2011 World Football Challenge

October 2012 World Football Challenge 2011 Herbalife World Football Challenge 2011 World Football Challenge Logo.jpg 200px The 2011 World Football Challenge official logo 13 (from 2 confederations) Spain Real MadridEl Real Madrid se adjudica el World Football Challenge http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/real-madrid-adjudica-world-football/20110731dasdasftb_21/Tes AS AS.com England Manchester United 14 42 POR Cristiano Ronaldo(4 goals) 2009 2012 14 (in 14 host cities) CanadaUnited States The 2011 World Football Challenge was the second World Football Challenge event, a series of friendly association football matches played in Canada and the United States in July and August. Participants The 2011 tournament increased in scale from the 2009 incarnation, bringing in thirteen teams from seven countries. All the teams were either members of the UEFA or CONCACAF confederations. The field was highlighted by Spanish league and European champions Barcelona and English champion Manchester United. América was the only team that returned from the 2009 competition. This tournament for the first time also included five teams from Major League Soccer, the top-flight league for the host countries, Canada and United States. As another first, there were games played outside the United States, at Empire Field in Vancouver, British Columbia and BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario (both in Canada). North American clubs that competed in 2011 included Chicago Fire, Guadalajara, América, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, Philadelphia Union, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Four representatives from Europe's top leagues of England and Spain, all of whom won their country's blue ribbon competitions in the 2010–11 season joined the North American clubs, those being: Spanish and European champions Barcelona, FA Cup winners Manchester City, Premier League champions Manchester United and Copa del Rey winners Real Madrid. Team Location Confederation Professional League Notes Manchester United Manchester UEFA Premier League 2010–11 Premier League champions New England Revolution Foxborough CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2010 North American SuperLiga runner-up Real Madrid Madrid UEFA La Liga 2010–11 Copa del Rey holders Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield holders América Mexico City CONCACAF Primera División 2011 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla quarter-finalists Manchester City Manchester UEFA Premier League 2010–11 FA Cup holders Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2011 Canadian Championship runner-up Guadalajara Zapopan CONCACAF Primera División 2011 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla semi-finalists Chicago Fire Chicago CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2009 North American SuperLiga runner-up Philadelphia Union Chester CONCACAF Major League Soccer Juventus Turin UEFA Serie A Barcelona Barcelona UEFA La Liga 2010–11 La Liga and 2010–11 UEFA Champions League winners Sporting CP Lisbon UEFA Primeira Liga Venues Canada Vancouver, British Columbia Toronto, OntarioCanada center 330 Location of the host cities of the 2011 World Football Challenge in Canada. Canada 49.260833 -123.113889 Vancouver right Canada 43.65 -79.38 Toronto rightEmpire Field BMO FieldCapacity: 27,528 Capacity: 21,566170x170px 190x190px United States Foxborough, Massachusetts San Francisco, California Los Angeles, California San Diego, CaliforniaChicago, IllinoisGillette Stadium AT&T Park Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Qualcomm StadiumSoldier FieldCapacity: 68,756 Capacity: 41,915 Capacity: 93,607 Capacity: 70,561Capacity: 61,500170x170px170x170px155x155px170x170px170x170pxPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaUSA center 525 Location of the host cities of the 2011 World Football Challenge in the United States. USA 42.065278 -71.248333 Foxborough top United States 37.783333 -122.416667 San Francisco right United States 34.05 -118.25 Los Angeles right United States 32.715 -117.1625 San Diego left United States 41.881944 -87.627778 Chicago left United States 39.952778 -75.163611 Philadelphia left United States 33.839722 -118.259722 Carson left United