FIFA Club World Cup facts for kids
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| Organising body | FIFA |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Region | International |
| Number of teams | 7 (finals) (from 6 confederations) |
| Related competitions | FIFA Intercontinental Cup |
| Current champions |  Manchester City(1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Real Madrid(5 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | List of broadcasters |
The FIFA Club World Cup is a competition in the sport of Club football. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) organizes the World Cup every year. The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in 2000.
The tournament officially assigns the world title. It is normally contested between the Champions of each continent, and the champion of the host country. Real Madrid is the most successful team in the tournament, with 5 titles.
The current world champions are Manchester City, who defeated Fluminense 4–0 in the 2023 final.
Contents
List of champions and statistics
See also: Clubs of football world champions
Results by country
| Country | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
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| Spain |
8 | 1 | 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 | 2006 |
 Brazil |
4 | 6 | 2000, 2005, 2006, 2012 | 2000, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| England |
4 | 2 | 2008, 2019, 2021, 2023 | 2005, 2012 |
 Italy |
2 | 0 | 2007, 2010 |
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 Germany |
2 | 0 | 2013, 2020 |
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 Argentina |
0 | 4 |
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2007, 2009, 2014, 2015 |
 Ecuador |
0 | 1 |
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2008 |
 DR Congo |
0 | 1 |
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2010 |
 Morocco |
0 | 1 |
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2013 |
 Japan |
0 | 1 |
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2016 |
 United Arab Emirates |
0 | 1 |
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2018 |
 Mexico |
0 | 1 |
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2020 |
 Saudi Arabia |
0 | 1 |
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2022 |
Pre Fifa Club World Cup Competition
- Intercontinental Cup (1960-2004); in 2017 FIFA officially recognized all of them as official club world champions (de jure) with the same status to the FIFA Club World Cup winners or world champions FIFA. In synthesis FIFA has two types of world champions, those deriving from the Intercontinental Cup and those deriving from the Club World Cup, the two competitions confer the same title.'
Related pages
Images for kids
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Stanley Rous can be considered a "founding father" of the road for a club world cup. As a referee, he participated in the 1930 Coupe des Nations. As a football official, he endorsed and supported Copa Rio and the International Soccer League. As FIFA president, he was the first FIFA official to propose the expansion of the Intercontinental Cup into an all-confederations Club World Cup under FIFA auspices, a proposal he put forward in 1967 and that would turn into the FIFA Club World Cup in 2000
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Pep Guardiola is hoisted in the air after Barcelona won the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, crushing Santos 4–0 in the final.
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Corinthians won their second world title after defeating Chelsea 1–0 in the final, capping off a year which saw them undefeated in international matches with just four goals conceded.
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Zinedine Zidane during a press conference at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup. Real Madrid became the first team to retain the trophy having also won the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
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Lionel Messi with the Golden Ball greets Bronze Ball recipient Neymar after the 2011 Club World Cup Final
See also
In Spanish: Copa Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA para niños
