupsik (Poland) | Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
One support referee was also named for the tournament.
| Confederation | Support referee |
| OFC | Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand) |

## Squads

Each team had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom had to be goalkeepers). 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.
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | 15 December – Jeddah (PAAFS) | 15 December – Jeddah (PAAFS) | | | | |
| | | León | 0 | 19 December – Jeddah (KASCS) | | | |
| | | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0 | | |
| | | | | Manchester City | 3 | 22 December – Jeddah (KASCS) | 22 December – Jeddah (KASCS) |
| | | | | | | Manchester City | 4 |
| | | | | 18 December – Jeddah (KASCS) | 18 December – Jeddah (KASCS) | Fluminense | 0 |
| | | 15 December – Jeddah (KASCS) | 15 December – Jeddah (KASCS) | Fluminense | 2 | | |
| 12 December – Jeddah (KASCS) | 12 December – Jeddah (KASCS) | Al Ahly | 3 | Al Ahly | 0 | Match for third place | Match for third place |
| Al-Ittihad | 3 | Al-Ittihad | 1 | | | 22 December – Jeddah (PAAFS) | 22 December – Jeddah (PAAFS) |
| Auckland City | 0 | | | | | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 |
| | | | | | | Al Ahly | 4 |
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

### Final
## Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Julián Alvarez | Manchester City | 2 |
| 1 | Karim Benzema | Al-Ittihad | 2 |
| 1 | Ali Maâloul | Al Ahly | 2 |
| 4 | Jhon Arias | Fluminense | 1 |
| 4 | Emam Ashour | Al Ahly | 1 |
| 4 | Bernardo Silva | Manchester City | 1 |
| 4 | Hussein El Shahat | Al Ahly | 1 |
| 4 | Phil Foden | Manchester City | 1 |
| 4 | Yasser Ibrahim | Al Ahly | 1 |
| 4 | José Kanté | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 |
| 4 | N'Golo Kanté | Al-Ittihad | 1 |
| 4 | John Kennedy | Fluminense | 1 |
| 4 | Mateo Kovačić | Manchester City | 1 |
| 4 | Romarinho | Al-Ittihad | 1 |
| 4 | Alex Schalk | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 |
| 4 | Alexander Scholz | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 |
| 4 | Percy Tau | Al Ahly | 1 |
1 own goal
* Marius Høibråten (Urawa Red Diamonds, against Manchester City)
* Yoshio Koizumi (Urawa Red Diamonds, against Al Ahly)
* Nino (Fluminense, against Manchester City)

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. Rodri of Manchester City won the Golden Ball award.
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
| Rodri (Manchester City) | Kyle Walker (Manchester City) | Jhon Arias (Fluminense) |
| FIFA Fair Play Award |||
| Al-Ittihad |||
FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.
Man of the Match :
| Match | Man of the match | Club | Opponent |
| 1 | N'Golo Kanté | Al-Ittihad | Auckland City |
| 2 | Marwan Attia | Al Ahly | Al-Ittihad |
| 3 | Yoshio Koizumi | Urawa Red Diamonds | León |
| 4 | André | Fluminense | Al Ahly |
| 5 | Rodri | Manchester City | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 6 | Emam Ashour | Al Ahly | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 7 | Julián Alvarez | Manchester City | Fluminense |

## Sponsorship

Presenting Partner
* Visit Saudi
FIFA Partners
* Adidas
* Coca-Cola
* Qatar Airways
* Visa
* Wanda Group
Tournament Supporters
* Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group
* Jahez
* Jeddah Central
* Jeddah Historic District
* Neom