FIFA Club World Cup 2012 Champions, matches and achievements

Club World Cup 2012 was the ninth edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organized tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation’s league champions. The tournament was hosted by Japan.
Defending champions Barcelona did not qualify for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup after being eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League by the eventual winners, Chelsea.
Corinthians claimed their second Club World Cup title in 2012, becoming the last South American and non-European team to win the tournament. They secured a 1–0 victory over Al Ahly in the semi-finals and went on to defeat Chelsea by the same scoreline in the final.

Champions	Runners- Up	Third Place	Fourth Place	Fair Play Award
Corinthians (2nd title)	Chelsea	Monterrey	Al Ahly	Monterrey

FIFA Club World Cup 2012 Awards

Award	Player	Team
Adidas Golden Ball Alibaba Cloud Award	Cássio	Corinthians
Adidas Silver Ball	David Luiz	Chelsea
Adidas Bronze Ball	Paolo Guerrero	Corinthians

Club World Cup 2012 Qualified Teams

Team	Confederation	Achivement	Qualification
Corinthians	CONMEBOL	Winners of the 2012 Copa Libertadores	Entering in the semi-final
Chelsea	UEFA	Winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League	Entering in the semi-final
Ulsan Hyundai	AFC	Winners of the 2012 AFC Champions League	Entering in the quarter-final
Al Ahly	CAF	Winners of the 2012 CAF Champions League	Entering in the quarter-final
Monterrey	CONCACAF	Winners of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League	Entering in the quarter-final
Auckland City	OFC	Winners of the 2011–12 OFC Champions League	Entering in the play-off for quarter-final
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	AFC (host)	Winners of the 2012 J. League Division 1	Entering in the play-off for quarter-final

Play-off for quarter-final
6 December 2012 19:45, UTC+09:00 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	Auckland City
Aoyama 66′

Quarter final matches
9 December 2012 16:00, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota

Ulsan Hyundai	1–3	Monterrey
Lee Keun-ho 88′		Corona Ruiz 9′ Delgado 77′, 84′

9 December 2012 19:30, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2	Al Ahly
Hisato Satō 32′		Hamdy 15′ Aboutrika 57′

Fifth place match
12 December 2012 16:30, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota

Ulsan Hyundai	2–3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Mizumoto 17′ (o.g.) Lee Yong 90+5′		Yamagishi 35′ Hisato Satō 56′, 72′

Semi final matches
12 December 2012 19:30, UTC+09:00 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota

Al Ahly	0–1	Corinthians
		Guerrero 30′

13 December 2012 19:30, UTC+09:00 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Monterrey	1–3	Chelsea
De Nigris 90+1′		Mata 17′ Torres 46′ Chávez 48′ (o.g.)

Third place match
16 December 2012 16:30, UTC+09:00 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Al Ahly	0–2	Monterrey
		Corona 3′ Delgado 66′

Club World Cup 2012 final match
16 December 2012 19:30, UTC+09:00 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Corinthians	1–0	Chelsea
Guerrero 69′

Top Goal scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	César Delgado	Monterrey	3
2	Hisato Satō	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3
3	Paolo Guerrero	Corinthians	2
4	Jesús Corona	Monterrey	2
5	Mohamed Aboutrika	Al Ahly	1