The 2022 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022 presented by Visit Saudi for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th 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 1 to 11 February 2023 in Morocco.
Chelsea were the defending champions, but they were not able to defend their title as they did not qualify after being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League by eventual winners Real Madrid. The Spanish side went on to win the Club World Cup for a record fifth time, beating Al Ahly of Egypt 4–1 in the semi-finals before a 5–3 win over Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal in the final.
This edition also marked the first time a club from the United States (Seattle Sounders FC) took part in the tournament.
Champions: 
Real Madrid (5th title)
Runners-up: 
Al-Hilal
Best Player: 
Vinícius Júnior (
Real Madrid)
Top Scorer: Pedro (
Flamengo), 4 goal
FIFA Club World Cup 2022 Awards
Award Player Club
Golden Ball Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid
Silver Ball 
Federico Valverde Real Madrid
Bronze Ball 
Luciano Vietto Al Hilal
Third Place Fourth Place Fair play award
Flamengo Al Ahly Real Madrid
Host Country: 
Morocco
Club World Cup 2022 Qualified Teams
Team Confederation Achivement Qualification
FlamengoCONMEBOL Winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores Entering in the semi-finals
Real MadridUEFA Winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League Entering in the semi-finals
Al HilalAFC Nominated by AFC and runner-up of the 2022 AFC Champions League Entering in the second round
Wydad CasablancaCAF Winners of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League Entering in the second round
Seattle Sounders FCCONCACAF Winners of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Entering in the second round
Auckland CityOFC Winners of the 2022 OFC Champions League Entering in the first round
Al AhlyCAF (host) Runners-up of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League Entering in the first round
Note A: Due to scheduling issues, it was confirmed that the final of the 2022 AFC Champions League, originally scheduled for October 2022, would not be completed until May 2023. As the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup would already be held by that time, the AFC confirmed on 23 December 2022 that Al-Hilal would be their representative at the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup as the reigning champions from the 2021 AFC Champions League.
Note B: Wydad Casablanca also won the 2021–22 Botola, the host domestic league, on 29 June 2022.
Note C: Al Ahly took the host Morocco’s slot as Wydad Casablanca won the 2021–22 CAF Champions League.
Note D: While Al Ahly were confirmed as finalists of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League with Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca on 14 May 2022, and finished as runners-up on 30 May 2022, their participation was not confirmed until Morocco were appointed as tournament hosts on 16 December 2022.
FIFA Club World Cup 2022 matches
The draw of the tournament was held on 13 January 2023, 12:00 CET, at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé, Morocco, 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). In the second round draw, Wydad Casablanca and the winner of the first round match were pre-allocated to separate fixtures, with their opponents selected from the draw pot. The match kick-off times and venues were confirmed after the draw.
First Round
1 February 2023 20:00 CET (UTC+1), Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier
| Al Ahly |
3–0 | Auckland City |
El Shahat  45+2′Mohamed Sherif 56′Muzi Tau 86′ |
Second Round
Date Team A Result Team B
4 February 2023 Wydad Casablanca1–1 (a.e.t.)
3–5 (penalties) Al-Hilal
4 February 2023 Seattle Sounders FC0–1 Al Ahly
FIFA Club World Cup 2022 Semi Final matches
Date Team A Result Team B
7 February 2023 Flamengo2–3 Al-Hilal
8 February 2023 Al Ahly1–4 Real Madrid
Third place match
11 February 2023 16:30, Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier
| Al Ahly |
2–4 | Flamengo |
| Abdel Kader 38′, 60′ |
Gabriel Barbosa 11′ (pen.), 85′ (pen.) Pedro 77′, 90+1 |
FIFA Club World Cup 2022 Final match
11 February 2023 20:00, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
| Real Madrid |
5–3 | Al-Hilal |
| Vinícius 13′, 69′ Valverde 18′, 58′Benzema 54′ |
Marega 26′ Vietto 63′, 79′ |
Club World Cup 2022 Top Goal Scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Pedro Flamengo4
2 Federico Valverde Real Madrid3
3 Luciano Vietto Al-Hilal3
4 Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid3
5 Ahmed Abdel Kader Al Ahly2
6 Salem Al-Dawsari Al-Hilal2
7 Gabriel Barbosa Flamengo2
Club World Cup 2022 Venues
The matches were played at two venues, the Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier and the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.
Stadium City Capacity
Ibn Batouta Stadium Tangier 65,000
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Rabat 53,000
