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*factoids*

Manchester City(1st title)ESP}} Real Madrid(5 titles)www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/clubworldcup|fifa.com/clubworldcup}}| broadcasters =| related comps = FIFA Intercontinental Cup}}The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men’s association football competition organised by the FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s global governing body. The competition was first contested in 2000 as the FIFA Club World Championship. It was not held from 2001 to 2004 due to a combination of factors in the cancelled 2001 tournament, most importantly the collapse of FIFA’s marketing partner International Sport and Leisure (ISL), but since 2005 it has been held every year. Views differ as to the cup’s prestige: it struggles to attract interest in most of Europe, and is the object of heated debate in South America.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2008/12/one_of_my_regrets_is.html, Vickery, Tim, The prestige of the Club World Cup, BBC Sport, 15 December 2008, 13 June 2021, NEWS,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30497397, Vickery, Tim, Club World Cup: Real Madrid ahead for San Lorenzo, BBC Sport, 16 December 2014, 13 June 2021, The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in 2000, during which year it ran in parallel with the Intercontinental Cup, a competition played by the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the Copa Libertadores, with the champions of each tournament both recognised (in 2017) by FIFA as club world champions. In 2005, the Intercontinental Cup was merged with the FIFA Club World Championship, and in 2006, the tournament was renamed as the FIFA Club World Cup. The winner of the Club World Cup receives the FIFA Club World Cup trophy and a FIFA World Champions certificate.The current format of the tournament involves seven teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about two weeks; the winners of that year’s AFC Champions League (Asia), CAF Champions League (Africa), CONCACAF Champions Cup (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL Libertadores (South America), OFC Champions League (Oceania) and UEFA Champions League (Europe), along with the host nation’s national champions, participate in a straight knock-out tournament. The host nation’s national champions contest a play-off against the Oceania champions, from which the winner joins the champions of Asia, Africa and North America in the quarter-finals. The quarter-final winners go on to face the European and South American champions, who enter at the semi-final stage, for a place in the final.Real Madrid hold the record for most titles, having won the competition on five occasions. Corinthians’ inaugural victory remains the best result from a host nation’s national league champions. Teams from Spain have won the tournament eight times, the most for any nation. England has the largest number of winning teams, with four clubs having won the tournament. The current world champions are Manchester City, who defeated Fluminense 4â€“0 in the 2023 final.

History

{{Overly detailed|section|details=|date=November 2023}}{{See also|Football World Championship|Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy|Copa Rio (international tournament)|Small Club World Cup|Tournoi de Paris|Intercontinental Cup (football)|International Soccer League|Copa Interamericana|List of world champion football clubs}}

Origin

File:Las Vegas 89.jpg|thumb|Las Vegas, Nevada saw the birth of the competition during alt=A nighttime view of the Las Vegas stripThe first club tournament to be billed as the Football World Championship was held in 1887, in which FA Cup winners Aston Villa beat Scottish Cup winners Hibernian, the winners of the only national competitions at the time. The first time when the champions of two European leagues met was in what was nicknamed the 1895 World Championship, when English champions Sunderland beat Scottish champions Heart of Midlothian 5â€“3. Ironically, the Sunderland lineup in the 1895 World Championship consisted entirely of Scottish players â€“ Scottish players who moved to England to play professionally in those days were known as the Scotch Professors.WEB,www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/apr/25/even-when-sunderland-ruled-the-globe-club-world-cups-were-controversial, Sunderland’s Victorian all-stars blazed trail for money’s rule of football, The Guardian, Jonathan Wilson, 25 April 2020, 26 April 2020, WEB,ryehillfootball.co.uk/stories/when-sunderland-afc-were-world-champions/, When Sunderland AFC Were World Champions!, Ryehill Football, 19 August 2016, 2019-12-31, The first attempt at creating a global club football tournament, according to FIFA, was in 1909, 21 years before the first FIFA World Cup.WEB,www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71488/index.html,www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71488/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20131029194727www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71488/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20131029194727www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71488/index.html, dead, 29 October 2013, Maintaining the Corporate Image, FIFA, 17 June 1998, 6 March 2013, The Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy was held in Italy in 1909 and 1911, and contested by English, Italian, German and Swiss clubs.WEB,www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/game/historygame4.html,www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/game/historygame4.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20070630151553www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/game/historygame4.html,">web.archive.org/web/20070630151553www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/game/historygame4.html, dead, 30 June 2007, The History of Football, FIFA, 6 March 2013, English amateur team West Auckland won on both occasions.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-19691913, West Auckland AFC statue to mark Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy win, BBC, 23 September 2012, 6 March 2013, The idea that FIFA should organise international club competitions dates from the beginning of the 1950s.WEB,www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lipton-trophy.html, Veronese, Andrea, Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy (Torino), Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 20 November 2004, 6 March 2013, In 1951, the Brazilian FA created Copa Rio, also called “World Champions Cup” in Brazil, with a view to being a Club World Cup (a “club version” of the FIFA World Cup). FIFA president Jules Rimet was asked about FIFA’s involvement in Copa Rio, and stated that it was not under FIFA’s jurisdiction since it was organised and sponsored by the Brazilian FA.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1951/04/05/pagina-3/1351260/pdf.html, Importantes Declaraciones de Mr. Jules Rimet, presidente de la F.I.F.A, Important declarations from Mr. Jules Rimet, FIFA President, 3, Mundo Deportivo, 5 April 1951, 6 March 2013, es, FIFA board officials Stanley Rous and Ottorino Barassi participated personally, albeit not as FIFA assignees, in the organisation of Copa Rio in 1951. Rous’ role was the negotiations with European clubs, whereas Barassi did the same and also helped form the framework of the competition. The Italian press regarded the competition as an “impressive project” that “was greeted so enthusiastically by FIFA officials Stanley Rous and Jules Rimet to the extent of almost giving it an official FIFA stamp.“Corriere dello Sport: Claudio Carsughi â€“ Tra Rio de Janeiro e San Paolo lÂ´avvio del “Torneo dei Campioni” â€“ pÃ¡gina 3(acervo), 30 June 1951 Because of the difficulty the Brazilian FA found in bringing European clubs to the competition, the O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper suggested that there should be FIFA involvement in the programming of international club competitions saying that, “ideally, international tournaments, here or abroad, should be played with a schedule set by FIFA”.WEB,acervo.estadao.com.br/pagina/#!/19620626-26739-nac-0011-999-11-not, O ESTADO DE S. PAULO: PÃGINAS DA EDIÃ‡ÃƒO DE 26 DE Junho DE 1962, O Estado de S. Paulo, 11, 26 June 1962, 6 March 2013, pt, Palmeiras beat Juventus at MaracanÃ£ with over 200,000 spectators in attendance at the final of the 1951 Copa Rio, and were hailed as the first ever Club World Champions by the whole Brazilian press.WEB, Superheroes in green,www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/clubworldcup/uae2021/news/superheroes-in-green, FIFA, 7 November 2023, en, 10 February 2022, WEB,www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0010/articleid,1107_02_1975_0140_0010_23915212/, Parola ed Altafini sarÃ una tournÃ©e piena di ricordi e nostalgie, Parola and Altafini will make this a nostalgic tournament to remember, 10, Bernardi, Bruno, La Stampa, 30 June 1975, 6 March 2013, it, However, as a number of European clubs declined participation in Copa Rio and their berths were given to less renowned ones, the quality of the eventually participating clubs was criticised in the Brazilian press,WEB, O Estado de S. Paulo - Acervo EstadÃ£o,acervo.estadao.com.br/pagina/#!/19510624-23347-nac-0017-999-17-not/busca/Campe%C3%B5es+Torneio, 2024-05-17, Acervo, therefore the Brazilian FA announced that the following editions of Copa Rio were not to be hailed as a World Champions Cup but only as Copa Rio,WEB, O Estado de S. Paulo - Acervo EstadÃ£o,acervo.estadao.com.br/pagina/#!/19510609-23334-nac-0007-999-7-not/busca/Torneio+Campe%C3%B5es+campe%C3%B5es, 2024-05-17, Acervo, and thus the second edition of the cup, won by Fluminense in 1952, was hailed as a World Champions Cup by a minority of the Brazilian press,Mundo Esportivo (Brazilian newspaper), 9 March 1956, page 15, edition 745.Jornal dos Sports (Brazilian newspaper), 21 August 1952, page 5. Edition 7050. having Copa Rio been extinguished by the Brazilian FA soon later, and replaced with another cup, won in 1953 by Vasco da Gama.Still in the 1950s, the PequeÃ±a Copa del Mundo (Spanish for Small World Cup) was a tournament held in Venezuela between 1952 and 1957, with some other club tournaments held in Caracas from 1958 onwards also often referred to by the name of the original 1952â€“1957 tournament.WEB,www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peq-copamundo.html, PequeÃ±a Copa del Mundo and Other International Club Tournaments in Caracas, Stokkermans, Karel, Varanda, Pedro, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 19 August 2010, 6 March 2013, It was usually played by four participants, with two from Europe and two from South America.In 1960, FIFA authorised the International Soccer League, created along the lines of the 1950s Copa Rio, with a view to creating a Club World Cup, with ratification from Stanley Rous, who then had become FIFA president.WEB,acervo.estadao.com.br/pagina/#!/19610524-26404-nac-0017-999-17-not/busca/FIFA, O ESTADO DE S. PAULO: PÃGINAS DA EDIÃ‡ÃƒO DE 24 DE Maio DE 1961, 17, O Estado de S. Paulo, 24 May 1961, 6 March 2013, pt, In the same year, the Intercontinental Cup rose to existence.

