2012 World Football Challenge
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = World Football Challenge
| year = 2012
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| country = Canada
United States
| num_teams = 11 (from 2 confederations)
| champions = {{flagicon|Spain}} Real Madrid
| runner-up = n/a
| matches = 9
| goals = 30
| attendance = {{#expr: 53309 + 33087 + 38202 + 57748 + 13176 + 30137 + 29152 + 49474}}
| top goal scorer = {{flagicon|ESP}} José Callejón
(3 goals)
| player =
| prevseason = 2011
| nextseason =
|venue=8 (in 8 host cities)}}
The 2012 World Football Challenge was the third (and the final) World Football Challenge event, a series of friendly soccer matches played in Canada and the United States in July and August. The series opened on July 18.{{cite web|last=Borg|first=Simon|title=WFC: 2012 World Football Challenge kicks off July 18|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012/news/article/2012/04/16/wfc-world-football-challenge-returns-2012|work=MLS|publisher=MLSSoccer.com|accessdate=April 24, 2012|date=April 24, 2012|archive-date=June 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617123937/http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012/news/article/2012/04/16/wfc-world-football-challenge-returns-2012|url-status=dead}} The opening match was between the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) and Chelsea of the English Premier League, which Chelsea won 4–2.{{cite web|last=Borg|first=Simon|title=WFC: Sounders to host English giants Chelsea on July 18|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012/news/article/2012/04/17/wfc-sounders-host-english-giants-chelsea-july-18|work=MLS|publisher=MLSSoccer.com|accessdate=April 24, 2012|archive-date=May 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511134358/http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012/news/article/2012/04/17/wfc-sounders-host-english-giants-chelsea-july-18|url-status=dead}} Real Madrid, who had won the equivalent tournament the previous year, were the only team to win all their matches in normal play.
Participants
The following eleven clubs took part in the 2012 World Football Challenge.
Venues
Eight venues were selected for the 2012 World Football Challenge.
{{Flag|Canada}}
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| Toronto, Ontario
! rowspan="4" |{{location map+|Canada|float=center|width=330|caption=Location of the host cities of the 2012 World Football Challenge in Canada.|places={{Location map~|Canada|lat=43.65|long=-79.38|label=Toronto|position=right}}}} |
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| Rogers Centre |
| Capacity: 49,808 |
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{{Flag|United States}}
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| Carson, California |
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| The Home Depot Center |
| Capacity: 27,000
| Capacity: 74,918 | Capacity: 36,800 | Capacity: 52,325 |
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| colspan="4" |{{location map+|USA|float=center|width=520|caption=Location of the host cities of the 2012 World Football Challenge in the United States.|places={{Location map~|United States|lat=33.839722|long=-118.259722|label=Carson|position=left}}
{{Location map~|United States|lat=25.941111|long=-80.245278|label=Miami Gardens|position=right}} {{Location map~|United States|lat=36.096389|long=-115.044167|label=Whitney|position=right}} {{Location map~|United States|lat=40.712778|long=-74.006111|label=New York|position=right}} {{Location map~|United States|lat=39.952778|long=-75.163611|label=Philadelphia|position=left}} {{Location map~|United States|lat=47.603889|long=-122.33|label=Seattle|position=left}} {{Location map~|USA|lat=38.904722|long=-77.016389|label=Washington, D.C.|position=right}}}} |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
! colspan="2" | Washington, D.C. |
| Lincoln Financial Field
| colspan="2" | RFK Stadium |
| Capacity: 67,594
| Capacity: 67,000 | colspan="2" | Capacity: 56,692 |
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Matches
:All times are in the EDT time zone (UTC-4) (Local Times in parentheses).{{cite web|title=World Football Challenge Schedule|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012/schedule|work=MLS|publisher=Major League Soccer|accessdate=July 18, 2012|archive-date=May 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527050639/http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012/schedule|url-status=dead}}
{{football box
| date = July 18
| time = 21:30 (18:30 UTC-7)
| team1 = Seattle Sounders FC
| score = 2–4
| report = [http://www.soundersfc.com/matchday/matches/2012/regular/friendly-vs-chelsea.aspx Report]
| team2 = Chelsea
| goals1 = Montero {{goal|14||32|}}
| goals2 = Lukaku {{goal|3||44|}}
Hazard {{goal|11}}
Marin {{goal|40}}
| stadium = CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 53,309
| referee = Ricardo Salazar (California)
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{{football box
| date = July 21
| time = 16:00 (16:00 UTC-4)
| team1 = Toronto FC
| score = 1–1
| report = [http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-07-21-tor-v-lfc/recap Report]
| team2 = Liverpool
| goals1 = Amarikwa {{goal|58}}
| goals2 = Morgan {{goal|69}}
| stadium = Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
| attendance = 33,087
| referee = Paul Ward (Vancouver)
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{{football box
| date = July 22
| time = 19:00 (19:00 UTC-4)
| team1 = Chelsea
| score = 1–1
| report = [http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-07-22-cfc-v-psg/recap Report]
| team2 = Paris Saint-Germain
| goals1 = Piazon {{goal|82}}
| goals2 = Nenê {{goal|30}}
| stadium = Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
| attendance = 38,202
| referee = Edvin Jurisevic (Nebraska)
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{{football box
| date = July 28
| time = 18:00 (18:00 UTC-4)
| team1 = Chelsea
| score = 0–1
| report = [http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-07-28-cfc-v-acm/recap Report]
| team2 = Milan
| goals2 = Emanuelson {{goal|68}}
| stadium = Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
| attendance = 57,748
| referee = Ricardo Salazar (California)
