The two best clubs on the planet will see who truly reigns supreme on Sunday when River Plate battle Barcelona in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final.
River Plate -- who qualified for the tournament by winning the Copa Libertadores -- beat the Japanese champions and hosts Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 in their semifinal. Barcelona -- who qualified for the tournament by destroying all of Europe -- are in search of their fifth trophy of 2015 after cruising past Guangzhou Evergrande on Thursday.
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Lionel Messi and Neymar weren't present for the 3-0 victory, but Luis Suarez's hat-trick was all that was required for the Catalan giants to flex their proverbial muscle.
In what will be a festive atmosphere thanks to the traveling River Plate fans, a free live stream of the final can be found here.
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Preview
Game Time: 7:30 p.m. JST
Location: International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan
Odds, per Bet365: River Plate (18) - Draw (13/2) - Barcelona (1/7)
Weather: Cloudy, High of 46
TV: FS1
What They're Saying
Record Barcelona in 4 friendly games against River Plate: 1W - 1D - 2L #fcblive Goals: 3-6 [via @barcastat]
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) December 19, 2015
Barcelona informed Santos that 2M bonus for Neymar being Ballon d'Or finalist will only be paid once courts decided on transfer. [estadao]
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) December 19, 2015
Leo Messi will start tomorrow against River Plate pic.twitter.com/XdO0uMw4MG
— BarcaHD (@Barcelona_HD) December 19, 2015
River Plate XI: Barovero; Maidana, Alvarez, Vangioni e Mercado; Kranevitter, Sánchez, Ponzio e Pisculichi (Lucho ou Mayada); Mora e Alario.
— Marcos Bertoncello (@mbertoncello_) December 19, 2015
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