The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship Final was an

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match that took place at Estádio do Maracanã,

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on 14 January 2000. It was an all-Brazilian final between

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and

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

to determine the winner of the

2000 FIFA Club World Championship The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup, the world club championship for men's club association football teams. It took place in Brazil from 5 January to 14 January 2000. FIFA as football's international gover ...

. After a goalless draw during the 120 minutes, Corinthians won the penalty shoot-out 4–3, becoming the first club to lift the FIFA Club World Cup, and the first side to beat a side from their home country in the final.

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FIFA Club World Championship Brazil 2000
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Sport Club Corinthians Paulista matches CR Vasco da Gama matches

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