© Getty Images THE TOURNAMENT REPLAYED – Real Madrid took the honours at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 to make it three titles for the year. In lifting the trophy for a second time, Los Merengues extended Europe’s domination of the competition, with the continent having now provided nine of its 13 champions.
“Kashima surprised us. They’ve got players who could easily play in Spain,” said Los Blancos coach Zinedine Zidane after a hard-fought final. “The important thing was, though, that we came through and were champions.”
Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick, which fired him to the adidas Golden Ball, gave the European champions a rather deceptive 4-2 win over surprise finalists Kashima Antlers, who fell behind after nine minutes but came back to take the lead and then pin their opponents against the ropes at the end of normal time. It was only in extra time that Ronaldo ended the hopes of the J.League champions, for whom goalkeeper Hitoshi Sogahata had a superb tournament.
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