The Intercontinental Cup and early proposals for a FIFA Club World Cup

|align = right|quoted = 1|width = 33%}}|align = right|quoted = 1|width = 33%}}The Tournoi de Paris was a competition initially meant to bring together the top teams from Europe and South America; it was first played in 1957 when Vasco da Gama, the Rio de Janeiro champions, beat European champions Real Madrid 4â€“3 in the final at the Parc des Princes. The match was the first ever hailed as the “best of Europe X best of South American” club match, as it was Real Madrid’s first intercontinental competition as European champions (the Madrid team played the 1956 PequeÃ±a Copa del Mundo, but confirmed their participation in the Venezuelan tournament before becoming European champions).WEB,www.supervasco.com/noticias/vasco-tentara-reconhecimento-de-titulo-mundial-de-1957-141606.html, Vasco tentarÃ¡ reconhecimento de tÃtulo mundial de 1957, Vasco will try to get recognition for the 1957 world title, Super Vasco, 15 June 2012, 6 March 2013, pt,www.supervasco.com/noticias/vasco-tentara-reconhecimento-de-titulo-mundial-de-1957-141606.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20141221063340www.supervasco.com/noticias/vasco-tentara-reconhecimento-de-titulo-mundial-de-1957-141606.html,">web.archive.org/web/20141221063340www.supervasco.com/noticias/vasco-tentara-reconhecimento-de-titulo-mundial-de-1957-141606.html, 21 December 2014, dead, In 1958, Real Madrid declined to participate in the Paris competition claiming that the final of the 1957â€“58 European Cup was just five days after the Paris Tournoi.WEB,hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1957/06/18/053.html, Ayer llego a Madrid el equipo Portuges Benfica que participara en la Copa Latina, Yesterday, Benfica from Portugal arrived in Madrid to participate in the Latin Cup, 53, ABC (newspaper), ABC, Madrid, 18 June 1957, 6 March 2013, es, On 8 October 1958, the Brazilian FA President JoÃ£o Havelange announced, at a UEFA meeting he attended as an invitee, the decision to create the “best of Europe X best of South American” club contest with endorsement from UEFA and CONMEBOL: the Copa Libertadores, the CONMEBOL-endorsed South American equivalent of the UEFA-endorsed European Cup, and the Intercontinental Cup, the latter being a UEFA/CONMEBOL-endorsed “best club of the world” contest between the champion clubs of both confederations.Real Madrid won the first Intercontinental Cup in 1960,WEB,historiayfutbol.obolog.com/copa-libertadores-america-25746, Â¿QuÃ© es la Copa Libertadores de AmÃ©rica?, What is the Copa Libertadores de AmÃ©rica?, Carluccio, Jose, Historia y FÃºtbol, 2 September 2007, 6 March 2013, es, WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/goodbye-toyota-cup-hello-fifa-club-world-championship-95645,web.archive.org/web/20200211042106/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/goodbye-toyota-cup-hello-fifa-club-world-championship-95645, dead, 11 February 2020, Goodbye Toyota Cup, hello FIFA Club World Championship, FIFA, 10 December 2004, 6 March 2013, titled themselves world champions until FIFA stepped in and objected; citing that the competition did not grant the right to attempt participation to any other champions from outside Europe and South America, FIFA stated that they can only claim to be intercontinental champions of a competition played between two continental organisationsWEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1979/06/08/pagina-2/1055660/pdf.html?search=copa, La Copa Intercontinental, un perro sin amo, Mundo Deportivo, 2 July 2010, es, (in contrast to the Intercontinental Cup, the right to attempt participation at the FIFA World Cup, through FIFA invitation in 1930 and qualification process since 1934, was open to every FIFA member-country, regardless of the continent where it was located). FIFA stated that they would prohibit the 1961 edition to be played out unless the organisers regarded the competition as a friendly or a private match between two organisations.WEB,select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F7061FFA3B5912738DDDAD0A94DD405B818AF1D3, Bangu, Karlsruhe Play Tonight in Polo Grounds Soccer Game; Permission is Received by International League to Continue its Schedule, Briordy, William, The New York Times, 24 May 1961, 6 March 2013, The Intercontinental Cup attracted the interest of other continents.WEB,acervo.estadao.com.br/pagina/#!/19600115-25985-nac-0018-999-18-not/busca/York+torneio, O ESTADO DE S. PAULO: PÃGINAS DA EDIÃ‡ÃƒO DE 15 DE Janeiro DE 1960, 18, O Estado de S. Paulo, 15 January 1960, 6 March 2013, pt, The North and Central America confederation, CONCACAF, was created in 1961 in order to, among other reasons, try to include its clubs in the Copa Libertadores and, by extension, the Intercontinental Cup.WEB,acervo.estadao.com.br/pagina/#!/19610820-26480-nac-0029-999-29-not/busca/Norte+Central, O ESTADO DE S. PAULO: PÃGINAS DA EDIÃ‡ÃƒO DE 20 DE Agosto DE 1961, 29, O Estado de S. Paulo, 20 August 1961, 6 March 2013, pt, However, their entry into both competitions was rejected. Subsequently, the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup began in 1962.WEB,pt.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/uefaorg/Publications/01/59/87/45/1598745_DOWNLOAD.pdf, FC Internazionale Milano on top of the world, 15, UEFA, 1 February 2011, 6 March 2013,pt.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/uefaorg/Publications/01/59/87/45/1598745_DOWNLOAD.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20130604145649pt.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/uefaorg/Publications/01/59/87/45/1598745_DOWNLOAD.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20130604145649pt.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/uefaorg/Publications/01/59/87/45/1598745_DOWNLOAD.pdf, 4 June 2013, live, Due to the brutality of the Argentine and Uruguayan clubs at the Intercontinental Cup, FIFA was asked several times during the late 1960s to assess penalties and regulate the tournament.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1967/11/01/pagina-4/931628/pdf.html?search=intercontinental%20fifa, La Copa Intercontinental de futbol debe ser oficial, Football’s Intercontinental Cup should be given official status, 4, Mundo Deportivo, 30 November 1967, 6 March 2013, es, However, FIFA refused each request.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1969/07/25/pagina-10/966431/pdf.html?search=, El proyecto de Copa del Mundo se discutira en Mejico, The Club World Cup project will be discussed in Mexico, 10, Mundo Deportivo, 24 April 1970, 6 March 2013, es, The first of these requests was made in 1967, after a play-off match labelled The Battle of Montevideo.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1966/07/27/pagina-6/936416/pdf.html?search=intercontinental, La FIFA, no controla la Intercontinental, FIFA does not control the Intercontinental Cup, 6, Mundo Deportivo, 3 November 1967, 6 March 2013, es, The Scottish Football Association, via President Willie Allan, wanted FIFA to recognise the competition in order to enforce football regulation; FIFA responded that it could not regulate a competition it did not organise.WEB,news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19671103&printsec=frontpage&hl=, Stein gives a pledge before ... Feud in the Sun, “We’ll give as much as we take”, 24, Evening Times, 3 November 1967, 6 March 2013, Allan’s crusade also suffered after CONMEBOL, with the backing of its President Teofilo Salinas and the Argentine Football Association (AsociaciÃ³n del FÃºtbol Argentino; AFA), refused to allow FIFA to have any hand in the competition stating:WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1967/03/16/pagina-8/931136/pdf.html?search=Intercontinental, La FIFA rehuye el bulto, FIFA shuns the bulge, 8, Mundo Deportivo, 25 November 1967, 6 March 2013, es, {{Cquote|The CSF is the entity in charge of controlling, in South America, the organisation of the tournament between the champions of Europe and [South] America, a competition FIFA considers a friendly. We do not think it’s appropriate that FIFA has to meddle in the matter.}}File:Stanley Rous.jpg|thumb|170px|Stanley Rous can be considered a “founding father” of the road for a club world cup. As a referee, he participated in the 1930 Coupe des Nations. As a football official, he endorsed and supported Copa Rio and the International Soccer League. As FIFA president, he was the first FIFA official to propose the expansion of the Intercontinental Cup into an all-confederations Club World Cup under FIFA auspices, a proposal he put forward in 1967 and that would turn into the FIFA Club World Cup in 2000]]RenÃ© Courte, FIFA’s General Sub-Secretary, wrote in 1967 an article shortly afterwards stating that FIFA viewed the Intercontinental Cup as a “European-South American friendly match”.