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2021 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2021
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates30 November – 18 December 2021
Teams32 (from 6 confederations)
← 2019
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The 2021 FIFA Club World Cup was the 22nd edition of the tournament. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was hosted in Qatar behind closed doors.

Teams

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Qualification

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A total of 32 teams enter the competition based on their performances in their confederation's champions league. The teams participating depended on their performances between 2019 and 2021, depending on the format of the continent's respective tournament.

The number of teams each association contributes is based on their FIFA coefficient ranking, which determines an association's performance in the FIFA Club World Cup. For the 2021 through 2023 editions, UEFA is given 12 berths, allocated amongst the finalists of its Champions and Europa League. CONMEBOL is given six berths allocated amongst its Copa Sudamericana and Libertadores champions and finalists. AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF are given four berths allocated amongst its Champions League champions and finalists. Finally, OFC is given one berth allocated to a "super cup" winner of the 2019 and 2020 Champions League.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament Previous best
performance
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2019 AFC Champions League winners 22 October 2019
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2019 AFC Champions League runners-up 23 October 2019
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 2020 AFC Champions League winners 13 December 2020
Iran Persepolis 2020 AFC Champions League runners-up 3 October 2020
Tunisia Espérance 2018–19 CAF Champions League winners 4 May 2019
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 2018–19 CAF Champions League runners-up 4 May 2019
Egypt Al-Ahly 2019–20 CAF Champions League winners 4 November 2020
Egypt Zamalek 2019–20 CAF Champions League runners-up 4 November 2020
Mexico Monterrey 2019 CONCACAF Champions League winners 10 April 2019
Mexico Santos Laguna 2019 CONCACAF Champions League semifinalist 19 December 2020 qualified since UANL reached 2020 final
Mexico UANL 2020 CONCACAF Champions League winners 19 December 2020
United States Los Angeles FC 2020 CONCACAF Champions League runners-up 19 December 2020
Brazil Flamengo 2019 Copa Libertadores winners 23 October 2019
Argentina River Plate 2019 Copa Libertadores runners-up 22 October 2019
Brazil Palmeiras 2020 Copa Libertadores winners 14 January 2021
Brazil Santos 2020 Copa Libertadores runners-up 14 January 2021
Ecuador Independiente 2019 Copa Sudamericana winners 9 November 2019
Argentina Defensa 2020 Copa Sudamericana winners 23 January 2021
New Caledonia Hienghène 2019 OFC Champions League winners 11 May 2019
England Liverpool 2018–19 UEFA Champions League winners 17 April 2019
England Tottenham Hotspur 2018–19 UEFA Champions League runners-up 17 April 2019
Germany Bayern Munich 2019–20 UEFA Champions League winners 15 August 2020
France Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 UEFA Champions League runners-up 15 August 2020
England Chelsea 2018–19 UEFA Europa League winners 9 May 2019
England Arsenal 2018–19 UEFA Europa League runners-up 9 May 2019
Spain Sevilla 2019–20 UEFA Europa League winners 16 August 2020
Italy Inter Milan 2019–20 UEFA Europa League runners-up 17 August 2020
Netherlands Ajax 2018–19 UEFA Champions League semifinalist 17 April 2019
Spain Barcelona 2018–19 UEFA Champions League semifinalist 17 April 2019
France Lyon 2019–20 UEFA Champions League semifinalist 15 August 2020
Germany RB Leipzig 2019–20 UEFA Champions League semifinalist 15 August 2020
Qatar Al-Sadd 2020–21 Qatar Stars League champion

Draw

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The draw was held on 30 August 2021 at 13:00 CEST at FIFA Headquarters in Geneva. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots.

