2015 FIFA Club World Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final

| event = 2015 FIFA Club World Cup

| image = NISSANSTADIUM20080608.JPG

| caption = The International Stadium Yokohama staged the final

| team1 = River Plate

| team1association = {{fbaicon|ARG|size=30px}}

| team1score = 0

| team2 = Barcelona

| team2association = {{fbaicon|ESP|size=30px}}

| team2score = 3

| date = {{Start date|2015|12|20|df=y}}

| stadium = International Stadium Yokohama

| city = Yokohama

| man_of_the_match1a = Luis Suárez (Barcelona)

| referee = Alireza Faghani (Iran)

| attendance = 66,853

| weather = Clear night
{{convert|5|°C|°F}}
76% humidity

| previous = 2014

| next = 2016

}}

The 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament hosted by Japan. It was the 12th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions.

The final was contested between Argentine club River Plate, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores and Spanish club Barcelona, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on 20 December 2015.

Barcelona won the game 3–0 to claim their third FIFA Club World Cup title.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35141742|title=River Plate 0-3 Barcelona|date=20 December 2015|work=BBC Sport|access-date=21 December 2015}}

The win for Barcelona was also their fifth trophy of 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/20/barcelona-river-plate-luis-suarez-club-world-cup|title=Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez fire Barcelona to Club World Cup title|date=20 December 2015|work=Guardian|access-date=21 December 2015}}

Background

=River Plate=

River Plate qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2015 Copa Libertadores, following a 3–0 aggregate win against UANL in the final. This was River Plate's first time competing in the tournament. They have played two times in the Intercontinental Cup, the predecessor of the FIFA Club World Cup, with one win (1986) and one loss (1996). They reached the final after defeating Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the semi-finals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/16/river-plate-club-world-cup-final-sanfrecce-hiroshima|title = River Plate reach Club World Cup final with victory over Sanfrecce Hiroshima|website = TheGuardian.com|date = 16 December 2015}}

=Barcelona=

Barcelona qualified for the tournament as winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, following a 3–1 win against Juventus in the final. This was Barcelona's fourth time competing in the tournament, after winning twice in 2009 and 2011, as well as being runners-up in 2006. They have played one time in the Intercontinental Cup, with one loss (1992). They reached the final after defeating Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande in the semi-finals.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35095550|title=Barcelona 3-0 Guangzhou Evergrande|work=BBC Sport}}

Route to the final

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width=350\|{{fbaicon\|ARG}} River Plate !Team !width=350\|{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona
align=center\|CONMEBOL !Confederation \|align=center\|UEFA
align=center\|Winners of the 2015 Copa Libertadores !Qualification \|align=center\|Winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League
align=center\|Bye !Play-off round \|align=center\|Bye
align=center\|Bye !Quarter-finals \|align=center\|Bye
align=center\|1–0 {{fbaicon\|JPN}} Sanfrecce Hiroshima !Semi-finals \|align=center\|3–0 {{fbaicon\|CHN}} Guangzhou Evergrande

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width=350|{{fbaicon|ARG}} River Plate

!Team

!width=350|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

align=center|CONMEBOL

!Confederation

|align=center|UEFA

align=center|Winners of the 2015 Copa Libertadores

!Qualification

|align=center|Winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League

align=center|Bye

!Play-off round

|align=center|Bye

align=center|Bye

!Quarter-finals

|align=center|Bye

align=center|1–0 {{fbaicon|JPN}} Sanfrecce Hiroshima

!Semi-finals

|align=center|3–0 {{fbaicon|CHN}} Guangzhou Evergrande

Match

=Summary=

=Details=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|2015|12|20|df=y}}

|time=19:30 (UTC+9)

|team1=River Plate {{fbaicon|ARG}}

|score=0–3

|team2={{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|report=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/archive/japan2015/

|goals1=

|goals2=

Messi {{goal|36}}
Suárez {{goal|49||68}}

|stadium=International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

|attendance=66,853{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/70/97/eng_08_1220_car-fcb_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220150951/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/74/70/97/eng_08_1220_car-fcb_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 20, 2015 |title=Match report River Plate - FC Barcelona 0:3 (0:1) |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=20 December 2015 |access-date=20 December 2015}}

|referee=Alireza Faghani (Iran)