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1970/01/08/pagina-13/949785/pdf.html?search=Copa, La Copa del Mundo Inter-clubs se amplia, The Intercontinental Clubs’ Cup will be amplified, 13, Mundo Deportivo, 25 February 1970, 6 March 2013, es, This was confirmed by FIFA president Stanley Rous. With the Asian and North American club competitions in place in 1967, FIFA opened the idea of supervising the Intercontinental Cup if it included those confederations, with Stanley Rous saying that CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation had requested in 1967 participation of their champions in the Intercontinental Cup; the proposal was met with a negative response from UEFA and CONMEBOL. The 1968 and 1969 Intercontinental Cups finished in similarly violent fashion, with Manchester United manager Matt Busby insisting that “the Argentineans should be banned from all competitive football. FIFA should really step in.“WEB,soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=853334&sec=global&root=global&cc=5901, Estudiantes leave their mark, ESPN FC, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Football Club, 16 December 2010, 6 March 2013, 25 January 2013,soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=853334&sec=global&root=global&cc=5901," title="archive.today/20130125040650soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=853334&sec=global&root=global&cc=5901,">archive.today/20130125040650soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=853334&sec=global&root=global&cc=5901, dead, In 1970, the FIFA Executive Committee proposed the creation of a multicontinental Club World Cup, not limited to Europe and South America but including also the other confederations; the idea did not go forward due to UEFA resistance.In 1973, French newspaper L’Equipe, who helped bring about the birth of the European Cup,WEB,www.uefa.com/newsfiles/240459.pdf, European Cup: 50 Years, UEFA, 25 October 2004, 6 March 2013,www.uefa.com/newsfiles/240459.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20080909224415www.uefa.com/newsfiles/240459.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20080909224415www.uefa.com/newsfiles/240459.pdf, 9 September 2008, live, volunteered to sponsor a Club World Cup contested by the champions of Europe, South America, North America and Africa, the only continental club tournaments in existence at the time; the competition was to potentially take place in Paris between September and October 1974, with an eventual final to be held at the Parc des Princes. The extreme negativity of the Europeans prevented this from happening.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1968/01/06/pagina-4/989608/pdf.html?search=, Una copa mundial de clubs con los campeones de Europa, Asia, Africa, Sudamerica y America Central, A Club World Cup with the European, Asian, African, South American and Central American champions, 4, Mundo Deportivo, 29 November 1973, 6 March 2013, es, The same newspaper tried once again in 1975 to create a Club World Cup, in which participants would have been the four semi-finalists of the European Cup, both finalists of the Copa Libertadores, as well as the African and Asian champions; once more, the proposal was to no avail.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1973/11/29/pagina-13/1002908/pdf.html?search=concacaf, Una idea para los cinco campeones de cada continente, An idea for the five continental champions, 13, Mundo Deportivo, 5 June 1975, 6 March 2013, es, UEFA, via its president, Artemio Franchi, declined once again and the proposal failed.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1979/11/22/pagina-15/1003523/pdf.html?search=copa, Europa a desvalorizado la Copa Intercontinental, Europe has devalued the Intercontinental Cup, 15, Mundo Deportivo, 10 April 1975, 6 March 2013, es, The idea for a multicontinental, FIFA-endorsed Club World Cup was also endorsed by JoÃ£o Havelange in his campaigning for FIFA presidency in 1974. The Mexican clubs AmÃ©rica and Pumas UNAM, and the Mexican Football Association, demanded participation in the Intercontinental Cup (either as the American-continent representantives in the Intercontinental Cup or as part of a UEFA-CONMEBOL-CONCACAF new Intercontinental Cup) after winning the 1977â€“78 and 1980â€“81 editions of the Interamerican Cup against the South American champions; the request was unsuccessful.The 1970s saw no fewer than seven occasions in which the European champions relinquished participating at the Intercontinental Cup, resulting in either the participation of the European Cup runners-up or the cancellation of the event; thus, with the Intercontinental Cup in danger of being dissolved,WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1979/11/22/pagina-16/1047700/pdf.html?search=Liverpool%20intercontinental, La Copa Intercontinental anda renqueante, The Intercontinental Cup is ailing, 16, Mundo Deportivo, 6 August 1979, 6 March 2013, es, West Nally, a British marketing company, was hired by UEFA and CONMEBOL to find a viable solution in 1980;WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1980/09/01/pagina-16/1061252/pdf.html, La final Intercontinental, en peligro, The Intercontinental final, in danger, 16, Mundo Deportivo, 1 September 1980, 6 March 2013, es, WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1980/09/24/pagina-13/1056575/pdf.html, La Copa Intercontinental ya tiene fechas, The Intercontinental Cup has dates, 13, Mundo Deportivo, 24 September 1980, 6 March 2013, es, WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1980/11/30/pagina-16/1067778/pdf.html, La final Intercontinental, a un partido y en Japon, The Intercontinental final, one game in Japan, 16, Mundo Deportivo, 30 November 1980, 6 March 2013, es, Toyota Motor Corporation, via West Nally, took the competition under its wing and rebranded it as the Toyota Cup, a one-off match played in Japan.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1980/09/11/pagina-19/1058349/pdf.html, La Intercontinental, en Tokio a un partido, The Intercontinental Cup, one game in Tokyo, 19, Mundo Deportivo, 11 September 1980, 6 March 2013, es, WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1980/12/12/pagina-18/1059685/pdf.html, Gray y Robertson no estarÃ¡n en ValenÃ§ia con el Nottingham, Gray and Robertson will not be in Valencia with Nottingham, 18, Mundo Deportivo, 12 December 1980, 6 March 2013, es, Toyota invested over US$700,000 in the 1980 edition to take place in Tokyo’s National Olympic Stadium, with over US$200,000 awarded to each participant.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1981/02/12/pagina-19/1057196/pdf.html, El aÃ±o de los Charruas, The Charruan year, 19, Calvo, J. A., Mundo Deportivo, 12 February 1981, 6 March 2013, es, The Toyota Cup, with its new format, was received with scepticism, as the sport was unfamiliar in the Far East.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1981/02/07/pagina-18/1063007/pdf.html, Nacional se queja del campo, Nacional complains over the pitch, 18, Mundo Deportivo, 7 February 1981, 6 March 2013, es, WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1981/02/11/pagina-19/1057165/pdf.html, Todo preparado para la Intercontinental, Everything is prepared for the Intercontinental Cup, 19, Mundo Deportivo, 11 February 1981, 6 March 2013, es, However, the financial incentive was welcomed, as European and South American clubs were suffering financial difficulties.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1981/02/04/pagina-19/1447382/pdf.html, Â¿Debe ir el Nottingham a Tokio?, Should Nottingham go to Tokyo?, 19, Mundo Deportivo, 4 February 1981, 6 March 2013, es, To protect themselves against the possibility of European withdrawals, Toyota, UEFA and every European Cup participant signed annual contracts requiring the eventual winners of the European Cup to participate at the Intercontinental Cup, as a condition UEFA stipulated to the clubs’ participation in the European Cup, or risk facing an international lawsuit from UEFA and Toyota. For instance, Barcelona, the winners of the 1991â€“92 European Cup, considered not participating in the Intercontinental Cup in 1992, and the aforementioned contractual obligation weighed in for their decision to play.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1992/12/29/pagina-8/1259619/pdf.html?search=Intercontinental, La negociaciÃ³n serÃ¡ difÃcil, Negotiations will be difficult, 8, Aguilar, Francesc, Mundo Deportivo, 18 September 1992, 6 March 2013, es, In 1983, the English Football Association tried organising a Club World Cup to be played in 1985 and sponsored by West Nally, only to be denied by UEFA.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1983/04/20/pagina-20/1441398/pdf.html?search=mundial, No habra una Copa Mundial de Clubes, There will not be a Club World Cup, 20, Mundo Deportivo, 23 November 1983, 6 March 2013, es,

