2000 FIFA Club World Championship
| Campeonato Mundial de Clubes da FIFA Brasil 2000 |
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2000 FIFA Club World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 5–14 January 2000 |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Corinthians (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
Vasco da Gama
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| Third place |
 Necaxa
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| Fourth place |
 Real Madrid
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 43 (3.07 per match) |
| Attendance | 514,000 (36,714 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Romário Nicolas Anelka(3 goals each) |
| Best player |
Edílson
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| Fair play award |
 Al-Nassr
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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, football's international governing body selected Brazil as the host nation on 3 September 1997 as the bid was found to be the strongest among a total of nine candidates. The draw was made at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro on 14 October 1999. All matches were played in Rio de Janeiro's Estádio do Maracanã and São Paulo's Estádio do Morumbi.
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 was won by Spanish club Real Madrid, who defeated Saudi club Al-Nassr 3–1. Nicolas Anelka of France scored the first goal in Club World Cup history, while Brazilian champions Corinthians' goalkeeper Dida posted the first official clean sheet in the tournament.
Corinthians and Vasco da Gama each won their respective groups to qualify for the final. 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 penalty shoot-out that 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.
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