Who has won the most titles? And the most goals? The Club World Cup in numbers

The Championship starts this year with the match between the Qatari outfit and the team from New Caledonia. The favourites are Liverpool, who are the Champions League holders, and Flamengo who won the Copa Libertadores.

But there are several significative data from the tournament throughout the years. First of all, you have to pay special attention to the team that has won the trophy the most: Real Madrid. They won it in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

They did it with the invaluable help of Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the most voracious strikers on the footballing planet. He is the top scorer in the Club World Cup with 7 goals. The Portuguese will hold on to first place, as his main rivals aren't taking part this year.

Gareth Bale (6 goals), Luis Suárez (5), Lionel Messi (5) and César Delgado (5) are next on the list. The latter changed team and will not be playing in the tournament; the rest remain at their clubs but didn't qualify.

Ronaldo's goals and Madrid's good work have helped Spain to be the country with the most Club World Cup wins with a total of 7, shared between Real Madrid (4) and Barcelona (3). Then it is Brazil with 4 (2 by Corinthians and 1 by Internacional and Sao Paulo).

The team that has played in the Championship the most is Auckland City. With regards to the candidates this year, Flamengo, Al Sadd and Hienghène Sport are making their debut. Liverpool and Al Sadd have experience; Espérance Tunis have played in 2. The team to have played the most is Monterrey with 3.