Inauguration (2000â€“2001)

|align = right|quoted = 1|width = 33%}}The framework of the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was laid years in advance.WEB,acervo.estadao.com.br/pagina/#!/19940616-36765-spo-0030-esp-e2-not/busca/verdadeiro+mundial+clubes, O ESTADO DE S. PAULO: PÃGINAS DA EDIÃ‡ÃƒO DE 16 DE Junho DE 1994, 30, O Estado de S. Paulo, 16 June 1994, 6 March 2013, pt, According to Sepp Blatter, the idea of the tournament was presented to the executive committee in December 1993 in Las Vegas, United States by Silvio Berlusconi, AC Milan’s president.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/blatter-the-club-world-championship-holds-promise-for-the-future-71591,web.archive.org/web/20200725073637/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/blatter-the-club-world-championship-holds-promise-for-the-future-71591, dead, 25 July 2020, Blatter: “The Club World Championship holds promise for the future”, FIFA, 6 December 1999, 6 March 2013, Since every confederation had, by then, a stable, continental championship, FIFA felt it was prudent and relevant to have a Club World Championship tournament. Initially, there were nine candidates to host the competition: China, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Tahiti, Turkey, the United States and Uruguay; of the nine, only Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Brazil and Uruguay confirmed their interest to FIFA. On 7 June 1999, FIFA selected Brazil to host the competition,WEB,acervo.folha.com.br/leitor.do?numero=14274&keyword=Fifa%2CMorumbi%2CMaracana&anchor=704604&origem=busca&originURL=&pd=7029a4ba61ad255fa1e44f9dcc15b10a, Brasil recebe o primeiro mundial de clubes, 8 June 1999, Folha de S.Paulo, 7 June 2022, pt-br, which was initially scheduled to take place in 1999.WEB,hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1997/08/30/pagina-42/381368/pdf.html?search=mundial, Mundial de Clubs en 1999, Club World Cup in 1999, 42, Mundo Deportivo, 3 September 1997, 6 March 2013, es, Manchester United legend Bobby Charlton, a pillar of England’s victorious campaign in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, stated that the Club World Championship provided “a fantastic chance of becoming the first genuine world champions.“WEB,memoria.bn.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1999_00264.pdf, Um desafio fascinante, A fascinating challenge, Charlton, Bobby, Bobby Charlton, 21, Jornal do Brasil, 28 December 1999, 8 June 2022, pt, The competition gave away US$28 million in prize money and its TV rights, worth US$40 million, were sold to 15 broadcasters across five continents.WEB,memoria.bn.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1999_00264.pdf, Alta definiÃ§Ã£o, High definition, 23, Jornal do Brasil, 28 December 1999, 8 June 2022, pt, The final draw of the first Club World Championship was done on 14 October 1999 at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/brazil-2000-final-draw-71334, Brazil 2000 Final Draw, FIFA, 14 October 1999, 6 March 2013, {{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}|align = left|quoted = 1|width = 33%}}The inaugural competition was planned to be contested in 1999 by the continental club winners of 1998, the Intercontinental Cup winners and the host nation’s national club champions, but it was postponed by one year. When it was rescheduled, the competition had eight new participants from the continental champions of 1999: Brazilian clubs Corinthians and Vasco da Gama, English side Manchester United, Mexican club Necaxa, Moroccan club Raja CA, Spanish side Real Madrid, Saudi club Al-Nassr, and Australian club South Melbourne.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/who-will-down-history-71904,web.archive.org/web/20190106010312/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/who-will-down-history-71904, dead, 6 January 2019, Who will go down in history?, FIFA, 31 December 1999, 6 March 2013, The first goal of the competition was scored by Real Madrid’s Nicolas Anelka against Al-Nassr; Real Madrid went on to win the match 3â€“1.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/brazil2000/matches/round=3693/match=18534/index.html, Real Madrid â€“ Al Nassr, FIFA, 5 January 2000, 6 March 2013, The final was an all-Brazilian affair, as well as the only one which saw one side have home advantage.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/brazil2000/matches/round=3695/match=22236/index.html, Corinthians â€“ Vasco da Gama, FIFA, 14 January 2000, 6 March 2013, Vasco da Gama could not take advantage of its local support, being beaten by Corinthians 4â€“3 on penalties after a 0â€“0 draw in 90 minutes and extra time.WEB,www.corinthians.com.br/site/futebol/titulos/, Futebol: Titulos, Football: Titles, Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, 6 March 2013, pt,corinthians.com.br/site/futebol/titulos/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130304185528corinthians.com.br/site/futebol/titulos/,">web.archive.org/web/20130304185528corinthians.com.br/site/futebol/titulos/, 4 March 2013, dead, NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/12/99/world_club_championship/604434.stm, BBC News, Corinthians crowned world champions, 15 January 2000, 6 March 2013, The second edition of the competition was planned for Spain in 2001, and would have featured 12 clubs.WEB,www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fifa-wcc01.html, 2001 FIFA Club World Cup, Stokkermans, Karel, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 31 December 2005, 6 March 2013, The draw was performed at A CoruÃ±a on 6 March 2001.WEB,usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/world/2001-03-06-world-club-championship.htm, Galaxy to face Real, African and Asian teams, USA Today, 7 March 2001, 6 March 2013, However, it was cancelled on 18 May, due to a combination of factors, most importantly the collapse of FIFA’s marketing partner International Sport and Leisure.NEWS,de.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=107/edition=4735/releases/newsid=91574.html, FIFA decides to postpone 2001 Club World Championship to 2003, FIFA, 18 May 2001, 4 January 2021, dead,de.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D107/edition%3D4735/releases/newsid%3D91574.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20131109023834de.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D107/edition%3D4735/releases/newsid%3D91574.html,">web.archive.org/web/20131109023834de.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D107/edition%3D4735/releases/newsid%3D91574.html, 9 November 2013, The participants of the cancelled edition received US$750,000 each in compensation; the Real FederaciÃ³n EspaÃ±ola de FÃºtbol (RFEF) also received US$1 million from FIFA.WEB,usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/world/2001-08-10-world-cup-championships.htm, World Club Championship might grow, USA Today, 10 October 2001, 6 March 2013, Another attempt to stage the competition in 2003, in which 17 countries were looking to be the host nation, also failed to happen.WEB,www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/3005664/FIFA-postpone-club-cup.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/3005664/FIFA-postpone-club-cup.html, 11 January 2022, subscription, live, FIFA postpone club cup, Davies, Christopher, The Daily Telegraph, London, 18 May 2001, 6 March 2013, {{cbignore}}WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/news/newsid=77578/index.html,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/news/newsid=77578/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20140506182312www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/news/newsid=77578/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20140506182312www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/news/newsid=77578/index.html, dead, 6 May 2014, Numerous interests in hosting 2003/2005 FIFA Club World Championships, FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association, 10 May 2001, 6 March 2013, FIFA agreed with UEFA, CONMEBOL and Toyota to merge the Intercontinental Cup and Club World Championship into one event.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/toyota-confirmed-fifa-club-world-championship-2005-naming-partner-96696-x2694, Toyota confirmed as FIFA Club World Championship 2005 naming partner, FIFA, 15 March 2005, 6 March 2013, {{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The final Intercontinental Cup, played by representatives clubs of most developed continents in the football world, was in 2004, with a relaunched Club World Championship held in Japan in December 2005.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/news/newsid=96919/index.html,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/news/newsid=96919/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20140506181840www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/news/newsid=96919/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20140506181840www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/news/newsid=96919/index.html, dead, 6 May 2014, Logo revealed for top club competition, FIFA, 5 April 2005, 6 March 2013, All the winning teams of the Intercontinental Cup were regarded by worldwide mass media and football’s community as de facto “world champions“WEB,www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2431719.html, Ronaldo treble fires Madrid to Club World Cup glory, 18 December 2016, UEFA, Joe, Walker, 30 January 2017, WEB,www.uefa.com/news/newsid=132237.html, Maldini wants world title, 10 December 2003, UEFA, 30 January 2017, MAGAZINE, 18 December 2015, Japan Aiming High,www.fifa.com/mm/Document/AF-Magazine/FIFAWeekly/02/74/62/99/50_EN_Weekly_Lowres_50_EN_Neutral.PDF,www.fifa.com/mm/Document/AF-Magazine/FIFAWeekly/02/74/62/99/50_EN_Weekly_Lowres_50_EN_Neutral.PDF," title="web.archive.org/web/20170202080501www.fifa.com/mm/Document/AF-Magazine/FIFAWeekly/02/74/62/99/50_EN_Weekly_Lowres_50_EN_Neutral.PDF,">web.archive.org/web/20170202080501www.fifa.com/mm/Document/AF-Magazine/FIFAWeekly/02/74/62/99/50_EN_Weekly_Lowres_50_EN_Neutral.PDF, dead, 2 February 2017, 50, 8â€“9, 862248672, 30 January 2017, The FIFA Weekly, FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association, until 2017 when FIFA officially (de jure) recognised all of them as official club world champions in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup winners.PRESS RELEASE, 27 October 2017, FIFA Council approves key organisational elements of the FIFA World Cup,www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2017/m=10/news=fifa-council-approves-key-organisational-elements-of-the-fifa-world-cu-2917722.html,www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2017/m=10/news=fifa-council-approves-key-organisational-elements-of-the-fifa-world-cu-2917722.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20171027142732www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2017/m=10/news=fifa-council-approves-key-organisational-elements-of-the-fifa-world-cu-2917722.html,">web.archive.org/web/20171027142732www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2017/m=10/news=fifa-council-approves-key-organisational-elements-of-the-fifa-world-cu-2917722.html, dead, 27 October 2017, FIFA, 27 October 2017, WEB,digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2d5d33a48d2c98ce/original/mkbo3nwk4btahl9gwtwl-pdf.pdf, FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: Statistical-kit, 10 December 2018, 13,web.archive.org/web/20210809010005/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2d5d33a48d2c98ce/original/mkbo3nwk4btahl9gwtwl-pdf.pdf, 9 August 2021, live,

