2023 FIFA Club World Cup

2023 FIFA Club World Cup

FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023 presented by Visit Saudi كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم السعودية 2023
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	12–22 December
Teams	7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Manchester City (1st title)
Runners-up	Fluminense
Third place	Al Ahly
Fourth place	Urawa Red Diamonds
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	23 (3.29 per match)
Attendance	246,888 (35,270 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Julián Alvarez (Manchester City) Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) Ali Maâloul (Al Ahly) 2 goals each
Best player(s)	Rodri (Manchester City)
Fair play award	Al-Ittihad
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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.^[1] It was the last seven-team Club World Cup before the tournament is expanded to 32 teams in 2025.^[2]

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.^[3] The English team won the edition by beating the Brazilian team Fluminense 4–0 in the final, claiming its first title.