FIFA Club World Cup 2021 Champions, matches and fact

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
Palmeiras	CONMEBOL	Winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores	Entering in the semi-finals
Chelsea	UEFA	Winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League	Entering in the semi-finals
Al-Hilal	AFC	Winners of the 2021 AFC Champions League	Entering in the second round
Al Ahly	CAF	Winners of the 2020–21 CAF Champions League	Entering in the second round
Monterrey	CONCACAF	Winners of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League	Entering in the second round
AS Pirae	OFC	Nominated by OFC	Entering in the first round
Al-Jazira	AFC (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 Ahly	1 – 0	Monterrey	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
6 February 2022	Al-Hilal	6 – 1	Al-Jazira	Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

FIFA Club World Cup 2021 Semi finals

Date	Team A	Result	Team B	Venue
8 February 2022	Palmeiras	2–0	Al Ahly	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
9 February 2022	Al-Hilal	0–1	Chelsea	Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Date	Match	Team A	Result	Team B	Venue
9 February 2022	Fifth place	Monterrey	3–1	Al-Jazira	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
12 February 2022	Third place	Al-Hilal	0–4	Al Ahly	Al 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-Jazira	2
2	Yasser Ibrahim	Al Ahly	2
3	Romelu Lukaku	Chelsea	2
4	Raphael Veiga	Palmeiras	2

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.