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Qualifying teams

The 2005 tournament will feature only the 6 confederation champions, which were decided during 2005:

Club Country Confederation Tournament
Liverpool England UEFA Champions League
São Paulo Brazil Copa Libertadores
Al Ahly Egypt African Champions Cup
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia AFC Champions League
Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Sydney FC Australia Oceania Club Championship

Format

The competition will be a knockout tournament so each team will play two or three matches. The champions of the 4 "weaker" confederations will play in the quarter-finals; the losers will play in a fifth/sixth place match. The winners will then be joined by the European and South American champions in the semi-finals; the losers will play in a third/fourth place match. The full draw is as follows:

Quarter-finals

1. 11 Dec 05Al-Ittihad - Al AhlyOlympic Stadium, Tokyo1:0 (0:0)
2. 12 Dec 05Sydney FC - Deportivo SaprissaToyota Stadium, Toyota

Semi-finals

3. 14 Dec 05Al-Ittihad - São PauloOlympic Stadium, Tokyo
4. 15 Dec 05Winner 2 - LiverpoolInternational Stadium, Yokohama

Match for 5th place

5. 16 Dec 05Al Ahly - Loser 2Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Match for 3rd place

6. 18 Dec 05Loser 3 - Loser 4International Stadium, Yokohama

Final

7. 18 Dec 05Winner 3 - Winner 4International Stadium, Yokohama

The matches will be held in Tokyo's National (Olympic) Stadium, Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi near Nagoya and the International Stadium in Yokohama, where the final will be played. For marketing purposes it is known as the FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup.

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