The 2012 World Football Challenge was the third World Football Challenge event, a series of friendly soccer matches played in Canada and the United States in July and August. The series opened on July 18.[1] The opening match was between the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) and Chelsea of the English Premier League, which Chelsea won 4–2.[2] Real Madrid, who had won the equivalent tournament the previous year, were the only team to win all their matches in normal play.
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Canada United States |
| Teams | 11 (from 2 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Real Madrid |
| Runner-up | n/a |
| Tournament statistics | |
| 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) |
Participants
editThe following eleven clubs took part in the 2012 World Football Challenge.
Venues
editEight venues were selected for the 2012 World Football Challenge.
 Canada
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| Toronto, Ontario |
| Rogers Centre |
| Capacity: 49,808 |
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 United States
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| Carson, California | Miami Gardens, Florida | Whitney, Nevada | New York, New York |
| Home Depot Center | Sun Life Stadium | Sam Boyd Stadium | Yankee Stadium |
| Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 74,918 | Capacity: 36,800 | Capacity: 52,325 |
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| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Seattle, Washington | Washington, D.C. | |
| Lincoln Financial Field | CenturyLink Field | RFK Stadium | |
| Capacity: 67,594 | Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 56,692 | |
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Matches
edit| Toronto FC | 1–1 | Liverpool |
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Amarikwa  58' |
Report | Morgan 69' |
| Chelsea | 1–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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| Piazon 82' |
Report | Nenê 30' |
| Chelsea | 0–1 | Milan |
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| Report | Emanuelson 68' |
| D.C. United | 1–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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| De Rosario 33' (pen.) |
Report | Ibrahimović 3' |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–5 | Real Madrid |
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| Lopes 23' |
Report | Higuaín 2' Di María 11'Callejón 36'Morata 49'Jesé 84' |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | Santos Laguna |
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| Alonso 14' Khedira 72' |
Report | Suárez 25' |
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | Celtic |
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| Callejón 22' Benzema 67' |
Report |
Summary of results
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| D.C. United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Santos Laguna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Toronto FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top goalscorers
edit- As of August 11, 2012.
References
edit- ^ Borg, Simon (April 24, 2012). "WFC: 2012 World Football Challenge kicks off July 18". MLS. MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ Borg, Simon. "WFC: Sounders to host English giants Chelsea on July 18". MLS. MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ "World Football Challenge Schedule". MLS. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2012.