Good day everyone,
I hope you are all well and enjoyed the week. Welcome to Cryptogod-1's blog on all things sport. Today I will be doing a write up on the FIFA Club World Cup Third Place Play Off & Final which took place today. I recently did a write up on the Semi Finals and the general structure of the tournament, which can be found here: Club World Cup Semi Finals
Third Place Play Off
The third place playoff saw CAF (African Champions League Winner) Al Ahly face off against the AFC (Asian Champions League Winner) Al Hilal. Both sides had finished in third and secured a bronze medal in their previous appearance at the competition, and hoped to add to that is this encounter. Al Hilal will be disappointed, having had two players sent off in the first half. Al Ahly ran out comfortable winners and will be delighted to add the bronze medal to their collection.
Final
The final saw UEFA (European Champions League Winner) Chelsea face off against the Copa Libertadores (South American Winner) Palmeiras. Neither of these teams had won the competition before, with Chelsea finishing runner-up in the 2012 edition. Palmeiras finished a disappointing fourth in the 2020 tournament as Bayern Munich took the title. Lukaku got the goal for Chelsea in the Semi Final and opened the scoring here also. Palmeiras soon got back into it via a penalty from Veiga, and the game went to extra time. With 3 minutes to go in extra time Haveretz scored from the spot to secure the trophy for Chelsea.
Top Scorer & Stats
Below are the top goal scorers and the stats of the tournament.
I hope you enjoyed the competition if you managed to see the games. Have a wonderful weekend.
Peace. CryptoGod-1.
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