Knock-out tournaments (2005â€“present)

File:FC Barcelona Team 2011.jpg|thumb|Pep Guardiola is hoisted in the air after Barcelona won the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, beating Santos SantosThe 2005 version was shorter than the previous World Championship, reducing the problem of scheduling the tournament around the different club seasons across each continent. It contained just the six reigning continental champions, with the CONMEBOL and UEFA representatives receiving byes to the semi-finals. A new trophy was introduced replacing the Intercontinental trophy, the Toyota trophy and the trophy of 2000. The draw for the 2005 edition of the competition took place in Tokyo on 30 July 2005 at The Westin Tokyo.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/fifa-club-world-championship-toyota-cup-japan-2005-trophy-unveiled-off-99254, FIFA Club World Championship TOYOTA Cup Japan 2005 trophy to be unveiled at Official Draw on 30 July in Tokyo, FIFA, 21 July 2005, 6 March 2013, The 2005 edition saw SÃ£o Paulo pushed to the limit by Saudi side Al-Ittihad to reach the final.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/matches/round=47350400/match=47350003/index.html, Al Ittihad â€“ Sao Paulo FC, FIFA, 15 December 2005, 6 March 2013, In the final, one goal from Mineiro was enough to dispatch English club Liverpool;WEB,www.saopaulofc.net/spfcpedia/conquistas/, Conquistas, Conquests, SÃ£o Paulo Futebol Clube, 6 March 2013, pt, Mineiro became the first player to score in a Club World Cup final.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/matches/round=47350600/match=47350007/index.html, Sao Paulo FC â€“ Liverpool FC, FIFA, 18 December 2005, 6 March 2013, Internacional defeated defending World and South American champions SÃ£o Paulo in the 2006 Copa Libertadores Finals in order to qualify for the 2006 tournament.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2006/news/newsid=105073/index.html,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2006/news/newsid=105073/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20131219035923www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2006/news/newsid=105073/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20131219035923www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2006/news/newsid=105073/index.html, dead, 19 December 2013, Inter take title and a place in Japan, FIFA, 17 August 2006, 6 March 2013, At the semi-finals, Internacional beat Egyptian side Al Ahly in order to meet Barcelona in the final.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2006/matches/round=24830400/match=24830003/index.html, Al Ahly Sporting Club â€“ Sport Clube Internacional, FIFA, 13 December 2006, 6 March 2013, A late goal from Adriano Gabiru kept the trophy in Brazil.WEB,www.internacional.com.br/pagina.php?modulo=1&setor=1&secao=105&subsecao=, Inter, o melhor do mundo, Inter, the best in the world, Sport Club Internacional, 6 March 2013, pt, 7 April 2014,internacional.com.br/pagina.php?modulo=1&setor=1&secao=105&subsecao=," title="web.archive.org/web/20140407060635internacional.com.br/pagina.php?modulo=1&setor=1&secao=105&subsecao=,">web.archive.org/web/20140407060635internacional.com.br/pagina.php?modulo=1&setor=1&secao=105&subsecao=, dead, WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2006/matches/round=24830600/match=24830007/index.html, Sport Clube Internacional â€“ FC Barcelona, FIFA, 17 December 2006, 6 March 2013, It was in 2007 when Brazilian hegemony was finally broken: AC Milan won a close match against Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds, who were pushed by over 67,000 fans at Yokohama’s International Stadium, and won 1â€“0 to reach the final.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2007/matches/round=249930/match=61297/index.html, Milan set up Boca showdown, FIFA, 13 December 2007, 6 March 2013, In the final, Milan crushed Boca Juniors 4â€“2, in a match that saw the first player sent off in a Club World Cup final: Milan’s Kakha Kaladze from Georgia in the 77th minute.WEB,www.acmilan.com/it/club/palmares/fcwc2007, FIFA Club World Cup 2007, Associazione Calcio Milan, 6 March 2013, it, Eleven minutes later, Boca Junior’s Pablo Ledesma would join Kaladze as he too was sent off.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2007/matches/round=249933/match=61295/index.html, Dominant Milan rule the world, FIFA, 16 December 2007, 6 March 2013, The following year, Manchester United would emulate Milan by beating their semi-final opponents, Japan’s Gamba Osaka, 5â€“3.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2008/matches/round=252222/match=300073124/index.html, United hit five in thriller, FIFA, 18 December 2008, 6 March 2013, They saw off Ecuadorian club LDU Quito 1â€“0 to become world champions in 2008.WEB,www.manutd.com/en/Club/Trophy-Room.aspx, Trophy Room, Manchester United Football Club, 6 March 2013, WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2008/matches/round=252219/match=300073127/index.html, Red Devils rule in Japan, FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association, 21 December 2008, 6 March 2013, File:Corinthians Club World Cup 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Corinthians won their second world title after defeating Chelsea 1â€“0 in the final, capping off a year which saw them undefeated in international matches with just four goals conceded.]]United Arab Emirates successfully applied for the right to host the FIFA Club World Cup in 2009 and 2010.WEB,www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=779200/index.html,www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=779200/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20110616174446www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=779200/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20110616174446www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=779200/index.html, dead, 16 June 2011, Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed, FIFA, 27 May 2008, 6 March 2013, Barcelona dethroned World and European champions Manchester United in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final to qualify for the 2009 Club World Cup.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2009/news/newsid=1063207/index.html,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2009/news/newsid=1063207/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20130802071424www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2009/news/newsid=1063207/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20130802071424www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2009/news/newsid=1063207/index.html, dead, 2 August 2013, BarÃ§a reign supreme, FIFA, 27 May 2009, 6 March 2013, Barcelona beat Mexican club Atlante in the semi-finals 3â€“1 and met Estudiantes in the final.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2009/matches/round=252911/match=300111968/index.html, Exceptional BarÃ§a reach final, FIFA, 16 December 2009, 6 March 2013, After a very close encounter which saw the need for extra-time, Lionel Messi scored from a header to snatch victory for Barcelona and complete an unprecedented sextuple.WEB,www.fcbarcelona.cat/futbol/detall/fitxa/palmares-futbol, PalmarÃ¨s, Trophies, Futbol Club Barcelona, 6 March 2013, ca,www.fcbarcelona.cat/futbol/detall/fitxa/palmares-futbol," title="web.archive.org/web/20121104145404www.fcbarcelona.cat/futbol/detall/fitxa/palmares-futbol,">web.archive.org/web/20121104145404www.fcbarcelona.cat/futbol/detall/fitxa/palmares-futbol, 4 November 2012, dead, WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2009/matches/round=252913/match=300111971/index.html, BarÃ§a belatedly rule the world, FIFA, 19 December 2009, 6 March 2013, WEB,www.marca.com/2012/12/19/futbol/equipos/barcelona/1355909675.html, Recordando la temporada perfecta, Remembering a perfect season, Liceras, Ãngel, Marca (newspaper), Marca, 19 December 2012, 6 March 2013, es, BOOK,news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8422908.stm, Barcelona beat Estudiantes to win the Club World Cup, BBC Sport, 19 December 2012, 6 March 2013, WEB,www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1151676.html,www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1151676.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20091231034611www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1151676.html,">web.archive.org/web/20091231034611www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1151676.html, dead, 31 December 2009, The year in pictures, FIFA, 6 March 2013, The 2010 edition saw the first non-European and non-South American side to reach the final: TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo defeated Brazil’s Internacional 2â€“0 in the semi-final to face Internazionale, who beat South Korean club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3â€“0 to reach the final.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2010/matches/round=254486/match=300140539/index.html, Inter stunned as Mazembe reach final, FIFA, 14 December 2010, 6 March 2013, WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2010/matches/round=254486/match=300140535/index.html, Seongnam sunk as Inter stroll, FIFA, 15 December 2010, 6 March 2013, Internazionale went on to beat Mazembe with the same scoreline to complete their quintuple.WEB,www.inter.it/aas/palmares/vitt?L=it&IDV=38, Palmares: Primo Mondiale per Club FIFA â€“ 2010/11, Trophies: First FIFA Club World Cup â€“ 2010/11, Inter Milan, Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A., 6 March 2013, it, 2 January 2012,www.inter.it/aas/palmares/vitt?L=it&IDV=38," title="web.archive.org/web/20120102130933www.inter.it/aas/palmares/vitt?L=it&IDV=38,">web.archive.org/web/20120102130933www.inter.it/aas/palmares/vitt?L=it&IDV=38, dead, WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2010/matches/round=254488/match=300140542/index.html, Internazionale on top of the world, FIFA, 18 December 2010, 6 March 2013, The FIFA Club World Cup returned to Japan for the 2011 and 2012 editions.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2011/news/newsid=1439518/index.html,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2011/news/newsid=1439518/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20130629200751www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2011/news/newsid=1439518/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20130629200751www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2011/news/newsid=1439518/index.html, dead, 29 June 2013, Blatter reveals double boost for Japan, FIFA, 23 May 2011, 6 March 2013, In 2011, Barcelona comfortably won their semi-final match 4â€“0 against Qatari club Al Sadd.