Match Details.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has now won the FIFA Club World Cup more times than any other manager (4 – 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2023), overtaking Carlo Ancelotti (3) with victory here.

Phil Foden is the first English player to score in a FIFA Club World Cup final since Wayne Rooney for Manchester United in 2008 (v LDU Quito), with both players doing so while aged 23.

Fluminense’s pass completion rate against Manchester City was the highest by a team against Pep Guardiola’s side since PSG in November 2021 (90.4%).

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Highlights.

MOTM: Julian Alvarez.

Manchester City are the fourth different English team to win the FIFA Club World Cup, following Manchester United, Liverpool, and Chelsea. Indeed, England are now the nation with the most different teams (4) to have won the competition.

Pep Guardiola has become the first manager to win the FIFA Club World Cup with three different teams, having won it twice with Barcelona, once with Bayern Munich, and now with current club Manchester City.

Julián Álvarez has scored in six different competitions as a Manchester City player (PL, UCL, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and FIFA CWC), with no Premier League player netting in more since he joined the club.

Julian Alvarez first goal in 40 seconds is the fastest goal in the history of the competition.

Julian Alvarez has scored and assisted in the same game 4 times for Manchester City.

Rodri is now unbeaten in each of his last 47 games for Man City across all competitions, lifting five trophies in that time:

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