2006 FIFA Club World Cup Final
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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
against Spain
's Barcelona
. Internacional won 1–0, after a counter-attack led by Iarley
and the goal scored by Adriano 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
.
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BARCELONA:
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GK
1
Víctor Valdés
MF
3
Thiago Motta
DF
4
Rafael Márquez
DF
5
Carles Puyol
(c)
FW
7
Eiður Guðjohnsen
FW
8
Ludovic Giuly
FW
10
Ronaldinho
DF
11
Gianluca Zambrotta
DF
12
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
MF
20
Deco
MF
24
Andrés Iniesta
Substitutes:
GK
25
Albert Jorquera
GK
28
Rubén Martínez
DF
2
Juliano Belletti
MF
6
Xavi
MF
15
Edmílson
DF
16
Sylvinho
FW
18
Santiago Ezquerro
DF
21
Lilian Thuram
FW
22
Javier Saviola
DF
23
Oleguer
FW
31
Giovani dos Santos
MF
32
Marc Crosas
Manager:
Frank Rijkaard
Nissan Stadium
The is a sports venue in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.The Yokohama City Office planned multi purpose about the rest place for flood by the Tsurumi River, which included the construction of the main stadium of major sport events - the 53rd National Sports Festival of Japan in Kanagawa...
, Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on 17 December 2006.
The match pitted Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
against Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
's Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
. Internacional won 1–0, after a counter-attack led by Iarley
Pedro Iarley
Pedro Iarley Lima Dantas or simply Iarley is a Brazilian attacking midfielder or forward, who currently signed a contract with Goiás Esporte Clube. His skill, speed and mazy dribbles make him one of the best players in Brazil. He is also a top class finisher and possesses vision and very accurate...
and the goal scored by Adriano at the 82nd minute, in a match watched by 67,128 people. In doing so, Internacional won their first FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
/Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
and Barcelona remained without any world club title. Deco
Deco
Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense....
was named as man of the match
Man of the match
In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...
.
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | INTERNACIONAL: | |||
| GK | 1 | Clemer |
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| DF | 2 | Ceará Marcos Venâncio de Albuquerque Marcos Venâncio de Albuquerque , commonly known as Ceará, is a Brazilian right wingback. He currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain.... |
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| DF | 3 | Índio Marcos Antônio de Lima Marcos Antônio de Lima or simply Índio , is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Internacional.-Honours:*Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2005,2008,2009 and 2011*Copa Libertadores: 2006, 2010... |
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| DF | 4 | Fabiano Eller |
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| DF | 15 | Rubens Cardoso |
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| MF | 5 | Wellington Monteiro Wellington Monteiro Wellington de Oliveira Monteiro or simply Wellington Monteiro is a defensive midfielder player from Brazil.-Career:... |
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| MF | 7 | Alex Alex Raphael Meschini Alex Raphael Meschini is a football player from Brazil, he currently plays at Corinthians.- Career :... |
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| MF | 8 | Edinho Edimo Ferreira Campos Edimo Ferreira Campos or simply Edinho , is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Fluminense.-Career:... |
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| MF | 9 | Fernandão Fernandão Fernando Lúcio da Costa, also called Fernandão , is a retired Brazilian footballer.-Career:Having started his career at Goiás of Goiânia, Fernandão had a four-year spell in France, initially moving to Marseille for R$1.4 million, before returning to Brazil to play for Internacional... (c) |
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| MF | 10 | Iarley Pedro Iarley Pedro Iarley Lima Dantas or simply Iarley is a Brazilian attacking midfielder or forward, who currently signed a contract with Goiás Esporte Clube. His skill, speed and mazy dribbles make him one of the best players in Brazil. He is also a top class finisher and possesses vision and very accurate... |
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| FW | 11 | Alexandre Pato Alexandre Pato Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva , commonly known as Alexandre Pato or simply Pato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Milan and the Brazilian national team. His nickname, Pato, refers to his place of birth, Pato Branco... |
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| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 12 | Renan Renan Brito Soares Renan Brito Soares or simply Renan , is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Internacional.- Career :... |
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| GK | 22 | Marcelo Boeck Marcelo Boeck Marcelo Boeck , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a goalkeeper... |
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| DF | 6 |  Martín HidalgoMartín Hidalgo Emilio Martín Hidalgo Conde , commonly known as Martín Hidalgo is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left wingback for Cienciano del Cuzco in the Peruvian First Division.... |
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| DF | 13 | Ediglê |
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| MF | 14 | Fabinho |
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| FW | 16 | Adriano |
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| MF | 17 |  Fabián Vargas |
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| FW | 18 | Luiz Adriano Luiz Adriano Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva or simply Luiz Adriano , is a Brazilian striker who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.-Internacional:... |
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| MF | 19 | Léo Leonardo Augusto Gomes Aro Leonardo Augusto Gomes Aro best known as Léo is a Brazilian striker, currently playing for Leixões.-Contract:*Figueirense 1 March 2007 to 31 December 2007... |
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| MF | 20 | Perdigão |
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| DF | 21 | Élder Granja |
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| FW | 23 | Michel Michel Neves Dias Michel Neves Dias, or simply Michel , is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Novo Hamburgo, on loan from Internacional.-Honours:Juventude* Copa do Brasil: 1999Internacional* Copa Libertadores: 2006... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Abel Braga Abel Braga Abel Carlos da Silva Braga, also known as Abel Braga or just Abel during his playing days , is a football manager and a former football player... |
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Víctor ValdésVíctor Valdés
Víctor Valdés i Arribas is a Spanish football goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga.He is the most successful goalkeeper in Barcelona's history and is widely considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world, having won a total of 17 titles including five...
