 The International Stadium Yokohama staged the final | |||||||
| Event | 2015 FIFA Club World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 20 December 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Luis Suárez (Barcelona)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Alireza Faghani (Iran) | ||||||
| Attendance | 66,853 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear night 5 °C (41 °F) 76% humidity | ||||||
The 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament hosted by Japan. It was the 12th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions.
The final was contested between Argentine club River Plate, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores and Spanish club Barcelona, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on 20 December 2015. Barcelona won the game 3–0 to claim their third FIFA Club World Cup title.[2] The win for Barcelona was also their fifth trophy of 2015.[3]
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- ^ "Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez fire Barcelona to Club World Cup title". Guardian. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.