FIFA Club World Cup 2006 Champions, matches and achievements

Club World Cup 2006 was the 3rd edition of FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organized by FIFA for the winners of each confederation’s top continental club tournament. The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup featured the champions from each of the six confederations in a knockout-style tournament. A draw determined the quarter-final match-ups among the champions of AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, and OFC, while the UEFA and CONMEBOL champions received byes to the semi-finals. Teams losing in the quarter-finals played for fifth place, and those defeated in the semi-finals competed in a third-place play-off.
Defending champions São Paulo were unable to qualify, as they were defeated by fellow Brazilian club Internacional in the 2006 Copa Libertadores Final. Internacional went on to win their first Club World Cup title, defeating Al Ahly in the semi-finals and then beating Barcelona 1–0 in the final.
A host nation team was initially proposed but ultimately did not participate. With Australia’s exit from the OFC, the Oceanian representative, Auckland City, was fully amateur, so there was consideration of a play-off between Auckland City and Japan’s J. League champions (Gamba Osaka) to increase local interest. This would have also removed the fifth-place match to keep the number of games the same, but the idea was later rejected. However, the tournament format was revised the following year in 2007.

Champions	Runners- Up	Third Place	Fourth Place	Fair Play Award
Internacional (1st title)	Barcelona	Al Ahly	Club América	Barcelona

Club World Cup 2006 Awards

Award	Player	Team
Adidas Golden Ball Alibaba Cloud Award	Deco	Barcelona
Adidas Silver Ball	Iarley	Internacional
Adidas Bronze Ball	Ronaldinho	Barcelona

Club World Cup 2006 Qualified Teams

Team	Confederation	Achivement	Qualification
Barcelona	UEFA	2005–06 UEFA Champions League winner	Entering in the semi-final
Internacional	CONMEBOL	2006 Copa Libertadores winner	Entering in the semi-final
Al Ahly	CAF	2006 CAF Champions League winner	Entering in the quarter-final
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	AFC	2006 AFC Champions League winner	Entering in the quarter-final
Club América	CONCACAF	2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner	Entering in the quarter-final
Auckland City	OFC	2006 OFC Club Championship winner	Entering in the quarter-final

Quarter final matches
10 December 2006 19:20 (UTC+09:00) | Toyota Stadium, Toyota

Auckland City	0–2	Al Ahly
		Flávio 51′ Aboutrika 73′

11 December 2006 19:20 (UTC+09:00) | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0–1	Club América
		Francisco Rojas 79′

Semi final matches
13 December 2006 19:20 (UTC+09:00) | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Al Ahly	1–2	Internacional
Flávio 54′		Alexandre Pato 23′ Luiz Adriano 72′

14 December 2006 19:20 (UTC+09:00) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Club América	0–4	Barcelona
		Guðjohnsen 11′ Márquez 30′ Ronaldinho 65′ Deco 85′

Fifth place match
15 December 2006 19:20 (UTC+09:00) | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Auckland City	0–3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
		Lee Hyun-Seung 17′ Kim Hyeung-Bum 31′ Zé Carlos 73′ (pen.)

Third place match
17 December 2006 16:20 (UTC+09:00) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Al Ahly	2–1	Club América
Aboutrika 42′, 79′		Cabañas 59′

Club World Cup 2006 final match
17 December 2006 19:20 (UTC+09:00) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Internacional	1–0	Barcelona
Adriano Gabiru 82′

Club World Cup 2006 Top Goal scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Mohamed Aboutrika	Al Ahly	3
2	Flávio	Al Ahly	2
3	Deco	Barcelona	1
4	Ronaldinho	Barcelona	1
5	Alexandre Pato	Internacional	1