}}

width=92%

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| pattern_so = _oly1415h

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| body = FFFFFF

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|{{Football kit

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Marcelo Barovero (c)
RB	25	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Gabriel Mercado
CB	2	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Jonatan Maidana
CB	3	{{flagicon\|COL}} Éder Álvarez Balanta
LB	21	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Leonel Vangioni
DM	5	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Matías Kranevitter	{{yel\|10}}
RM	8	{{flagicon\|URU}} Carlos Sánchez
AM	19	{{flagicon\|URU}} Tabaré Viudez		{{suboff\|56}}
LM	23	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Leonardo Ponzio	{{yel\|32}}	{{suboff\|46}}
CF	7	{{flagicon\|URU}} Rodrigo Mora		{{suboff\|46}}
CF	13	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Lucas Alario
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	12	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Augusto Batalla
GK	26	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Julio Chiarini
DF	6	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Leandro Vega
DF	20	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Milton Casco
DF	24	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Emanuel Mammana
MF	10	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Gonzalo Martínez		{{subon\|46}}
MF	16	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Nicolás Bertolo
MF	18	{{flagicon\|URU}} Camilo Mayada
MF	27	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Lucho González		{{subon\|46}}
FW	11	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Javier Saviola
FW	15	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Leonardo Pisculichi
FW	22	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Sebastián Driussi		{{subon\|56}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|ARG}} Marcelo Gallardo

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GK	13	{{flagicon\|CHI}} Claudio Bravo
RB	6	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Dani Alves
CB	3	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Gerard Piqué
CB	14	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Javier Mascherano		{{suboff\|81}}
LB	18	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Jordi Alba	{{yel\|16}}
RM	4	{{flagicon\|CRO}} Ivan Rakitić	{{yel\|43}}	{{suboff\|67}}
CM	5	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Sergio Busquets
LM	8	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Andrés Iniesta (c)
RF	10	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Lionel Messi
CF	9	{{flagicon\|URU}} Luis Suárez
LF	11	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Neymar	{{yel\|61}}	{{suboff\|89}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|GER}} Marc-André ter Stegen
GK	25	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Jordi Masip
DF	15	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Marc Bartra
DF	21	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Adriano
DF	23	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Thomas Vermaelen		{{subon\|81}}
DF	24	{{flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Jérémy Mathieu		{{subon\|89}}
MF	20	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Sergi Roberto	{{yel\|72}}	{{subon\|67}}
MF	26	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Sergi Samper
MF	28	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Gerard Gumbau
FW	17	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Munir
FW	19	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Sandro Ramírez
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Luis Enrique

style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"

Man of the Match:

Luis Suárez (Barcelona)

Assistant referees:

Reza Sokhandan (Iran)

Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)

Fourth official:

Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

| style="width:55%; vertical-align:top;"|

Match rules{{cite web|url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/70/28/09/fcwcreg2015en_neutral.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126173136/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/70/28/09/fcwcreg2015en_neutral.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 26, 2015|title=Regulations – FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015|publisher=FIFA}}

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Twelve named substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions.

=Statistics=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center" \|+Overall{{cite web\|title=Match Statistics\|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=275784/match=300338750/index.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219222559/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=275784/match=300338750/index.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=December 19, 2015\|access-date=20 December 2015\|publisher=FIFA}}
scope=col width=100 \| !scope=col width=70 \| River Plate !scope=col width=70 \| Barcelona
scope=row\|Goals scored \| 0 \| 3
scope=row\|Total shots \| 9 \| 16
scope=row\|Shots on target \| 6 \| 8
scope=row\|Ball possession \| 37% \| 63%
scope=row\|Corner kicks \| 6 \| 2
scope=row\|Fouls committed \| 22 \| 13
scope=row\|Offsides \| 1 \| 2
scope=row\|Yellow cards \| 2 \| 4
scope=row\|Red cards \| 0 \| 0

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"

|+Overall{{cite web|title=Match Statistics|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=275784/match=300338750/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219222559/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=275784/match=300338750/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 19, 2015|access-date=20 December 2015|publisher=FIFA}}

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!scope=col width=70 | River Plate

!scope=col width=70 | Barcelona

scope=row|Goals scored

| 0

| 3

scope=row|Total shots

| 9

| 16

scope=row|Shots on target

| 6

| 8