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2011/matches/round=257435/match=300180906/index.html, Adriano at the double as BarÃ§a cruise, FIFA, 15 December 2011, 6 March 2013, In the final, Barcelona won against Santos by the same scoreline for their second title.WEB,www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2011/matches/round=257437/match=300180901/index.html, Santos humbled by brilliant Barcelona, FIFA, 18 December 2011, 6 March 2013, Messi also became the first player to score in two different Club World Cup finals.WEB,www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=229397/index.html,www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=229397/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20071107094232www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=229397/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20071107094232www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=229397/index.html, dead, 7 November 2007, Lionel Messi, FIFA, 6 March 2013, The 2012 edition saw Europe’s dominance come to an end as Corinthians, boasting over 30,000 travelling fans which was dubbed the “InvasÃ£o da Fiel”, travelled to Japan to join Barcelona in being two-time winners of the competition.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1970602/index.html,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1970602/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20121216014619www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1970602/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20121216014619www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1970602/index.html, dead, 16 December 2012, The Corinthian Invasion of Japan, FIFA, 12 December 2012, 6 March 2013, WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1973250/index.html,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1973250/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20121221123049www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1973250/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20121221123049www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1973250/index.html, dead, 21 December 2012, Corinthians halt European domination, FIFA, 17 December 2012, 6 March 2013, In the semi-finals, Al-Ahly managed to keep the scoreline close as Corinthians’ Paolo Guerrero scored to send the TimÃ£o into their second final.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259325/match=300219242/index.html,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259325/match=300219242/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20121214081505www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259325/match=300219242/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20121214081505www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259325/match=300219242/index.html, dead, 14 December 2012, Corinthians edge Al-Ahly to reach final, FIFA, 12 December 2012, 6 March 2013, Guerrero would once again come through for Corinthians as the TimÃ£o saw off English side Chelsea 1â€“0 in order to bring the trophy back to Brazil.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259327/match=300219235/index.html,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259327/match=300219235/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20121218233106www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259327/match=300219235/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20121218233106www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259327/match=300219235/index.html, dead, 18 December 2012, Guerrero the hero as Corinthians crowned, FIFA, 16 December 2012, 6 March 2013, File:Zinedine Zidane by Tasnim 02.jpg|thumb|right|Zinedine Zidane during a press conference at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup. Real Madrid became the first team to retain the trophy having also won the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.]]2013 and 2014 had the Club World Cup moving to Morocco. The first edition saw a Cinderella run of host team Raja CA, who had to start in the play-off round and became the second African team to reach the final, after defeating Brazil’s AtlÃ©tico Mineiro in the semi-final.NEWS,www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25451200, Raja revel in historic victory, Hughes, Ian, BBC, 13 December 2013, 6 March 2014, Like Mazembe, Raja also lost to the European champion, this time a 2â€“0 defeat to Bayern Munich.NEWS, Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola targets more silverware after Club World Cup victory,www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/bayern-munich/10533490/Bayern-Munich-manager-Pep-Guardiola-targets-more-silverware-after-Club-World-Cup-victory.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/bayern-munich/10533490/Bayern-Munich-manager-Pep-Guardiola-targets-more-silverware-after-Club-World-Cup-victory.html, 11 January 2022, subscription, live, 9 March 2014, The Daily Telegraph, London, 22 December 2013, {{cbignore}} 2014 again had a decision between South America and Europe, and Real Madrid beat San Lorenzo 2â€“0.NEWS, Real Madrid beat San Lorenzo to take Club World Cup crown,www.espnfc.com/fifa-club-world-cup/match/409204/real-madrid-san-lorenzo/report, 9 March 2015, ESPN, 22 December 2014, The 2015 and 2016 editions once again saw Japan as hosts for the 7th and 8th time respectively in the 12th and 13th editions of the FIFA Club World Cup. The 2015 edition saw a final between River Plate and FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona lifted their third FIFA Club World Cup, with Suarez scoring two goals and Lionel Messi scoring one goal in the Final. One notable thing that occurred in the 2015 tournament was that Sanfrecce Hiroshima made it to third place, the farthest ever achieved by a Japanese club. This record would not last though, as the 2016 edition saw J1 League winners Kashima Antlers making it to the Final (outscoring rivals 7â€“1), against Real Madrid. A Gaku Shibasaki inspired Kashima attempted to win their first FIFA Club World Cup (a feat never done by any club outside of Europe and South America), but were denied by Real Madrid, who won 4â€“2 in extra time, thanks to a hat-trick by Cristiano Ronaldo.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=276112/match=300364984/match-report.html, Madrid see off spirited Kashima in electric extra time final, 18 December 2016, 18 December 2016, FIFA,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=276112/match=300364984/match-report.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20161220125922www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=276112/match=300364984/match-report.html,">web.archive.org/web/20161220125922www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=276112/match=300364984/match-report.html, 20 December 2016, dead, The UAE returned to host the event in 2017 and 2018.“UAE to host Fifa Club World Cup in 2017 and 2018”. The National. Retrieved 29 January 2020“UAE confirmed as hosts for FIFA Club World Cup in 2017 and 2018”. Arabian Business. Retrieved 29 January 2020 2017 involved the likes of Real Madrid becoming the first team in Club World Cup history to return to the tournament to defend their title. Real Madrid became the first team to successfully defend their title after defeating GrÃªmio in the Final, all while eliminating Al Jazira in the Semi-Finals. Al-Ain was the first Emirati team to reach the Club World Cup final,NEWS, McAuley, John, 18 December 2018, Fifa Club World Cup: Al Ain beat River Plate on penalties to reach historic final,www.thenational.ae/sport/2.2049/fifa-club-world-cup-al-ain-beat-river-plate-on-penalties-to-reach-historic-final-1.804186, The National, Abu Dhabi, 18 December 2018, as well as the second Asian team to reach the final in the 2018 edition. Real Madrid defeated Al-Ain 4â€“1 in the final, to win their fourth title in the competition and to become the first team ever to win it three years in a row and four times in total in the tournament’s history. Thus, Real Madrid extended their international titles to seven after winning the 2018 edition (counting their three Intercontinental Cup titles and four Club World Cup titles).{{refn|group=n|name=CWC|The council of FIFA officially recognizes the winners of the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup as club world champions.WEB,www.espnfc.com/manchester-united/story/3246638/man-united-retrospectively-declared-1999-world-club-champions-by-fifa, Man United retrospectively declared 1999 world club champions by FIFA, ESPN FC, 4 November 2017, October 2017, }}On 3 June 2019, FIFA selected Qatar as the host of both the 2019 and 2020 events.WEB, Agenda of meeting no. 10 of the FIFA Council,resources.fifa.com/image/upload/agenda-of-meeting-no10-of-the-fifa-council.pdf, FIFA, 29 May 2019, Appointment of hosts for the FIFA Club World Cups 2019 and 2020, {{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}PRESS RELEASE, 3 June 2019, FIFA Council appoints Qatar as host of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019 and 2020,www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/news/fifa-council-appoints-qatar-as-host-of-the-fifa-club-world-cup-in-2019-and-2020, Zurich, FIFA, 2019-06-03, Gonzalo Belloso, the Deputy Secretary General and development director of CONMEBOL, previously said that the 2019 and 2020 editions will be held in Japan.NEWS, Directivo de CONMEBOL confirma que mundial de clubes serÃ¡ en JapÃ³n hasta 2021,www.record.com.mx/futbol-futbol-internacional-internacionales/directivo-de-conmebol-confirma-que-mundial-de-clubes, 29 May 2019, RÃ©cord (Mexican newspaper), RÃ©cord, 24 May 2019, Mexico City, The 2019 edition saw Liverpool defeat Flamengo to win the competition for the first time.NEWS, Firmino winner seals Club World Cup win,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50869633?isBumped=0&postFreq=0&isEmpty=0&isProfane=0&tooLong=0&charCount=0&isAwaitingProcessPreMod=0&isSubmitted=1&filter=none&initial_page_size=10&postId=137711507, 21 December 2019, BBC, In the 2020 edition, Bayern Munich beat Tigres UANL 1â€“0, completing their sextuple.WEB, 2021-02-11, Bayern beat Tigres in Club World Cup final to earn sixth trophy in nine months,www.theguardian.com/football/2021/feb/11/bayern-beat-tigres-in-club-world-cup-final-to-earn-sixth-trophy-in-nine-months, 2021-07-27, The Guardian, en, The 2021 tournament was won by Chelsea, who defeated Palmeiras 2â€“1 after extra time for their first title.WEB, Chelsea win Club World Cup: Kai Havertz winner sees off Palmeiras after extra time,www.bbc.com/sport/football/60352740, BBC Sport, 15 December 2022, 12 February 2022,

