FIFA Club World Cup 2021 was the 18th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organized international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation’s league champions. The tournament was held from 3 to 12 February 2022 in the United Arab Emirates.
Defending champions Bayern Munich did not qualify as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. The eventual winners of that competition, Chelsea, won the Club World Cup for the first time, beating Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the semi-finals before requiring extra time to claim a 2–1 win over Brazilian side Palmeiras in the final.
Champions Runners- Up Third Place Fourth Place Fair play award
Chelsea (1st title)
Palmeiras
Al Ahly
Al-Hilal Chelsea
Host Country: 
United Arab Emirates
Golden Ball: Thiago Silva (
Chelsea)
Silver Ball: Dudu (
Palmeiras)
Bronze Ball: Danilo ( Palmeiras)
Qualified Teams
Team Confederation Achivement Qualification
PalmeirasCONMEBOL Winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores Entering in the semi-finals
ChelseaUEFA Winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League Entering in the semi-finals
Al-HilalAFC Winners of the 2021 AFC Champions League Entering in the second round
Al AhlyCAF Winners of the 2020–21 CAF Champions League Entering in the second round
MonterreyCONCACAF Winners of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League Entering in the second round
AS PiraeOFC Nominated by OFC Entering in the first round
Al-JaziraAFC (Host) Winners of the 2020–21 UAE Pro League Entering in the first round
FIFA Club World Cup 2021 matches
The draw of the tournament was held on 29 November 2021, 17:00 CET (UTC+1), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland, to decide the matchups of the second round (between the first round winner and teams from AFC, CAF and CONCACAF), and the opponents of the two second round winners in the semi-finals (against teams from CONMEBOL and UEFA).
First Round
3 February 2022 20:30, Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
| Al-Jazira |
4 – 1 | AS Pirae |
Al-Ameri  5′A. Al-Attas 25′Kosanović 41′Diaby 63′ |
Second Round
Date Team A Result Team B Venue
5 February 2022 Al Ahly1 – 0 MonterreyAl Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
6 February 2022 Al-Hilal6 – 1 Al-JaziraMohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
FIFA Club World Cup 2021 Semi finals
Date Team A Result Team B Venue
8 February 2022 Palmeiras2–0 Al AhlyAl Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
9 February 2022 Al-Hilal0–1 ChelseaMohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Date Match Team A Result Team B Venue
9 February 2022 Fifth place Monterrey3–1 Al-JaziraAl Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
12 February 2022 Third place Al-Hilal0–4 Al AhlyAl Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
FIFA Club World Cup 2021 Final match
12 February 2022 20:30, Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
| Chelsea |
2 – 1 (a.e.t.) |  Palmeiras |
| Lukaku 54′ Havertz 117′ (pen.) |
Raphael Veiga 64′ (pen.) |
Top Goal Scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 
Abdoulay Diaby Al-Jazira2
2 Yasser Ibrahim Al Ahly2
3 
Romelu Lukaku Chelsea2
4 Raphael Veiga Palmeiras2
Host Appointment
An expanded Club World Cup in China was planned to be held in June and July 2021. However, due to fixture congestion caused by the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on football, the Tokyo Olympics, UEFA European Championship and Copa América were postponed from mid-2020 to mid-2021. As a result, FIFA announced in March 2020 that they would postpone the expanded Club World Cup to later in 2021, 2022 or 2023, before cancelling it entirely.
On 4 December 2020, the FIFA Council announced that the Club World Cup, using the previous format, would be held in late 2021 and hosted by Japan. However, on 8 September 2021, the Japan Football Association dropped its commitment to host the tournament, owing to the possibility of restrictions on fan attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Numerous countries expressed interest in hosting the tournament as bidding was reopened, including Brazil, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. On 20 October 2021, the FIFA Council named the United Arab Emirates as the host of the tournament, and postponed the event from late 2021 to early 2022.
