2012 World Football Challenge

October 2012 World Football Challenge 2012 CanadaUnited States 11 (from 2 confederations) Spain Real Madrid n/a 9 30 ESP José Callejón(3 goals) 2011 8 (in 8 host cities) The 2012 World Football Challenge was the third (and the final) 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.Borg Simon WFC: 2012 World Football Challenge kicks off July 18 http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012/news/article/2012/04/16/wfc-world-football-challenge-returns-2012 MLS MLSSoccer.com April 24, 2012 April 24, 2012 June 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150617123937/http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012/news/article/2012/04/16/wfc-world-football-challenge-returns-2012 dead 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.Borg Simon WFC: Sounders to host English giants Chelsea on July 18 http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012/news/article/2012/04/17/wfc-sounders-host-english-giants-chelsea-july-18 MLS MLSSoccer.com April 24, 2012 May 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120511134358/http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012/news/article/2012/04/17/wfc-sounders-host-english-giants-chelsea-july-18 dead Real Madrid, who had won the equivalent tournament the previous year, were the only team to win all their matches in normal play. Participants The following eleven clubs took part in the 2012 World Football Challenge. Nation Team Location Confederation Professional League Notes Scotland Celtic Glasgow UEFA Scottish Premier League 2011–12 Scottish Premier League champions England Chelsea London UEFA Premier League 2012 FA Cup and 2011–12 UEFA Champions League winners United States D.C. United Washington, D.C. CONCACAF Major League Soccer 4-time MLS Cup Champions England Liverpool Liverpool UEFA Premier League 2012 Football League Cup winners United States Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2011 MLS Cup champions Italy Milan Milan UEFA Serie A 18-time Serie A champions France Paris Saint-Germain Paris UEFA Ligue 1 Ligue 1 runners-up Spain Real Madrid Madrid UEFA La Liga 2011–12 La Liga championsMexicoSantos LagunaTorreónCONCACAFPrimera División2011–12 Mexican Primera División Clausura champions United States Seattle Sounders FC Seattle CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2011 U.S. Open Cup winners Canada Toronto FC Toronto CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2012 Canadian Championship champions Venues Eight venues were selected for the 2012 World Football Challenge. Canada Toronto, OntarioCanada center 330 Location of the host cities of the 2012 World Football Challenge in Canada. Canada 43.65 -79.38 Toronto rightRogers CentreCapacity: 49,808200x200px United States Carson, California Miami Gardens, Florida Whitney, Nevada New York, New York The Home Depot Center Sun Life Stadium Sam Boyd Stadium Yankee Stadium Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 74,918 Capacity: 36,800 Capacity: 52,325 200x200px 215x215px 200x200px 200x200pxUSA center 520 Location of the host cities of the 2012 World Football Challenge in the United States. United States 33.839722 -118.259722 Carson left United States 25.941111 -80.245278 Miami Gardens right United States 36.096389 -115.044167 Whitney right United States 40.712778 -74.006111 New York right United States 39.952778 -75.163611 Philadelphia left United States 47.603889 -122.33 Seattle left USA 38.904722 -77.016389 Washington, D.C. right Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Seattle, Washington Washington, D.C. Lincoln Financial Field CenturyLink Field RFK Stadium Capacity: 67,594 Capacity: 67,000 Capacity: 56,692 200x200px 200x200px 200x200px Matches All times are in the EDT time zone (UTC-4) (Local Times in parentheses).World Football Challenge Schedule http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012/schedule MLS Major League Soccer July 18, 2012 May 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150527050639/http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012/schedule dead July 18 21:30 (18:30 UTC-7) Seattle Sounders FC USA 2–4 Report ENG Chelsea Montero 14 32 Lukaku 3 44Hazard 11Marin 40 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington 53,309 Ricardo Salazar (California) July 21 16:00 (16:00 UTC-4) Toronto FC CAN 1–1 Report ENG Liverpool Amarikwa 58 Morgan 69 Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario 33,087 Paul Ward (Vancouver) July 22 19:00 (19:00 UTC-4) Chelsea ENG 1–1 Report FRA Paris Saint-Germain Piazon 82 Nenê 30 Yankee Stadium, New York, New York 38,202 Edvin Jurisevic (Nebraska) July 28 18:00 (18:00 UTC-4) Chelsea ENG 0–1 Report ITA Milan Emanuelson 68 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 57,748 Ricardo Salazar (California) July 28 19:30 (19:30 UTC-4) D.C. United USA 1–1 Report FRA Paris Saint-Germain De Rosario 33 pen. Ibrahimović 3 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 13,176 John McCloskey (Delaware) August 2 22:30 (19:30 UTC-7) Los Angeles Galaxy USA 1–5 Report ESP Real Madrid Lopes 23 Higuaín 2Di María 11Callejón 36Morata 49Jesé 84 The Home Depot Center, Carson, California 30,317 Ricardo Salazar (California) August 5 23:00 (20:00 UTC-7) Real Madrid ESP 2–1 Report MEX Santos Laguna Alonso 14Khedira 72 Suárez 25 Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada 29,152 Baldomero Toledo (California) August 8 20:00 (20:00 UTC-4) Real Madrid ESP 5–1 Report ITA Milan Di María 24Ronaldo 49 66Ramos 81Callejón 89 Robinho 33 Yankee Stadium, New York, New York 49,474 Jair Marrufo (Texas) August 11 13:30 (13:30 UTC-4) Real Madrid ESP 2–0 Report SCO Celtic Callejón 22Benzema 67 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 34,018 Sorin Stoica Results TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstSCO Celtic100102 ENG Chelsea311154 USA D.C. United101011 ENG Liverpool101011 USA Los Angeles Galaxy100115 ITA Milan210125 FRA Paris Saint-Germain202022 ESP Real Madrid4400143 MEX Santos Laguna100112 USA Seattle Sounders FC100124 CAN Toronto FC101011 Top goalscorers August 11, 2012. RankNameTeamGoals1ESP José CallejónReal Madrid32BEL Romelu LukakuChelsea2ARG Ángel Di MaríaReal Madrid2COL Fredy MonteroSeattle Sounders FC2POR Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid26ESP Xabi AlonsoReal Madrid1USA Quincy AmarikwaToronto FC1FRA Karim BenzemaReal Madrid1NED Urby EmanuelsonMilan1BEL Eden HazardChelsea1ARG Gonzalo HiguaínReal Madrid1SWE Zlatan IbrahimovićParis Saint-Germain1ESP JeséReal Madrid1GER Sami KhediraReal Madrid1BRA David LopesLos Angeles Galaxy1GER Marko MarinChelsea1ESP Álvaro MorataReal Madrid1ENG Adam MorganLiverpool1BRA NenêParis Saint-Germain1BRA Lucas PiazonChelsea1ESP Sergio RamosReal Madrid1BRA RobinhoMilan1CAN Dwayne De RosarioD.C. United1ECU Christian SuárezSantos Laguna1 References External links http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2012 2012 Category:2012–13 in English men's football Category:2012–13 in Spanish men's football Category:2012–13 in Scottish men's football Category:2012–13 in French men's football Category:2012–13 in Mexican football Category:2012–13 in Italian football Category:2012 Major League Soccer season 2012 2012