FIFA Club World Cup

Manchester City vs Fluminense, 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, Final

· FIFA Club World Cup
Manchester City
  • 1': Julián Álvarez
  • 27': Nino (OG)
  • 72': Phil Foden
  • 88': Julián Álvarez
FT
4 - 0
Fluminense

    Manchester City beat Fluminense for 1st Club World Cup title

    Manchester City were just too good and a bit lucky for overmatched Fluminense in the Club World Cup final by winning 4-0 and taking a fifth title in 2023 on Friday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 1': Goal! Manchester City 1, Fluminense 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 2': Foul by André (Fluminense).
    • 2': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
    • 4': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
    • 5': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Offside, Fluminense. Keno is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martinelli with a headed pass.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Keno (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcelo.
    • 14': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
    • 14': Marcelo (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Offside, Fluminense. Germán Cano is caught offside.
    • 18': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
    • 18': Marcelo (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Stones.
    • 23': Foul by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
    • 23': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a headed pass.
    • 27': Own Goal by Nino, Fluminense. Manchester City 2, Fluminense 0.
    • 32': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Samuel Xavier.
    • 32': Delay in match (Fluminense).
    • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva following a corner.
    • 35': Offside, Manchester City. Rúben Dias is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jhon Arias following a fast break.
    • 39': Foul by Samuel Xavier (Fluminense).
    • 39': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Jhon Arias (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross.
    • 40': Offside, Fluminense. Germán Cano is caught offside.
    • 41': Foul by André (Fluminense).
    • 41': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
    • 42': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Fábio.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 44': Offside, Manchester City. Julián Álvarez is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
    • 44': Nino (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Fluminense 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Fluminense 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Fluminense. John Kennedy replaces Keno.
    • 46': Hand ball by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
    • 47': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 48': Foul by John Kennedy (Fluminense).
    • 48': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by André (Fluminense).
    • 49': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Martinelli.
    • 52': Foul by Paulo Henrique Ganso (Fluminense).
    • 52': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 54': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
    • 54': Martinelli (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Felipe Melo (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
    • 57': Foul by Marcelo (Fluminense).
    • 57': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Marcelo (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Substitution, Fluminense. Lima replaces Paulo Henrique Ganso.
    • 60': Substitution, Fluminense. Alexsander replaces Marcelo.
    • 61': Substitution, Fluminense. Diogo Barbosa replaces Felipe Melo.
    • 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Rico Lewis.
    • 62': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alexsander.
    • 62': Attempt missed. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
    • 64': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Alexsander (Fluminense).
    • 68': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Alexsander (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Rodri (Manchester City).
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Goal! Manchester City 3, Fluminense 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Nino (Fluminense).
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Rodri (Manchester City).
    • 74': Substitution, Fluminense. Marlon replaces Nino because of an injury.
    • 74': Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Rodri because of an injury.
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces John Stones.
    • 77': Offside, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
    • 78': Foul by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
    • 78': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Attempt saved. John Kennedy (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Germán Cano.
    • 79': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Ederson.
    • 80': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
    • 80': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Phil Foden.
    • 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Nathan Aké.
    • 84': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Manchester City).
    • 84': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by John Kennedy (Fluminense).
    • 84': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': John Kennedy (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': André (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Manchester City).
    • 88': Goal! Manchester City 4, Fluminense 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
    • 89': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
    • 89': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Manchester City 4, Fluminense 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 4, Fluminense 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    5 Saves 2
    45.6 Possession 54.4
    5 SHOTS 15
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    399 Accurate Passes 479
    444 Passes 530
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    8 Crosses 3
    0.1 Cross % 0.7
    34 Long Balls 30
    15 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 13
    9 Tackles 20
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    2 Interceptions 6
    6 Effective Clearances 5
    6 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

    Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
    Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Attendance: 52,601

    Line-Ups

    MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    31 Ederson (GK)
    3 Rúben Dias
    5 John Stones
    6 Nathan Aké
    2 Kyle Walker
    47 Phil Foden
    16 Rodri
    82 Rico Lewis
    19 Julián Álvarez
    10 Jack Grealish
    20 Bernardo Silva
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Matheus Nunes, Micah Hamilton, Mateo Kovacic, Scott Carson, Stefan Ortega, Josko Gvardiol, Manuel Akanji, Mahamadou Susoho, Oscar Bobb, Kalvin Phillips, Max Alleyne, Sergio Gómez.

    FLU Fluminense (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Fábio (GK)
    30 Felipe Melo
    33 Nino
    12 Marcelo Yellow Card
    2 Samuel Xavier
    10 Ganso
    8 Martinelli
    7 André
    14 Germán Cano
    11 Keno
    21 Jhon Arias
    Fluminense Substitutes:
    Vitor Eudes, David Braz, Danielzinho, Diogo Barbosa, John Kennedy, Thiago Santos, Marlon, Pedro Rangel, Yony González, Alexsander, Lima, Guga.

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