Teams were seeded in pots based on geography, while pot one had the top 7 clubs based on FIFA coefficient and the host club. Except for UEFA, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group

Pot 1
Seeds and Host 		Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Qatar Al-Sadd (hosts)
Germany Bayern Munich (1)
England Chelsea (2)
France Paris Saint-Germain (3)
Spain Barcelona (4)
Italy Inter Milan (5)
Spain Sevilla (6)
England Liverpool (7)

Netherlands Ajax (8)
England Tottenham Hotspur (9)
England Arsenal (10)
Brazil Flamengo (11)
Argentina River Plate (12)
Germany RB Leipzig (13)
Brazil Palmeiras (14)
Mexico Monterrey (15)

France Lyon (16)
Egypt Al-Ahly (17)
Brazil Santos (18)
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds (19)
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (20)
Iran Persepolis (21)
Mexico UANL (22)
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai (23)

Morocco Wydad Casablanca (24)
Tunisia Espérance (25)
United States Los Angeles FC (26)
Mexico Santos Laguna (27)
Egypt Zamalek (28)
Argentina Defensa (29)
Ecuador Independiente (30)
New Caledonia Hienghène (31)

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 United States Los Angeles FC 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2 Iran Persepolis 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3 Qatar Al-Sadd 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4 England Arsenal 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
Source: FIFA.com
Al-Sadd Qatar1–1England Arsenal
Afif 52' Report Lacazette 74'
Attendance: 62,122
Los Angeles FC United States2–2Iran Persepolis
Vela 41', 67' Report Sarlak 13'
Temirov 24'
Attendance: 12,946
Arsenal England0–0United States Los Angeles FC
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Attendance: 41,233
Persepolis Iran0–1Qatar Al-Sadd
Report Ayew 64'
Attendance: 41,233
Al-Sadd Qatar1–4United States Los Angeles FC
Ibeagha 62' (o.g.) Report Opoku 25'
Vela 41', 45'
Jennings 80'
Attendance: 51,029
Persepolis Iran2–0England Arsenal
Pahlavan 43'
Torabi 87'		 Report
Attendance: 51,029

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Inter Milan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Germany RB Leipzig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Egypt Zamalek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIFA.com


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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Argentina River Plate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIFA.com


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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Bayern Munich 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 England Tottenham Hotspur 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 Argentina Defensa 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4 France Lyon 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: FIFA.com


Defensa Argentina1–2England Tottenham Hotspur
Barrios 32' Report Son 55'
Bergwijn 73'
Attendance: 38,177
Lyon France0–4Germany Bayern Munich
Report Davies 25'
Müller 58'
Kimmich 62'
Sané 90+1'
Attendance: 40,019
Lyon France0–1England Tottenham Hotspur
Report Højbjerg 80'
Attendance: 40,324
Bayern Munich Germany2–0Argentina Defensa
Lewandowski 66', 76' Report
Attendance: 40,324
Defensa Argentina3–2France Lyon
Bou 38'
Rivero		 Report
Attendance: 11,695
Tottenham Hotspur England1–2Germany Bayern Munich
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Attendance: 35,608

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Liverpool 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Mexico UANL 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3 Netherlands Ajax 3 1 1 1 15 4 +11 4
4 New Caledonia Hienghène 3 0 0 3 1 27 −26 0
Source: FIFA.com


Hienghène New Caledonia0–12Netherlands Ajax
Report Daramy 6', 31', 40'
Berghuis 11'
Antony 19'
Tadić 51', 67'
Martínez 62', 84'
Rensch 77'
Bandé 88', 90+1'
Liverpool England1–0Mexico UANL
Mané 55' Report
UANL Mexico3–2Netherlands Ajax
Gignac 23', 64'
Purata 49'		 Report Danilo 7'
Haller 73'
Liverpool England9–0New Caledonia Hienghène
Salah 2', 15', 67' (pen.)
Milner 5'
Henderson 18'
Origi 26'
Alcântara 37', 44'
Diogo Jota 77', 89'		 Report
Hienghène New Caledonia1–6Mexico UANL
Kaï 23' Report López 50', 52'
Córdova 56', 89'
Soteldo 73'
Dueñas 81'
Ajax Netherlands1–1England Liverpool
Gravenberch 43' Report Keïta 85'

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Mexico Monterrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brazil Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Tunisia Espérance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIFA.com


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Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Brazil Flamengo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Egypt Al-Ahly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ecuador Independiente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Sevilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Brazil Palmeiras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Mexico Santos Laguna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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