Host country United Arab Emirates Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Third place Internacional Top scorer Mauricio Molina Best player Samuel Eto'o Teams 7 | Dates 8–18 December 2010 Runners-up TP Mazembe Start date 2010 Champion Inter Milan End date December 18, 2010 | |
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Champions Internazionale (1st title) Similar 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, 2007 FIFA Club World Cup | ||
The 2010 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament that was played from 8 to 18 December 2010. It was the 7th FIFA Club World Cup and was hosted by the United Arab Emirates. Other countries that placed bids were Australia and Japan. Portugal had initially placed a bid, but later withdrew from the process.
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The tournament marked the first time in its history that a team from outside Europe or South America reached the final, after Africa's TP Mazembe of DR Congo defeated South America's Internacional of Brazil in the semi-finals. However, Mazembe were unable to pass the final hurdle, as they lost 3–0 to Italy's Internazionale (representing Europe) in the final. It was Inter's third world title, having won the Club World Cup's predecessor – the Intercontinental Cup – in 1964 and 1965.
Qualified teams
1 In bold: Previous tournament winners (Internacional was the first previous winner to participate again in the tournament)
Venues
Abu Dhabi was the only city to serve as a venue for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.
Bracket
A draw was held on 27 October 2010 at the FIFA Headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland to decide the matchups for the two quarter-finals.
Matches
If a match was tied after normal playing time, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shootout would be held to determine the winner. However, for the fifth-place and third-place matches, no extra time would be played, and if tied the match would go straight to a penalty shootout to determine the winner.
All times UAE Time (UTC+4)