2015 FIFA Club World Cup final

2015 FIFA Club World Cup final
The International Stadium Yokohama staged the final
Event2015 FIFA Club World Cup
Date20 December 2015 (2015-12-20)
VenueInternational Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Man of the MatchLuis Suárez (Barcelona)[1]
RefereeAlireza Faghani (Iran)
Attendance66,853
WeatherClear night
5 °C (41 °F)
76% humidity
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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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference RIV-BAR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "River Plate 0-3 Barcelona". BBC Sport. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez fire Barcelona to Club World Cup title". Guardian. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.