80,619
The 80,619 that witnessed Paris Saint-Germain’s thrashing of Atlético de Madrid inside Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles was the biggest attendance. Al Ahly FC, Al Hilal, CF Pachuca, Inter Miami CF, Palmeiras and Real Madrid C.F. all played in front of 60,000-plus crowds.
169
There were just 169 seconds between three second-half goals scored in the pulsating 4-4 draw between FC Porto and Al Ahly. William Gomes equalised for the Dragões, Wessam Abou Ali restored the Red Eagles’ lead, and Samu Aghehowa returned parity once again.
80
FC Internazionale Milano had a staggering 80 per cent of possession against Urawa Red Diamonds. Manchester City came next with 74 per cent against Juventus FC. FC Bayern München and City had the best average possession over their three games: 71 per cent. PSG were next on 70 per cent. Three teams made it through with less than 50 per cent of the ball: Fluminense (49 per cent), Palmeiras (45 per cent) and Botafogo (38 per cent).
67
Lucas Ribeiro collected the ball 67 yards from goal and, without relinquishing it, scored a goal-of-the-tournament contender for Mamelodi Sundowns FC against Borussia Dortmund.
39
It took 39 goals for a No9 to score. FC Salzburg’s Karim Onisiwo was the first.
28
Fluminense goalkeeper Fabio extended his record for playing in FIFA tournaments the longest time apart to 28 years. The 44-year-old, who kept two clean sheets in three games, starred alongside Ronaldinho as Brazil won the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ in 1997. Angel Di Maria and Lionel Messi, stars of Argentina’s triumphant U-17 campaign in 2007, netted for SL Benfica and Inter Miami respectively to register goals in FIFA competitions 18 years apart.
22
There was, remarkably, 22 corners in Auckland City FC-CA Boca Juniors, with the Argentinians having 20 of them. The next most in a match was the 17 in Fluminense-Ulsan and Salzburg-Al Hilal.
16
Borussia Dortmund winger Mathis Albert, at 16 years and 27 days against Fluminense, was the youngster player to appear. Coincidentally, he was up again the tournament’s oldest player in 44-year-old Fabio. Porto’s Rodrigo Mora, at 18 years and 49 days, was the youngest scorer, with 39-year-old Sergio Ramos of CF Monterrey the oldest.
13
Manchester City scored an unprecedented 13 goals. Bayern München and Juventus were next on 12 and 11 respectively. The Mancunians were eight goals behind the Bavarians after they’d played a game apiece. Pep Guardiola’s City were the only team to go through on maximum points.
12
Bayern München’s Michael Olise and Paris Saint-Germain’s Desire Doue completed the most dribbles: 12. Lionel Messi of Inter Miami was next on 10.
6
Five teams came from behind to win: Inter Miami against Porto, CR Flamengo against Chelsea FC, Borussia Dortmund against Mamelodi Sundowns, Fluminense against Ulsan HD, Internazionale against Urawa Red Diamonds, and Al Ain FC against Wydad AC.
4
Four players scored free-kicks: Bryan Gonzalez for CF Pachuca against FC Salzburg, Lionel Messi for Inter Miami against Porto, Jhon Arias for Fluminense against Ulsan and Claudio Echeverri for Manchester City against Al Ain.
3
Bayern’s Michael Olise, Juve’s Kenan Yildiz, Bayern’s Jamal Musiala, Al Ahly’s Wessam Abou Ali and Benfica’s Angel Di Maria lead the race for the Top Goal Scorer presented by Bank of America award on three apiece. Musiala and Abou Ali are the only players to have registered hat-tricks, with the former’s coming in only 17 minutes against Auckland City.
2
Four players were named Michelob Ultra Superior Player of the Match twice – and all four were from Brazilian clubs. Palmeiras winger Estevao, Botafogo forward Igor Jesus, Flamengo midfielder Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Fluminense playmaker Jhon Arias were the rewarded stars.
