FIFA Club World Cup 2008 Champions, matches and achievements

Club World Cup 2008 was the 5th edition of FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA’s six continental confederations. The tournament was held in Japan from 11 to 21 December 2008.
Defending champions Milan did not qualify for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, having been eliminated in the round of 16 of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. The winners of that competition, Manchester United, claimed their first Club World Cup title. United defeated Gamba Osaka 5–3 in the semi-finals and went on to beat LDU Quito 1–0 in the final, held at the International Stadium in Yokohama on 21 December. This victory marked United’s second world title, following their triumph in the 1999 Intercontinental Cup, which was also hosted in Japan. Notably, this edition of the Club World Cup was the first in which the CONMEBOL representative was not from either Argentina or Brazil.

ChampionsRunners- UpThird PlaceFourth PlaceFair Play Award
England Manchester United (1st title)Ecuador LDU QuitoJapan Gamba OsakaMexico PachucaAustralia Adelaide United

Club World Cup 2008 Awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Adidas Golden Ball
Alibaba Cloud Award
England Wayne RooneyEngland Manchester United
Adidas Silver BallPortugal Cristiano RonaldoEngland Manchester United
Adidas Bronze BallArgentina Damián MansoEcuador LDU Quito

Club World Cup 2008 Qualified Teams

TeamConfederationAchivementQualification
England Manchester UnitedUEFAWinners of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions LeagueEntering in the semi-final
Ecuador LDU QuitoCONMEBOLWinners of the 2008 Copa LibertadoresEntering in the semi-final
Egypt Al AhlyCAFWinners of the 2008 CAF Champions LeagueEntering in the quarter-final
Japan Gamba OsakaAFCWinners of the 2008 AFC Champions LeagueEntering in the quarter-final
Mexico PachucaCONCACAFWinners of the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' CupEntering in the quarter-final
Australia Adelaide UnitedAFC (host)Runners-up of the 2008 AFC Champions LeagueEntering in the play-off for quarter-final
New Zealand Waitakere UnitedOFCWinners of the 2007–08 OFC Champions LeagueEntering in the play-off for quarter-final

Note: Adelaide United took the host Japan’s slot as Gamba Osaka won the 2008 AFC Champions League. As a result, the winners of the 2008 J.League Division 1, later determined to be Kashima Antlers on 6 December 2008, missed out on participating.

Play-off for quarter-final
11 December 2008 19:45, (UTC+9) | National Stadium, Tokyo

Australia Adelaide United 2–1 New Zealand Waitakere United
Mullen Football 39′
Dodd Football 83′
Seaman Football 34′

Quarter final matches
13 December 2008 13:45, (UTC+9) | National Stadium, Tokyo

Egypt Al Ahly 2–4 (a.e.t.) Mexico Pachuca
Pinto Football 28′ (o.g.)
Flávio Football 44′
Montes Football 47′
Giménez Football 72′, 110′
Álvarez Football 98′

14 December 2008 19:30, (UTC+9) | National Stadium, Tokyo

Australia Adelaide United 0–1 Japan Gamba Osaka
Yasuhito Endō Football 23′

Semi final matches
17 December 2008 19:30, (UTC+9) | National Stadium, Tokyo

Mexico Pachuca 0–2 Ecuador LDU Quito
Bieler Football 4′
Bolaños Football 26′

18 December 2008 19:30, (UTC+9) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Japan Gamba Osaka 3–5 England Manchester United
Yamazaki Football 74′
Endō Football 85′ (pen.)
Hashimoto Football 90+1′
Vidić Football 28′
Ronaldo Football 45+1′
Rooney Football 75′, 79′
Fletcher Football 78′

Fifth place match
18 December 2008 16:30, (UTC+9) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Egypt Al Ahly 0–1 Australia Adelaide United
Cristiano Rodrigues Football 7′

Third place match
21 December 2008 16:30, (UTC+9) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Mexico Pachuca 0–1 Japan Gamba Osaka
Yamazaki Football 29′

Club World Cup 2008 final match
21 December 2008 19:30, (UTC+9) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Ecuador LDU Quito 0–1 England Manchester United
Rooney Football 73′

Club World Cup 2008 Top Goal scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1England Wayne RooneyEngland Manchester United3
2Japan Yasuhito EndōJapan Gamba Osaka2
3Argentina Christian GiménezMexico Pachuca2
4Japan Masato YamazakiJapan Gamba Osaka2
5Portugal Cristiano RonaldoEngland Manchester United1

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