States 40.712778 -74.006111 New York right United States 35.854167 -78.761944 Raleigh bottom United States 38.933333 -76.9 Landover bottom United States 25.941111 -80.245278 Miami Gardens right USA 32.705 -97.122778 Arlington rightCarson, CaliforniaLincoln Financial FieldThe Home Depot CenterCapacity: 69,144Capacity: 27,000171x171px171x171pxNew York, New YorkRaleigh, North CarolinaLandover, Maryland Miami Gardens, FloridaArlington, TexasCiti FieldCarter–Finley StadiumFedExFieldSun Life StadiumCowboys StadiumCapacity: 45,000Capacity: 57,583Capacity: 82,000Capacity: 75,192Capacity: 80,000170x170px171x171px166x166px170x170px170x170px Event rules The event rules differed considerably from the 2009 event, due to differences in the number of teams. Match rules Match rules followed the Laws of the Game, with a few notable exceptions.World Football Challenge Rules of Competition http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2011/rules MLS Major League Soccer October 25, 2012 January 12, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150112054805/http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2011/rules dead In the event of a tie after the regulation 90 minutes, a penalty shootout immediately followed. These penalties did not accrue points in the table as a regulation goal or penalty would. Cautions and sending offs did not carry into the next competitive game, however, a player may have been suspended for their club's next WFC match. Teams had a roster of 25 players, and clubs were able to substitute eleven players during the course of the match rather than the standard three. Table setup The format was a single table, accruing points as follows: Three points for a regulation victory Two points for a penalty shootout victory One point for a penalty shootout loss No points for a regulation loss One point for each goal scored (up to three per match) Sporting CP, who played only one game, did not accrue points, but their opponent, Juventus, were able to in their matchup. The five Major League Soccer teams were split up into two different "clubs" for the purposes of the table, the MLS Eastern Conference (containing the Chicago Fire, New England Revolution, and Philadelphia Union), and the MLS Western Conference (containing the Los Angeles Galaxy, who played two games, and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC). Each of the other seven clubs played three games and accrued points as normal. Table tiebreakers In the event of a tie in the final table standings, the following tiebreakers were used in order: Regulation goal difference Most goals for in regulation Fewest goals against in regulation Most goals scored in regulation in one match Drawing of lots Standings main WL PK Result y 2 1 RM ESP Real Madrid MU ENG Manchester United MC ENG Manchester City JUV ITA Juventus BAR ESP Barcelona GUA MEX Guadalajara WST USA MLS Western MLS Western Conference composed of one game by the Vancouver Whitecaps and two games by the Los Angeles Galaxy EST USA MLS Eastern MLS Eastern Conference composed of one game each by the New England Revolution, Philadelphia Union, and Chicago Fire AMÉ MEX Club América 3 0 0 0 9 2 8 C 3 0 0 0 9 3 8 2 1 0 0 5 2 5 2 0 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 4 1 0 0 2 4 5 3 0 0 1 2 3 7 3 0 0 0 3 3 9 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 #D0F0C0 C complete World Football Challenge StandingsWorld Football Challenge Standings http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2011/standings MLS Major League Soccer October 25, 2012 April 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120419083901/http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2011/standings deadNote: Sporting CP played only one game and did not accrue points. Matches All times are in the EDT time zone (UTC−4) (Local Times in parentheses).World Football Challenge Schedule http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2011/schedule MLS Major League Soccer October 25, 2012 January 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150108233829/http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2011/schedule dead July 13 20:00 (20:00 UTC−4) New England Revolution USA 1–4 Report ENG Manchester United Mansally 56 Owen 51Macheda 54 61Park 80 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 