Manchester City vs Fluminense, 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, Final
· FIFA Club World Cup
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
Manchester City beat Fluminense for 1st Club World Cup title
Manchester City were just too good and a bit lucky for overmatched Fluminense in the Club World Cup final by winning 4-0 and taking a fifth title in 2023 on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 1': Goal! Manchester City 1, Fluminense 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 2': Foul by André (Fluminense).
- 2': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
- 4': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 5': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Offside, Fluminense. Keno is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martinelli with a headed pass.
- 12': Attempt missed. Keno (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcelo.
- 14': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
- 14': Marcelo (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Fluminense. Germán Cano is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
- 18': Marcelo (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Stones.
- 23': Foul by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
- 23': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a headed pass.
- 27': Own Goal by Nino, Fluminense. Manchester City 2, Fluminense 0.
- 32': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Samuel Xavier.
- 32': Delay in match (Fluminense).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva following a corner.
- 35': Offside, Manchester City. Rúben Dias is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 37': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jhon Arias following a fast break.
- 39': Foul by Samuel Xavier (Fluminense).
- 39': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 40': Attempt saved. Jhon Arias (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross.
- 40': Offside, Fluminense. Germán Cano is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by André (Fluminense).
- 41': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 42': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Fábio.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 44': Offside, Manchester City. Julián Álvarez is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 44': Nino (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Fluminense 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Fluminense 0.
- 45': Substitution, Fluminense. John Kennedy replaces Keno.
- 46': Hand ball by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
- 47': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 47': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 48': Foul by John Kennedy (Fluminense).
- 48': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by André (Fluminense).
- 49': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Martinelli.
- 52': Foul by Paulo Henrique Ganso (Fluminense).
- 52': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 54': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 54': Martinelli (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Felipe Melo (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 57': Foul by Marcelo (Fluminense).
- 57': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Marcelo (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Fluminense. Lima replaces Paulo Henrique Ganso.
- 60': Substitution, Fluminense. Alexsander replaces Marcelo.
- 61': Substitution, Fluminense. Diogo Barbosa replaces Felipe Melo.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Rico Lewis.
- 62': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alexsander.
- 62': Attempt missed. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 64': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Alexsander (Fluminense).
- 68': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Alexsander (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Rodri (Manchester City).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Goal! Manchester City 3, Fluminense 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Nino (Fluminense).
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Rodri (Manchester City).
- 74': Substitution, Fluminense. Marlon replaces Nino because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Rodri because of an injury.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces John Stones.
- 77': Offside, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
- 78': Foul by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
- 78': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt saved. John Kennedy (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Germán Cano.
- 79': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Ederson.
- 80': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
- 80': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Phil Foden.
- 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Nathan Aké.
- 84': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Manchester City).
- 84': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by John Kennedy (Fluminense).
- 84': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': John Kennedy (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': André (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Manchester City).
- 88': Goal! Manchester City 4, Fluminense 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 89': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 89': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Manchester City 4, Fluminense 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 4, Fluminense 0.
Statistics
 FLU |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 399 | Accurate Passes | 479 |
| 444 | Passes | 530 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 8 | Crosses | 3 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.7 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 9 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 6 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Club World Cup
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 52,601
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 52,601
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 82 | Rico Lewis |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
Fluminense (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fábio (GK) |
| 30 | Felipe Melo |
| 33 | Nino |
| 12 | Marcelo  |
| 2 | Samuel Xavier |
| 10 | Ganso |
| 8 | Martinelli |
| 7 | André |
| 14 | Germán Cano |
| 11 | Keno |
| 21 | Jhon Arias |
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