2014 FIFA Club World Cup

Also known as (GJW9), FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014

2014 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup

Key facts

Host country: Morocco
Dates: 10–20 December
Teams: 7 (from 6 confederations)
Venue: 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions: Real Madrid (1st title)
Runners up: San Lorenzo
Third place: Auckland City
Fourth place: Cruz Azul
Goals scored: 20 (2.5 per match)
Attendance: 228,021 (28,503 per match)
Top scorer s: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), 2 goals each
Best player: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

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The 2014 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions. It was hosted by Morocco for the second consecutive season, and played from 10 to 20 December 2014.

Bayern Munich could not defend their title having been eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League by eventual winners Real Madrid. The Spanish side went on to beat Mexico's Cruz Azul 4–0 in the Club World Cup semi-finals, before defeating San Lorenzo 2–0 in the final to give them their first Club World Cup title. Including the 1960, 1998 and 2002 Intercontinental Cups, it was Real Madrid's fourth world club title, equalling Milan's record.