| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 20 January – 26 January |
| Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Hilal (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Zenit St. Petersburg |
| Third place | Žilina |
| Fourth place | Persepolis |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 33 (3.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Luiz Adriano (3 goals) |
The 2011 Match World Cup was a friendly football tournament that took place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates in January 2011.
Contents |
| Team | Recent honours | Continental performances |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal | Saudi Professional League 2009-10 - Winner | 2011 AFC Champions League* - Group stage |
| Persepolis | Hazfi Cup 2009-10 - Winner | 2011 AFC Champions League* - Group stage |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukrainian Premier League 2009-10 - Winner 2010 Ukrainian Super Cup - Winner 2009 UEFA Cup - Winner |
2010–11 UEFA Champions League* - Round of 16 |
| Sparta Prague | 2009–10 Gambrinus liga - Winner 2010 Czech Supercup - Winner |
2010–11 UEFA Europa League* - Round of 32 |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | Russian Premier League 2010 - Winner 2010 Russian Cup - Winner 2008 UEFA Cup - Winner 2008 UEFA Super Cup - Winner |
2010–11 UEFA Champions League - Play-off round 2010–11 UEFA Europa League* - Round of 32 |
| Žilina | Slovak Superliga 2009-10 - Winner 2010 Slovak Super Cup - Winner |
2010–11 UEFA Champions League - Group stage |
*still active
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Žilina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 |
| 20 January 2011 |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 – 3 | Al-Hilal | Al Maktoum Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luiz Adriano 89' | Essa Al-Mehyani 47' Ahmed Al-Fraidi 71' Christian Wilhelmsson 90' |
| 22 January 2011 |
Žilina | 5 – 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Al Maktoum Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momodou Ceesay 4' Róbert Jež 45' Ondřej Šourek 53' Róbert Pich 55' Patrik Mráz 76' |
Luiz Adriano 28(P)' Henrikh Mkhitaryan 58(P)' |
| 24 January 2011 |
Al-Hilal | 2 – 1 | Žilina | Al Maktoum Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wilhelmsson 1' Yasser Al-Qahtani 53' |
Ondřej Šourek 54' |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Persepolis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Sparta Prague | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 |
| 20 January 2011 |
Persepolis | 3 – 2 | Sparta Prague | Al Maktoum Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maziar Zare 18(P)' Ebrahim Shakouri 53' Hadi Norouzi 58' |
Lukáš Třešňák 48' Léonard Kweuke 65' |
| 22 January 2011 |
Sparta Prague | 0 – 3 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Al Maktoum Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Kerzhakov 1' Aleksei Ionov 35' Bruno Alves 75' |
| 24 January 2011 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 – 0 | Persepolis | Al Maktoum Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Kerzhakov 7' Sergey Semak 79' |
| 26 January 2011 |
Sparta Prague | 1 – 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Al Maktoum Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Václav Kadlec 45' | Douglas Costa 6' Luiz Adriano 12' |
| 26 January 2011 |
Persepolis | 1 – 3 | Žilina | Al Maktoum Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maziar Zare 73(P)' | Tomáš Majtán 7' Róbert Pich 11' Ebrahim Shakouri 22(O.G.)' |
| 26 January 2011 |
Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 – 1 | Al-Hilal | Al Maktoum Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szabolcs Huszti 63' | Mirel Rădoi 90+3' | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Luković Shirokov Meira |
1 – 4 | Rădoi Al-Shalhoub Al-Mehyani Hawsawi |
The top scorers from the 2011 Match World Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luiz Adriano | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 (1 pen.) |
| 2 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 |
| Ondřej Šourek | Žilina | 2 | |
| Christian Wilhelmsson | Al-Hilal | 2 | |
| Róbert Pich | Žilina | 2 | |
| Maziar Zare | Persepolis | 2 (2 pen.) |
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