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The FIFA '''Club World Championship''' is planned to replace the ]. The '''FIFA Club World Championship''' is a ] competition contested between the leading clubs from all 6 continental confederations.
⚫ Instead of playing only the European and Southamerican Champions, the competition will have all the champions from the 6 continents. Teams are to play 7 matches in only 8 days, except for the European and Southamerican champions, who will only play two.


The first edition took place in ] in ] ]. It was originally intended by ] to be a replacement for the ], which is contested annually by the champions of ] and ]. The new tournament was not universally popular, but nevertheless a second edition was pencilled in for ] in ]. This was cancelled due to the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner ], and no immediate plans were made for its return. A second edition has now been scheduled for ], ] between the 11th and 18th of ] ].
The first edition will take place in Tokyo, between the 11th and 18th of December, 2005.

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==2000 tournament==

The clubs invited to the 2000 tournament were:
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Matches were played in ] and ]. The teams were organised in 2 groups of 4 teams, with the top two in each going through to the semi-finals. Corinthians were the eventual winners, beating their Brazilian compatriots Vasco da Gama 4-3 in a ] after a 0-0 draw.

Manchester United's participation was controversial, as they insisted on being allowed to sit out the 1999-2000 ] (of which they were the reigning champions) in order to travel to Brazil. The ] reluctantly agreed, partly to assist ]'s bid to host the ].

==2004 tournament==

⚫ Teams are to play 7 matches in only 8 days, except for the European and South American champions, who will only play two.

Revision as of 15:21, 6 December 2004

The FIFA Club World Championship is a football (soccer) competition contested between the leading clubs from all 6 continental confederations.

The first edition took place in Brazil in January 2000. It was originally intended by FIFA to be a replacement for the Intercontinental Cup, which is contested annually by the champions of Europe and South America. The new tournament was not universally popular, but nevertheless a second edition was pencilled in for Spain in 2001. This was cancelled due to the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner ISL, and no immediate plans were made for its return. A second edition has now been scheduled for Tokyo, Japan between the 11th and 18th of December 2005.

2000 tournament

The clubs invited to the 2000 tournament were:

Al Nassr Saudi Arabia
Corinthians Brazil 1999 Copa do Brasil winners
Manchester United England 1999 UEFA Champions League winners
Necaxa Mexico 1999 CONCACAF Champions Cup winners
Raja Casablanca Morocco
Real Madrid Spain 1998 UEFA Champions League winners
Vasco da Gama Brazil 1998 Copa Libertadores winners

Matches were played in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The teams were organised in 2 groups of 4 teams, with the top two in each going through to the semi-finals. Corinthians were the eventual winners, beating their Brazilian compatriots Vasco da Gama 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw.

Manchester United's participation was controversial, as they insisted on being allowed to sit out the 1999-2000 FA Cup (of which they were the reigning champions) in order to travel to Brazil. The Football Association reluctantly agreed, partly to assist England's bid to host the 2006 World Cup.

2004 tournament

Teams are to play 7 matches in only 8 days, except for the European and South American champions, who will only play two.