Expansion and renaming

In late 2016, FIFA President Gianni Infantino suggested an expansion of the Club World Cup to 32 teams beginning in 2019 and the reschedule to June to be more balanced and more attractive to broadcasters and sponsors.NEWS, FIFA boss suggests 32-team Club World Cup in 2019,www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifa-infantino-32-team-club-world-cup-2019-1.3857019, 14 December 2017, CBC Sports, Associated Press, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 18 November 2016, In late 2017, FIFA discussed proposals to expand the competition to 24 teams and have it be played every four years by 2021, replacing the FIFA Confederations Cup.NEWS, FIFA considering 24-team Club World Cup to be played in summer,www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-club-world-cup/story/3251358/fifa-considering-24-team-club-world-cup-to-be-played-in-summer, 14 December 2017, Associated Press, ESPN, 31 October 2017, The new tournament with 24 teams was supposed to start in 2021 and would have included all UEFA Champions League winners, UEFA Champions League runners-up, UEFA Europa League winners, and Copa Libertadores winners from the four seasons up to and including the year of the event, with the remainder qualifying from the other four confederations.NEWS,www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/news/fifa-council-votes-for-the-introduction-of-a-revamped-fifa-club-world-cup, FIFA Council votes for the introduction of a revamped FIFA Club World Cup, FIFA, 15 March 2019, 15 March 2019, NEWS,www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-fifa-club-exclusive/soccer-qualifying-for-new-club-world-cup-would-take-place-over-four-seasons-idUSKBN1HK1WW, Soccer: Qualifying for new Club World Cup would take place over four seasons, 14 April 2017, Brian, Homewood, Sports News, 13 April 2017, Along with a new UEFA Nations League competition, revenues of $25 billion would be expected during the period from 2021 to 2033.NEWS,www.bbc.com/sport/football/43868703, Fifa set to meet over $25bn offer to launch two tournaments, Richard, Conway, BBC Sport, 23 April 2018, 23 April 2018, The first tournament would have been played in China; however, the tournament was cancelledNEWS, Olley, James, FIFA to launch new Club World Cup format with 32 teams in 2025,www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-club-world-cup/story/4832860/fifa-to-launch-new-club-world-cup-with-32-teams-in-2025, 16 December 2022, ESPN, 16 December 2022, due to scheduling issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.NEWS,www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/bureau-of-the-fifa-council-decisions-concerning-impact-of-covid-19, Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions concerning impact of COVID-19, FIFA, 18 March 2020, 18 March 2020, On 16 December 2022, FIFA announced an expanded tournament that would have 32 teams and start in June 2025.NEWS, Club World Cup: Fifa to stage 32-team tournament from June 2025 â€“ president Gianni Infantino,www.bbc.com/sport/football/64001866, 16 December 2022, BBC Sport, 16 December 2022, NEWS, Jackson, Kieran, 16 December 2022, Fifa to expand Club World Cup to 32 teams from 2025,www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/gianni-infantino-fifa-club-world-cup-32-teams-b2246509.html, The Independent, 16 December 2022, The International Federation of Professional Footballers and World Leagues Forum both immediately criticized the proposal. On 23 June 2023, FIFA confirmed that the United States will host the 2025 tournament as a prelude to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.NEWS, 23 June 2023, United States to host expanded 32-team Club World Cup in 2025,www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37905292/united-states-host-expanded-32-team-club-world-cup-2025, ESPN, Associated Press, 25 June 2023, The 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4 teams with the top 2 teams in each group qualifying to the knockout stage. The FIFA Council also unanimously approved the concept of an annual club competition from 2024, called the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, in response to the fact that the FIFA Club World Cup was last held in its previous guise in 2023.WEB,www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-club-world-cup-2025-dates-format-and-qualifiers, FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Dates, format and qualifiers, FIFA, 25 June 2023, On 28 February 2024, FIFA announced that the tournament’s name would change to Mundial de Clubes (Portuguese and Spanish for “Club World Cup“) to coincide with the change in format.WEB,www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/mundial-de-clubes/usa-2025/articles/mundial-de-clubes-25-teams-dates-venue-groups-draw-matches-tickets, Mundial de Clubes FIFA 25: Everything you need to know, FIFA, 28 February 2024, 28 February 2024, The format of the tournament has caused controversy, with many clubs and national associations opposing its scheduling and accusing FIFA of prioritizing money over players’ health,WEB,onefootball.com/en/news/fifa-accused-of-prioritising-own-interests-after-revealing-club-world-cup-plans-38740610, FIFA accused of prioritising own interests after revealing Club World Cup plans, OneFootball, 17 December 2023, 21 December 2023, arguing that the addition of the new FIFA Intercontinental Cup could lead to competition overload and put players’ health at risk.WEB, Ames, Nick, Liverpool miss out on 2025 Club World Cup spot and potential Â£50m windfall,www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/17/liverpool-miss-2025-club-world-cup-spot-qualification, The Guardian, 21 December 2023, 17 December 2023, WEB,frontofficesports.com/details-of-new-look-club-world-cup-emerge-and-not-everyone-likes-it/, Details of New-look Club World Cup Emerge and Not Everyone Likes It, Front Office Sports, 17 December 2023, 21 December 2023,