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{{football box
| date = July 28
| time = 19:30 (19:30 UTC-4)
| team1 = D.C. United
| score = 1–1
| report = [http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-07-28-dc-v-psg/recap Report]
| team2 = Paris Saint-Germain
| goals1 = De Rosario {{goal|33|pen.}}
| goals2 = Ibrahimović {{goal|3}}
| stadium = RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
| attendance = 13,176
| referee = John McCloskey (Delaware)
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{{football box
| date = August 2
| time = 22:30 (19:30 UTC-7)
| team1 = Los Angeles Galaxy
| score = 1–5
| report = [http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-08-02-la-v-rm/recap Report]
| team2 = Real Madrid
| goals1 = Lopes {{goal|23}}
| goals2 = Higuaín {{goal|2}}
Di María {{goal|11}}
Callejón {{goal|36}}
Morata {{goal|49}}
Jesé {{goal|84}}
| stadium = The Home Depot Center, Carson, California
| attendance = 30,317
| referee = Ricardo Salazar (California)
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{{football box
| date = August 5
| time = 23:00 (20:00 UTC-7)
| team1 = Real Madrid
| score = 2–1
| report = [http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-08-05-rm-v-csl/recap Report]
| team2 = Santos Laguna
| goals1 = Alonso {{goal|14}}
Khedira {{goal|72}}
| goals2 = Suárez {{goal|25}}
| stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
| attendance = 29,152
| referee = Baldomero Toledo (California)
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{{football box
| date = August 8
| time = 20:00 (20:00 UTC-4)
| team1 = Real Madrid
| score = 5–1
| report = [http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-08-08-rm-v-acm/recap Report]
| team2 = Milan
| goals1 = Di María {{goal|24}}
Ronaldo {{goal|49||66}}
Ramos {{goal|81}}
Callejón {{goal|89}}
| goals2 = Robinho {{goal|33}}
| stadium = Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
| attendance = 49,474
| referee = Jair Marrufo (Texas)
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{{football box
| date = August 11
| time = 13:30 (13:30 UTC-4)
| team1 = Real Madrid
| score = 2–0
| report = [http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-08-11-rm-v-cel/recap Report]
| team2 = Celtic
| goals1 = Callejón {{goal|22}}
Benzema {{goal|67}}
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| stadium = Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| attendance = 34,018
| referee = Sorin Stoica
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Summary of results
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| width="215"|Team
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip|D|Draw}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|Celtic
|1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| align=left|Chelsea
|3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| align=left|D.C. United
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| align=left|Liverpool
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| align=left|Los Angeles Galaxy
|1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| align=left|Milan
|2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| align=left|Paris Saint-Germain
|2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| align=left|Real Madrid
|4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| align=left|Santos Laguna
|1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| align=left|Seattle Sounders FC
|1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| align=left|Toronto FC
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top goalscorers
{{updated|August 11, 2012.}}
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| Rank
!Name !Team !Goals |
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| 1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} José Callejón |align="left"|Real Madrid |3 |
| rowspan=4|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Romelu Lukaku |align="left"|Chelsea |2 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ángel Di María
|align="left"|Real Madrid |2 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|COL}} Fredy Montero
|align="left"|Seattle Sounders FC |2 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo
|align="left"|Real Madrid |2 |
| rowspan=19|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Xabi Alonso |align="left"|Real Madrid |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Quincy Amarikwa
|align="left"|Toronto FC |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Karim Benzema
|align="left"|Real Madrid |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Urby Emanuelson
|align="left"|Milan |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Eden Hazard
|align="left"|Chelsea |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Higuaín
|align="left"|Real Madrid |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Zlatan Ibrahimović
|align="left"|Paris Saint-Germain |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Jesé
|align="left"|Real Madrid |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Sami Khedira
|align="left"|Real Madrid |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} David Lopes
|align="left"|Los Angeles Galaxy |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Marko Marin
|align="left"|Chelsea |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Morata
|align="left"|Real Madrid |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Morgan
|align="left"|Liverpool |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Nenê
|align="left"|Paris Saint-Germain |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Piazon
|align="left"|Chelsea |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Ramos
|align="left"|Real Madrid |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Robinho
|align="left"|Milan |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Dwayne De Rosario
|align="left"|D.C. United |1 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ECU}} Christian Suárez
|align="left"|Santos Laguna |1 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012}}
{{World Football Challenge}}
{{Friendly tournaments 2012}}
{{International club football}}
{{2012 in American soccer}}
{{2012 in Canadian soccer}}
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