The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup final took place at the International Stadium Yokohama, Japan on 17 December 2006.

The match pitted Internacional of Brazil, the CONMEBOL club champions, against Barcelona of Spain, the UEFA club champions. Internacional won 1–0, after a counter-attack led by Iarley and the goal scored by Adriano Gabiru at the 82nd minute, in a match watched by 67,128 people. In doing so, Internacional won their first FIFA Club World Cup/Intercontinental Cup and Barcelona remained without any world club title. Deco was named as man of the match.

Road to final

Brazilian Football Confederation InternacionalTeamRoyal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
CONMEBOLConfederationUEFA
Winner of the 2006 Copa LibertadoresQualificationWinner of the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League
ByePlay-off roundBye
ByeQuarter-finalsBye
2–1 Egyptian Football Association Al-Ahly (Pato 23', Luiz Adriano 72')Semi-finals4–0 Mexican Football Federation Club América (Guðjohnsen 11', Márquez 30', Ronaldinho 65', Deco 85')

Match details

Details

Internacional Brazilian Football Confederation1–0Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
Adriano Gabiru 82'
InternacionalBarcelona
GK 1 Brazil Clemer RB 2 Brazil Ceará CB 3 Brazil Índio 45' CB 4 Brazil Fabiano Eller LB 15 Brazil Rubens Cardoso CM 8 Brazil Edinho CM 5 Brazil Wellington Monteiro RW 10 Brazil Iarley 90+3' AM 7 Brazil Alex 46' LW 11 Brazil Alexandre Pato 61' CF 9 Brazil Fernandão (c) 76' Substitutes: MF 17 Colombia Fabián Vargas 46' FW 18 Brazil Luiz Adriano 61' MF 16 Brazil Adriano Gabiru 84' 76' Manager: Brazil Abel BragaGK 1 Spain Víctor Valdés RB 11 Italy Gianluca Zambrotta 46' CB 5 Spain Carles Puyol (c) CB 4 Mexico Rafael Márquez LB 12 Netherlands Giovanni van Bronckhorst CM 3 Brazil Thiago Motta 55' 59' CM 24 Spain Andrés Iniesta RW 8 France Ludovic Giuly AM 20 Portugal Deco LW 10 Brazil Ronaldinho CF 7 Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen 88' Substitutes: DF 2 Brazil Juliano Belletti 46' MF 6 Spain Xavi 59' FW 18 Spain Santiago Ezquerro 88' Manager: Netherlands Frank Rijkaard
GK1Brazil Clemer
RB2Brazil Ceará
CB3Brazil Índio45'
CB4Brazil Fabiano Eller
LB15Brazil Rubens Cardoso
CM8Brazil Edinho
CM5Brazil Wellington Monteiro
RW10Brazil Iarley90+3'
AM7Brazil Alex46'
LW11Brazil Alexandre Pato61'
CF9Brazil Fernandão (c)76'
Substitutes:
MF17Colombia Fabián Vargas46'
FW18Brazil Luiz Adriano61'
MF16Brazil Adriano Gabiru84'76'
Manager:
Brazil Abel Braga
GK1Spain Víctor Valdés
RB11Italy Gianluca Zambrotta46'
CB5Spain Carles Puyol (c)
CB4Mexico Rafael Márquez
LB12Netherlands Giovanni van Bronckhorst
CM3Brazil Thiago Motta55'59'
CM24Spain Andrés Iniesta
RW8France Ludovic Giuly
AM20Portugal Deco
LW10Brazil Ronaldinho
CF7Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen88'
Substitutes:
DF2Brazil Juliano Belletti46'
MF6Spain Xavi59'
FW18Spain Santiago Ezquerro88'
Manager:
Netherlands Frank Rijkaard
Assistant referees: Carlos Pastrana (Honduras) Leonel Leal (Costa Rica) Fourth official: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Overall
InternacionalBarcelona
Goals scored10
Total shots1017
Shots on target26
Ball possession43%57%
Corner kicks211
Fouls committed2515
Offsides51
Yellow cards31
Red cards00

External links

  • , FIFA.com
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