51,523 Mark Geiger July 16 20:00 (17:00 UTC−7) Club América MEX 0–2 Report ENG Manchester City McGivern 17Wright-Phillips 27 AT&T Park, San Francisco, California 11,250 Hilario Grajeda July 16 22:00 (19:00 UTC−7) Los Angeles Galaxy USA 1–4 Report ESP Real Madrid Cristman 67 Callejón 31Joselu 40Ronaldo 53Benzema 58 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 56,211 Jorge González July 18 22:00 (19:00 UTC−7) Vancouver Whitecaps FC CAN 1–2 Report ENG Manchester City Sanvezzo 30 Guidetti 68Wright-Phillips 84 Empire Field, Vancouver, British Columbia 24,074 Mauricio Navarro July 20 23:00 (20:00 UTC−7) Guadalajara MEX 0–3 Report ESP Real Madrid Ronaldo 73 76 pen. 82 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 38,211 Ricardo Salazar July 23 17:00 (16:00 UTC−5) Chicago Fire USA 1–3 Report ENG Manchester United Gibbs 13 Rooney 66Rafael 75Nani 82 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 61,308 Terry Vaughn July 23 19:00 (19:00 UTC−4) Juventus ITA 1–2 Report POR Sporting CP Del Piero 80 Djaló 13 36 BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario 10,028 Drew Fischer July 23 21:00 (21:00 UTC−4) Philadelphia Union USA 1–2 Report ESP Real Madrid M. Farfan 80 Callejón 2Özil 11 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 57,305 Alex Prus July 24 16:00 (13:00 UTC−7) Los Angeles Galaxy USA 1–1 Report ENG Manchester City Magee 53 Balotelli 20 pen. The Home Depot Center, Carson, California 24,897 Ricardo Salazar Keat Birchall Juninho Dunivant Stephens McBean Gonzalez McCarty DeLaGarza 6–7 Milner Weiss Suárez Kolarov Guidetti Lescott De Jong Wright-Phillips Hart July 26 19:30 (19:30 UTC−4) Juventus ITA 1–0 Report MEX Club América Pasquato 42 Citi Field, New York, New York 20,859 Jorge González July 28 20:00 (20:00 UTC−4) Juventus ITA 1–0 Report MEX Guadalajara Quagliarella 12 Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina 16,124 Mark Kadlecik July 30 19:00 (19:00 UTC−4) Barcelona ESP 1−2 Report ENG Manchester United Thiago 70 Nani 22Owen 76 FedExField, Landover, Maryland 81,807 Ricardo Salazar August 3 20:00 (20:00 UTC−4) Barcelona ESP 1–4 Report MEX Guadalajara Villa 3 Fabián 60 63Casillas 72Verduzco 90+3 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 70,080 Baldomero Toledo August 6 16:00 (15:00 UTC−5) Barcelona ESP 2–0 Report MEX Club América Villa 24Keita 90 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas 60,087 Ricardo Salazar Top goalscorers RankNameTeamGoals1POR Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid42ESP José CallejónReal Madrid2PRT Yannick DjalóSporting2MEX Marco FabiánGuadalajara2ITA Federico MachedaManchester United2POR NaniManchester United2ENG Michael OwenManchester United2ESP David VillaBarcelona2ENG Shaun Wright-PhillipsManchester City210ITA Mario BalotelliManchester City1FRA Karim BenzemaReal Madrid1MEX Giovani CasillasGuadalajara1USA Adam CristmanLos Angeles Galaxy1ITA Alessandro Del PieroJuventus1USA Michael FarfanPhiladelphia Union1USA Cory GibbsChicago Fire1SWE John GuidettiManchester City1KOR Park Ji-sungManchester United1ESP JoseluReal Madrid1MLI Seydou KeitaBarcelona1USA Mike MageeLos Angeles Galaxy1GAM Kenny MansallyNew England Revolution1NIR Ryan McGivernManchester City1GER Mesut ÖzilReal Madrid1ITA Cristian PasquatoJuventus1ITA Fabio QuagliarellaJuventus1BRA RafaelManchester United1ENG Wayne RooneyManchester United1BRA Camilo SanvezzoVancouver Whitecaps FC1ESP ThiagoBarcelona1MEX José VerduzcoGuadalajara1 Media coverage Country / Region Broadcaster Matches Arab League Arab WorldCountries Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Libya Mauritania Morocco Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen Al Jazeera Sports All Real Madrid and Manchester United matches Israel Sport 2 All Manchester United matches Sport 5 All Real Madrid matches Italy Sportitalia All Real Madrid matches Norway TV 2 Premier League HD 1 All Real Madrid and Manchester United matches United States ESPN All United Kingdom MUTV All Manchester United matches References External links http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2011 2011 Category:2011–12 in Spanish men's football Category:2011–12 in English men's football Category:2011–12 in Mexican football Category:2011–12 in Italian football Category:2011 Major League Soccer season 2011 2011