2012 FIFA Club World Cup

The FIFA Executive Committee appointed Japan as hosts for the 2011 and 2012 tournaments on 27 May 2008 during their meeting in Sydney, Australia. ==Qualified teams==

The appointed referees are: ==Squads==

Each team submitted a squad of 23 players, three of them goalkeepers. The squads were announced on 29 November 2012. ==Venues==

The venues for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup were Yokohama and Toyota. ==Goal-line technology==

The 2012 FIFA Club World Cup was the first FIFA tournament to use goal-line technology following its approval by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in July 2012. The two systems approved by FIFA, GoalRef (installed in Yokohama) and Hawk-Eye (installed in Toyota), were used in the two stadiums. ==Matches==

The draw for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup was held at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland, on 24 September 2012 at 11:30 CEST (UTC+02:00). The draw decided the "positions" in the bracket for the three representatives which entered the quarter-finals (AFC/CAF/CONCACAF). If a match was tied after normal playing time: • For elimination matches, extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner. • For the matches for fifth place and third place, no extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner. All times Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Play-off for quarter-finals A minute's silence was held before the match to commemorate Dutch linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen, who had died following a violent incident at a youth competition four days before the match. Quarter-finals ---- Match for fifth place Semi-finals ---- Match for third place Final ==Goalscorers==

1 own goal • Dárvin Chávez (Monterrey, against Chelsea) • Hiroki Mizumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, against Ulsan Hyundai) ==Awards==

The following awards were given for the tournament. ==References==