Thiago MottaThiago Motta
Thiago Motta Santon Olivares , known as Thiago Motta, is a Brazilian-born Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Internazionale....
Rafael MárquezRafael Márquez
Rafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican footballer who plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and the Mexico national team. He plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder....
Carles PuyolCarles Puyol
Carles Puyol i Saforcada is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team.Mainly a central defender, he can also play on either flank, especially as a right back...
(c)
Eiður GuðjohnsenEiður Guðjohnsen
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for AEK Athens F.C. in the Superleague Greece. He has previously played for Premier League club Chelsea and FC Barcelona of Spain, having made his name with Bolton Wanderers. He was the captain of the Iceland national team until...
Ludovic GiulyLudovic Giuly
Ludovic Giuly is a French footballer who plays for Monaco as an attacking midfielder and winger. He represented France at international level, gaining 17 caps over a five-year period, and was a member of their 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup winning squad.-Early career:After starting his career with...
RonaldinhoRonaldinho
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira , commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazilian national team as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, awarded to the best player over the year...
Gianluca ZambrottaGianluca Zambrotta
Gianluca Zambrotta is a world cup winning Italian footballer who currently plays as a full back for Serie A club Milan.Zambrotta was decorated as Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2000 and he was made an Officer of the same order in 2006.-Como:Zambrotta began his...
Giovanni van BronckhorstGiovanni van Bronckhorst
Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst OON , known as Gio in Spain, is a retired Dutch footballer of Moluccan descent who served as the captain of the Dutch national team from August 2008 until his retirement....
DecoDeco
Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense....
Andrés IniestaAndrés Iniesta
Andrés Iniesta Luján is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team....
Albert JorqueraAlbert Jorquera
Albert Jorquera i Fortià is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He spent the bulk of his professional career with FC Barcelona , but could never be more than second or third-choice at his main club, which he left in 2009.-Football career:Born in Bescanó, Girona, Catalonia,...
Rubén MartínezRuben Iván Martínez
Rubén Iván Martínez Andrade, simply Rubén , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Málaga CF in La Liga, as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...
Juliano BellettiJuliano Belletti
Juliano Haus Belletti , is a former Brazilian footballer. He was awarded the Silver Ball by Placar for his consistently great performances for Atlético Mineiro during the 1999 Brazilian Série A...
XaviXavi
Xavier Hernández i Creus , commonly known as Xavi Hernández or simply Xavi , is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, where he has spent his entire 14-year career....
Edmílson SylvinhoSylvinho
Sylvio Mendes Campos Junior , commonly known as Sylvinho is a retired Brazilian footballer, who played for Corinthians, Arsenal, Celta Vigo, FC Barcelona and Manchester City...
Santiago EzquerroSantiago Ezquerro
Santiago 'Santi' Ezquerro Marín is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward.Having made a name for himself at Athletic Bilbao, appearing in nearly 300 official games for the club in seven years, he subsequently earned himself a transfer to FC Barcelona, but languished on the bench for...
Lilian ThuramLilian Thuram
Lilian Thuram is a retired professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team, and one of the twenty most capped players of all time.He played at the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, including ten in the Serie A with both...
Javier SaviolaJavier Saviola
Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a striker....
Oleguer Giovani dos SantosGiovani Dos Santos
Giovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play as a winger or second striker. Since joining Tottenham, he has had loan spells at Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Racing de Santander...
Marc CrosasMarc Crosas
Marc Crosas Luque is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Volga.-Early life:Born in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Girona, Catalonia, Crosas came through the ranks at La Liga club FC Barcelona and signed a five-year contract in 2006.-Barcelona:On 7 November 2007, Crosas...
Frank RijkaardFrank Rijkaard
Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,...
Assistant referees: Carlos Pastrana  Leonel Leal  Fourth official: Mohamed Salleh Subkhiddin  |
Statistics
| Internacional | Barcelona | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 9 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 6 |
| Ball possession | 41% | 59% |
| Actual playing time | 23 minutes | 32 minutes |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 11 |
| Free kicks at goal | 0 | 2 |
| Fouls committed | 25 | 15 |
| Offsides | 5 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |