| Event | 2013 FIFA Club World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 21 December 2013 (2013-12-21) | ||||||
| Venue | Stade de Marrakech,Marrakesh | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich) | ||||||
| Referee | Sandro Ricci (Brazil) | ||||||
| Attendance | 37,774 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear night 13 °C (55 °F) 65%humidity | ||||||
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The2013 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the2013 FIFA Club World Cup, anassociation football tournament hosted byMorocco. It was the 10th final of theFIFA Club World Cup, aFIFA-organised tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions.
The final was contested between German clubBayern Munich, representingUEFA as the reigning champions of theUEFA Champions League, and Moroccan clubRaja Casablanca, representing the host country as the reigning champions of theBotola. It was played at theStade de Marrakech inMarrakesh on 21 December 2013.[1][2]
Bayern Munich qualified for the tournament as winners of the2012–13 UEFA Champions League, following a 2–1 win againstBorussia Dortmund in thefinal. This was Bayern Munich's first time competing in the tournament. They twice won theIntercontinental Cup, the predecessor of the FIFA Club World Cup, in1976 and2001.[3] They reached the final after defeating Chinese clubGuangzhou Evergrande in the semi-finals.[4]
Raja Casablanca won the2012–13 Botola to earn the host country berth of the tournament. This was Raja Casablanca's second time competing in the tournament, having participated in the competition in the inaugural edition in2000. They were the second team to reach the final of the competition (afterCorinthians in2000) under the condition of being the host nation's national champions,[5][6] as well as the second African finalist (afterTP Mazembe in2010).[7] They reached the final after defeating New Zealand clubAuckland City in the play-off round,[8] Mexican clubMonterrey in the quarter-finals,[9] and Brazilian clubAtletico Mineiro in the semi-finals.[10]
 Bayern Munich | Team |  Raja Casablanca |
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| Winners of the2012–13 UEFA Champions League | Qualification | Winners of the2012–13 Botola |
| Bye | Play-off round | 2–1 Auckland City(Iajour 39',Hafidi 90+2') |
| Quarter-finals | 2–1 (a.e.t.) Monterrey(Chtibi 24',Guehi 95') | |
3–0 Guangzhou Evergrande(Ribéry 40',Mandžukić 44',Götze 47') | Semi-finals | 3–1 Atlético Mineiro(Iajour 51',Moutouali 84' (pen.),Mabidé 90+4') |
Bayern Munich defenderDante opened the scoring in the seventh minute; afterJérôme Boateng headedXherdan Shaqiri's corner into his path, he turned and shot past goalkeeperKhalid Askri.Thiago got the second for Bayern in the 22nd minute, when he shot right-footed into the far corner from the edge of the penalty area after a pull-back pass from the left fromDavid Alaba. Bayern had the chance to add a third midway through the second half, but Shaqiri hit the crossbar from six yards before Thiago shot the rebound high and wide. Raja Casablanca almost got themselves back into the game late on, whenVianney Mabidé found himself onside only to shoot straight atManuel Neuer in the Bayern goal, and captainMouhcine Moutouali hit the rebound over the bar from just outside the goal area.[11][12]
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