2011 World Football Challenge Explained

World Football Challenge
Year:2011
Other Titles:Herbalife World Football Challenge 2011
Num Teams:13 (from 2 confederations)
Champions: Real Madrid[1]
Runner-Up: Manchester United
Matches:14
Goals:42
Top Goal Scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo
(4 goals)
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2012
Venue:14 (in 14 host cities)
Countries:Canada
United 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. Club 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, the United States and Canada. As another first, there were games played outside the United States, at Empire Field in Vancouver and BMO Field in Toronto.

North American clubs that competed in 2011 included Chicago Fire, Chivas de Guadalajara, Club 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
2010–11 Premier League champions
2010 North American SuperLiga runner-up
UEFA 2010–11 Copa del Rey holders
Los Angeles, CaliforniaCONCACAF Major League Soccer 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield holders
Club AméricaCONCACAF 2011 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla quarter-finalists
Manchester UEFA Premier League 2010–11 FA Cup holders
Vancouver Whitecaps FCCONCACAF Major League Soccer 2011 Canadian Championship runner-up
CONCACAF Primera División 2011 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla semi-finalists
CONCACAF Major League Soccer 2009 North American SuperLiga runner-up
CONCACAF Major League Soccer
UEFA
UEFA La Liga 2010–11 La Liga and 2010–11 UEFA Champions League winners
UEFA

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.[2]

Table setup

The format was a single table, accruing points as follows:

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). 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:

  1. Regulation goal difference
  2. Most goals for in regulation
  3. Fewest goals against in regulation
  4. Most goals scored in regulation in one match
  5. Drawing of lots

Standings

Matches

All times are in the EDT time zone (UTC−4) (Local Times in parentheses).[3]

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Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid4
2 José CallejónReal Madrid2
Yannick DjalóSporting2
Marco FabiánGuadalajara2
Federico MachedaManchester United2
NaniManchester United2
Michael OwenManchester United2
David VillaBarcelona2
Shaun Wright-PhillipsManchester City2
10 Mario BalotelliManchester City1
Karim BenzemaReal Madrid1
Giovani CasillasGuadalajara1
Adam CristmanLos Angeles Galaxy1
Alessandro Del PieroJuventus1
Michael FarfanPhiladelphia Union1
Cory GibbsChicago Fire1
John GuidettiManchester City1
Park Ji-sungManchester United1
JoseluReal Madrid1
Seydou KeitaBarcelona1
Mike MageeLos Angeles Galaxy1
Kenny MansallyNew England Revolution1
Ryan McGivernManchester City1
Mesut ÖzilReal Madrid1
Cristian PasquatoJuventus1
Fabio QuagliarellaJuventus1
RafaelManchester United1
Wayne RooneyManchester United1
Camilo SanvezzoVancouver Whitecaps FC1
ThiagoBarcelona1
José VerduzcoGuadalajara1

Media coverage

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Real Madrid se adjudica el World Football Challenge. AS. AS.com.
  2. Web site: World Football Challenge Rules of Competition. MLS. Major League Soccer. October 25, 2012. January 12, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150112054805/http://www.mlssoccer.com/wfc/2011/rules. dead.
  3. Web site: World Football Challenge 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.

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