In the early hours of 13 February, Chelsea won the title after beating Brazil's Palmeiras 2–1 in extra time in the Club World Cup final.
It was the first time in chelsea club history that they had won the Club World Cup. They competed in the Club World Cup in 2012 but lost to Corinthians. This is not only their dream come true, but they have also preserved the dignity of Europe, because this is the ninth consecutive year that a European club has won this award.
Historical statistics show that from 1995 to 2022, European teams won the championship 22 times, South American teams won 6 times, and the winning ratio of European teams rose to 79%, and recently it was 9 consecutive championships. It also challenges the champions league-winning teams this season, which is that if they win this year, it will be 10 consecutive titles.
At present, in the history of this competition, Real Madrid is at the top of the table with 7 titles, AC Milan and Bayern are 4 times, and Penarol, Barcelona, Inter, São Paulo, Boca Juniors and Uruguayan National have all won 3 times. Among them, Juventus and Manchester United have won twice, and Liverpool and Chelsea have won 1 title.
For South American football, this is a painful 9 consecutive defeats, so long can not win the intercontinental cup, and from the scene sometimes there is no chance, it can be seen that the current level of European football clubs is significantly higher than that of South America, which makes the level of world football clubs has been seriously imbalanced.
From the perspective of watching the game, many fans believe that the current quality of the Club World Cup can not be compared with the previous Toyota Cup, because although the team has been expanded, but in the end it is basically the competition between Europe and South America, the process is still lengthy, and the feeling of direct duels and direct PK in the past seems to be no longer...