The 1st FIFA Club World Championship 2000

5 - 14 January 2000, Brazil

1998 and 1999 Brazil champions Corinthians won the first FIFA Club World Championship with a victory over compatriots Vasco da Gama.

Eight teams and dozens of the world's football stars competed in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo for the title of Club World Champions.

The 2000 Contestants
UEFA
Manchester United	England	1999 UEFA Champions' League winners
Real Madrid	Spain	1998 Intercontinental* Club Cup winners¹
CONMEBOL
Vasco da Gama	Brazil	1998 Copa Libertadores winners³
Corinthians	Brazil	1998 Brazil champions⁴
CONCACAF
Necaxa	Mexico	1999 CONCACAF Champions Cup winners
AFC
Al-Nassr	Saudi Arabia	1998 Asian Super Cup winners²
OFC
South Melbourne	Australia	1999 Oceania Champions' Cup winners
CAF
Raja Casablanca	Morocco	1999 African Champions League winners
¹1999 version won by Manchester United ²1999 Asian Super Cup and 1999 Asian Champions Cup won by Japan's Jubilo Iwata - not invited ³1999 Copa Libertadores won by Brazil's Palmeiras - not invited ⁴Also 1999 champions

Final - Rio de Janeiro

14 Jan

Corinthians
Corinthians 4-3 on penalties

0-0

Vasco da Gama

Third place play off - Rio de Janeiro

14 Jan

Real Madrid

1-1

Necaxa
Necaxa 4-3 on penalties

League Stage

Group A Table	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Corinthians	3	2	1	0	6	2	7
Real Madrid	3	2	1	0	8	5	7
Al-Nassr	3	1	0	2	5	8	3
Raja Casablanca	3	0	0	3	5	9	0

Group B Table	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Vasco da Gama	3	3	0	0	7	2	9
Necaxa	3	1	1	1	5	4	4
Manchester United	3	1	1	1	4	4	4
South Melbourne	3	0	0	3	1	7	0

Group A Matches São Paulo			Group B Matches Rio de Janeiro
January 5			January 6
Real Madrid	3-1	Al-Nassr	Manchester United	1-1	Necaxa
Corinthians	2-0	Raja Casablanca	Vasco da Gama	2-0	South Melbourne
January 7			January 8
Real Madrid	2-2	Corinthians	Manchester United	1-3	Vasco da Gama
Raja Casablanca	3-4	Al-Nassr	South Melbourne	1-3	Necaxa
January 10			January 11
Real Madrid	3-2	Raja Casablanca	Manchester United	2-0	South Melbourne
Al-Nassr	0-2	Corinthians	Necaxa	1-2	Vasco da Gama