If you are worried about the colour scheme, it is of no consequence, just a bit of regional admin, though clearly Hokkaido in the north is for the girls (see yesterday's blog).
The competition is sponsored by Alibaba YunOS Auto, so I better mention them and this 13th edition of the tournament is competed for by the winners of the 6 continents' championships and the winners of the host country's championship just to make the numbers sensible i.e. 7.
The tournament has been running from December 6th concluding with the final in Yokohama on the 18th.
Those present have been seeded so:-
FIRST TO QUALIFY IS THE WINNER OF:-
Auckland City-Oceania FC (NZ) and Kashima Antlers, the Japanese J1 Winners 17000+ attended
RESULT 1-2 and they join the "1/4" round-see below.
ENTERING AT THE QUARTER-FINALS are:-
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors-the Japanese club, winners of the Asian FC Champions League.
Mamelodi Sundowns-Central African Fed. Champs. from S.Africa.
Club America of Colombia-CONCACAF (Central and North America) winners.
Kashima beat Mamelodi 2-0 (21,000+) and Jeonbuk lost to Club America 1-2 (14,500)
Jeonbuk then beat Mamelodi 4-1 to gain 5th place (5,900)
ENTERING AT THE SEMI-FINAL STAGE ARE:
Atletico Nacional of Colombia (CONMEBOL) winners of the Copa Liberadores who lose to Kashima 0-3 bit of a shock there then! (15,050)
Real Madrid (UEFA) Champions League holders beat Club America 2-0. (50,000+)
THIRD PLACE will be decided between Club America and Atletico-a battle of the Colombians played out before the main final at Yokohama.
FINAL TO BE PLAYED BETWEEN: Real Madrid and Kashima on the 18th.
The first Tournament was held in 2000 and won by Corinthians of Brazil. Manchester United won it in 2008 and last year Barcelona won. Other winners include Bayern Munich, Internazionale, Milan, Internacional of Brazil and Sao Paulo.
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