The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was the inaugural

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, the world club championship for men's club

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teams. It took place in

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from 5 January to 14 January 2000.

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as football's international

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selected Brazil as the host nation on 8 June 1999 as the bid was found to be the strongest among four candidates. The draw was made at the

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on 14 October 1999. All matches were played in either Rio de Janeiro's Estádio do Maracanã or

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. Eight teams, two from South America, two from Europe and one each from North America, Africa, Asia and Oceania entered the tournament. The first Club World Cup match took place in São Paulo, and saw Spanish club

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beat Saudi Arabian side

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3–1; Real Madrid's

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scored the first goal in Club World Cup history in the 21st minute. Later the same day,

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goalkeeper

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kept the first

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in the tournament as his team beat Moroccan side

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2–0. Corinthians and

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each won their respective groups to qualify for the

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. In front of a crowd of 73,000, the final finished as a 0–0 draw after extra time. The title was decided by a

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which Corinthians won 4–3. As winners, Corinthians received $6 million in prize money, while Vasco da Gama received $5 million. Necaxa beat Real Madrid in the third-place play-off to claim $4 million. Real Madrid received $3 million, and the other remaining teams were awarded $2.5 million.

Participating teams

The clubs that played in the tournament were:

Venues

Squads

For a list of the squads at the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, see '' 2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads''.

Match officials

Eight referees were appointed from the six continental confederations, each along with an accompanying assistant referee.

Format

Matches were played in

and

. The teams were organised in two groups of four teams, with the top team in each group going through to the final and the two second-placed teams contesting a third-place play-off.

First stage

Group A

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Group B

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Second stage

Third place play-off

Final

Goalscorers

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(Real Madrid) *

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(Vasco da Gama) ;2 goals *

Fahad Al-Bishi Fahad bin Al-Harifi bin Fahad Al-Husseini Al-Bishi ( ar, فهد بن الهريفي بن فهد الحسيني البيشي; born 10 September 1965) was a Saudi footballer who played for Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team. He represent ...

(Al Nassr) *

Agustín Delgado Agustín Javier Delgado Chalá (born 23 December 1974) is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed ''Tín'', he was the all-time top scorer for the Ecuador national team with 31 goals in 71 games before ...

(Necaxa) *

Edílson Edílson da Silva Ferreira (born 17 September 1971) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward. Dubbed as ''Capetinha'', Edílson was a second striker who was known for his dribbling skills, and is mainly ...

(Corinthians) *

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(Vasco da Gama) *

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(Manchester United) *

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(Necaxa) *

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(Real Madrid) ;1 goal *

Youssef Achami Youssef Achami (born 31 July 1976 in Agadir) is a former Moroccan footballer. Club career Achami was part of the generation of Raja Casablanca players who experienced a period of exceptional success, with the club winning six consecutive Botol ...

(Raja Casablanca) *

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(Necaxa) *

Fuad Amin Fuad Anwar Amin ( ar, فؤاد أنور أمين; born 13 October 1972) is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. On club level, he played mostly for Al-Shabab and Al-Nasr in his home country. Int ...

(Al Nassr) *

John Anastasiadis Giannis "Johnny" Anastasiadis (Greek: Γιάννης "Τζόνι" Αναστασιάδης; born 13 August 1968 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former Australian soccer player who spent the majority of his career playing for Greek club PAOK FC. ...

(South Melbourne) *

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(Al Nassr) *

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(Manchester United) * Salvador Cabrera (Necaxa) *

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(Raja Casablanca) *

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(Raja Casablanca) * Felipe (Vasco da Gama) *

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(Real Madrid) *

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(Real Madrid) * Fábio Luciano (Corinthians) * Luizão (Corinthians) *

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(Real Madrid) *

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(Raja Casablanca) *

Odvan Odvan Gomes da Silva (born 26 March 1974) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Campos dos Goytacazes, Odvan played for Americano, Mineiros, Mimosense, Vasco da Gama, Santos, Botafogo, Coritiba, Fluminens ...

(Vasco da Gama) * Ricardinho (Corinthians) *

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(Corinthians) *

Moussa Saïb Moussa Saïb (born 6 March 1969) is an Algerian football manager and former player. He is currently unattached, after last managing JS Kabylie in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Club career Saïb started his football career with a club fr ...

(Al Nassr) *

Sávio Sávio Bortolini Pimentel (born 9 January 1974), known simply as Sávio (), is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a left winger. Known as ''"Anjo Loiro"'' ("Blonde Angel") and ''"Diabo Loiro"'' ("Blonde Devil"), he played most ...

(Real Madrid) *

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(Manchester United)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. Additionally, FIFA named an all-star team consisting of eleven starters and seven substitutes.

References

External links

FIFA Club World Championship Brazil 2000
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical ReportFIFA Statistics
at the Rec.Sports.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) {{DEFAULTSORT:World Championship

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