FIFA World Club Cup

citytillidie

The forgotten World Cup

This is nearly over but since no English team is in it not on TV here

Results so far

Play off
Raga Casablanca FC (MOR) 2 V 1 Auckland City FC (NZL)

Quater Finals
Raga Casablanca FC (MOR) 2 V 1 Monterry (MEX) AET
Guangzhou Evergrade (CHN) 2 V 0 Al-Ahly SC (EGT)

Semi Finals
Guangzhou Evergrade (CHN) 0 V 3 FC Bayern Muchen (GER)

Fixtures
Today
Semi Final
Raga Casablanca FC (MOR) V Atlético Mineiro (BRA)

5th place play off
Al-Ahly SC (EGT) V Monterry (MEX)

iDave

Surprised a Mexican side lost to a Moroccan.

citytillidie

iDave wrote: »

Surprised a Mexican side lost to a Moroccan.

It is being played in Morroco this year

GavRedKing

citytillidie wrote: »

It is being played in Morroco this year

That would have helped us last year.

iDave

Its a competition brimming with potential but hasn't taken off. Wonder if its to do with FIFA miss-management of it or is there just too much football already out there.
Having said that it is a Euro-centric viewpoint I have, could be massive to everyone elsewhere.

GavRedKing

The Brazilian teams and players take it really seriously.

I remember Luiz, Oscar and Ramires talking about as if it was as important as the UCL final to them.

citytillidie

I think South America takes it more serious than Europe, when Liverpool where in it in 2005 the South American team was in Japan 10 days before there semi final to get used to the time zone

Collie D

iDave wrote: »

Its a competition brimming with potential but hasn't taken off. Wonder if its to do with FIFA miss-management of it or is there just too much football already out there.
Having said that it is a Euro-centric viewpoint I have, could be massive to everyone elsewhere.

Is this the first time it has been played outside of Japan in a while? I think when Man United were in it in 2000 it was in South America but bar that I can only remember it being in Japan.

May kick off if it's moved around. As GavRedKing implied travelling half way around the world at this time of year for two games is not ideal. I think Chelsea played something like 11/12 games in January to catch up.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Collie D wrote: »

Is this the first time it has been played outside of Japan in a while? I think when Man United were in it in 2000 it was in South America but bar that I can only remember it being in Japan.

It was in the UAE in 2009 and 2010.

Dolph Starbeam

GavRedKing wrote: »

The Brazilian teams and players take it really seriously.

I remember Luiz, Oscar and Ramires talking about as if it was as important as the UCL final to them.

It was one of the reasons why Neymar stayed an extra season with Santos also.

Darkglasses

Is there much money involved in winning it?

DerekDGoldfish

Darkglasses wrote: »

Is there much money involved in winning it?

Depends on how many opposing players you have to bribe

mikeym

Darkglasses wrote: »

Is there much money involved in winning it?

Millions

Boots234

Big shock at the moment with Raja Casablanca leading Mineiro 2-1 and they are into the last few minutes

Boots234

Boots234 wrote: »

Big shock at the moment with Raja Casablanca leading Mineiro 2-1 and they are into the last few minutes

They won 3-1. Casablanca v Bayern final

citytillidie

Results today

Semi Final
Raga Casablanca FC (MOR) 3 V 1 Atlético Mineiro (BRA)

5th place play off
Al-Ahly SC (EGT) 1 V 5 Monterry (MEX)

Upcoming
3rd place play off
Atlético Mineiro (BRA) V Guangzhou Evergrade (CHN)

Final
FC Bayern Muchen (GER) V Raga Casablanca FC (MOR)

dreamers75

Bit of a joke when the host team gets to the final.

Having not won any of the qualifying cups.

dan1895

Boots234 wrote: »

Casablanca v Bayern final

Of all the teams in all the world.

Daemos

dreamers75 wrote: »

Bit of a joke when the host team gets to the final.

Having not won any of the qualifying cups.

They qualified by winning the Moroccan league. Not as difficult as the others, I'll grant you that, but they did still have to qualify. They also played two games more than Bayern to reach the final.

ArmaniJeanss

dreamers75 wrote: »

Bit of a joke when the host team gets to the final.

Having not won any of the qualifying cups.

No-one complained about Brazil doing the same thing in the recent Confederations Cup.

Dj Stiggie

I was at the first match last week, Raja vs Auckland City. I happened to be in Agadir so I went along for the experience. It was an incredible atmosphere, and Casablanca fans were amazing. A lot of the locals were annoyed at the gloating. Tickets were €15 and it was a brilliant, new stadium. A bit off topic I know, but everyone in Morocco was taking it very seriously, and plenty of people from the UAE had come over for it.

LuckyLloyd

I think it's awesome the hosts got through. Should make for a good atmosphere in the final.

kfallon

When is the final? Surely this will be on the box....BBC3 job perhaps??

citytillidie

kfallon wrote: »

When is the final? Surely this will be on the box....BBC3 job perhaps??

Final is on Saturday, no TV coverage in UK or Ireland. Eurosport have European coverage.

Dolph Starbeam

Vanishing spray tested at the Club World Cup will be used at the World Cup in Brazil. Great idea, it has been in use for a while in South America already.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/19/world-cup-brazil-vanishing-spray-blatter

dreamers75

Daemos wrote: »

They qualified by winning the Moroccan league. Not as difficult as the others, I'll grant you that, but they did still have to qualify. They also played two games more than Bayern to reach the final.

Still tho its the world club cup for champions of the continents.

Hardly going to increase its appeal when this happens.

MooShop

Darkglasses wrote: »

Is there much money involved in winning it?

This

Boots234

Bayern are 2-0 up at half time, looks like yet another trophy

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Another one to the list for Pep. He'll have at least one more by next May. He's averaging well over a trophy a season at this rate.

citytillidie

So this is how it ended up 1 to 7

FC Bayern Muchen (GER)
Raga Casablanca FC (MOR)
Atlético Mineiro (BRA)
Guangzhou Evergrade (CHN)
Monterry (MEX)
Al-Ahly SC (EGT)
Auckland City FC (NZL)