2012 FIFA Club World Cup
| FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 | |
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2012 FIFA Club World Cup Logo
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 6–16 December 2012 |
| Teams | 7 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Corinthians (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |
 Chelsea
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| Third place |
 Monterrey
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| Fourth place |
 Al-Ahly
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 21 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 283,063 (35,383 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 César Delgado Hisato Satō(3 goals each) |
| Best player |
Cássio
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| Fair play award |
Monterrey
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The 2012 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament that was played from 6 to 16 December 2012. It was the ninth edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations as well as the league winner from the host nation. The tournament was hosted by Japan.
Corinthians won the title for the second time after defeating Chelsea 1–0 in the final.
1 In bold: Previous tournament winners
The appointed referees are:
Each team submitted a squad of 23 players, three of them goalkeepers. The squads were announced on 29 November 2012.
The venues for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup were Yokohama and Toyota.
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.
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 is tied after normal playing time:
All times Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
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