World Football Challenge | |||
Country | Canada United States |
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Teams | 11 (from 2 confederations) | ||
Matches played | 9 | ||
Goals scored | 30 (3.33 per match) | ||
Attendance | 304,285 (33,809 per match) | ||
Top goal scorer(s) |
José Callejón (3 goals) |
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The 2012 World Football Challenge was the third World Football Challenge event, a series of friendly soccer matches played in the United States and Canada in July and August 2012. The series opened on July 18, 2012. The opening match was between the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer (MLS) and Chelsea of the English Premier League, which Chelsea won 4–2.Real Madrid, who had won the equivalent tournament the previous year, were the only team to win all their matches in normal play.
The following eleven clubs took part in the 2012 World Football Challenge.
Eight venues were selected for the 2012 World Football Challenge.