Results

Finals

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Performances by club {| class“wikitable plainrowheaders sortable“|+Performances in the FIFA Club World Cup by club

!scope=“col“|Club!scope=“col“|Titles!scope=“col“|Runners-up!scope=“col“|Years won!scope=“col“|Years runners-up!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid502014 FIFA Club World Cup>2014, 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, 2017 FIFA Club World Cup>2017, 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, 2022 FIFA Club World Cup>2022!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona312009 FIFA Club World Cup>2009, 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, 2015 FIFA Club World Cup>20152006 FIFA Club World Cup>2006!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Corinthians202000 FIFA Club World Championship>2000, 2012!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich202013 FIFA Club World Cup>2013, 2020!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool112019 FIFA Club World Cup>20192005 FIFA Club World Championship>2005!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea112021 FIFA Club World Cup>20212012 FIFA Club World Cup>2012!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|BRA}} SÃ£o Paulo102005 FIFA Club World Championship>2005!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Internacional102006 FIFA Club World Cup>2006!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan102007 FIFA Club World Cup>2007!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United102008 FIFA Club World Cup>2008!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Inter Milan102010 FIFA Club World Cup>2010!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City102023 FIFA Club World Cup>2023!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Vasco da Gama012000 FIFA Club World Championship>2000!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors012007 FIFA Club World Cup>2007!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ECU}} LDU Quito012008 FIFA Club World Cup>2008!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ARG}} Estudiantes012009 FIFA Club World Cup>2009!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|COD}} TP Mazembe012010 FIFA Club World Cup>2010!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Santos012011 FIFA Club World Cup>2011!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|MAR}} Raja CA012013 FIFA Club World Cup>2013!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ARG}} San Lorenzo012014 FIFA Club World Cup>2014!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|ARG}} River Plate012015 FIFA Club World Cup>2015!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers012016 FIFA Club World Cup>2016!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|BRA}} GrÃªmio 012017 FIFA Club World Cup>2017!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|UAE}} Al-Ain 012018 FIFA Club World Cup>2018!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Flamengo 012019 FIFA Club World Cup>2019!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|MEX}} Tigres UANL 012020 FIFA Club World Cup>2020!align=“left” scope=“row“|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Palmeiras 012021 FIFA Club World Cup>2021!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fbaicon|KSA}} Al-Hilal012022 FIFA Club World Cup>2022!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fbaicon|BRA}} Fluminense012023 FIFA Club World Cup>2023“>

Performances by country {| class“wikitable plainrowheaders sortable“|+Performance by nation

!scope=“col“|Country!scope=“col“|Titles!scope=“col“|Runners-up!scope=“col“|Years won!scope=“col“|Years runners-up!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fba|Spain}}812009 FIFA Club World Cup>2009, 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, 2014 FIFA Club World Cup>2014, 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, 2016 FIFA Club World Cup>2016, 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, 2018 FIFA Club World Cup>2018, 20222006 FIFA Club World Cup>2006!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fba|Brazil}}462000 FIFA Club World Championship>2000, 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, 2006 FIFA Club World Cup>2006, 20122000 FIFA Club World Championship>2000, 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, 2017 FIFA Club World Cup>2017, 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, 2021 FIFA Club World Cup>2021, 2023! align=“left” scope=“row” | {{fba|England}}422008 FIFA Club World Cup>2008, 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, 2021 FIFA Club World Cup>2021, 20232005 FIFA Club World Championship>2005, 2012!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fba|Italy}}202007 FIFA Club World Cup>2007, 2010!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fba|Germany}}202013 FIFA Club World Cup>2013, 2020!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fba|Argentina}}042007 FIFA Club World Cup>2007, 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, 2014 FIFA Club World Cup>2014, 2015!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fba|Ecuador}}012008 FIFA Club World Cup>2008!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fba|DR Congo}}012010 FIFA Club World Cup>2010!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fba|Morocco}}012013 FIFA Club World Cup>2013!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fba|Japan}}012016 FIFA Club World Cup>2016!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fba|United Arab Emirates}}012018 FIFA Club World Cup>2018!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fba|Mexico}}012020 FIFA Club World Cup>2020!align=“left” scope=“row“| {{fba|Saudi Arabia}}012022 FIFA Club World Cup>2022

Performances by confederation

Africa’s best representatives were TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Moroccan club Raja CA, which finished second in 2010 and 2013, respectively. Asia’s best representatives were Kashima Antlers from Japan, Al-Ain from the United Arab Emirates and Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia, finishing second in 2016, 2018 and 2022, respectively. North America’s best result was Mexican team Tigres UANL, which earned a second-place finish in 2020. These six clubs are the only sides from outside Europe and South America to reach the final.Auckland City from New Zealand earned third place in 2014, the only time to date that an Oceanian team reached the semi-finals of the tournament.{| class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center”! Confederation !! data-sort-type=“number” | Winners !! data-sort-type=“number” | Runners-up !! data-sort-type=“number” | Third place UEFA 16 3 â€” CONMEBOL 4 11 5 Asian Football Confederation >| 5 Confederation of African Football >| 4 CONCACAF â€” 1 5 Oceania Football Confederation >| 1!align=left| Total !! 20 !! 20 !! 20

Format and rules

{{See also|List of FIFA Club World Cup participants}}{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right”FIFA, 23 December 2022, 24 December 2022, !scope=col|Play-off round|{{col-begin}}

Winners of the OFC Champions League
Host nation’s national league champions

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Winners of the AFC Champions League
Winners of the CONCACAF Champions League
Winners of the CAF Champions League
Winners of the play-off round

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Winners of the Copa Libertadores
Winners of the UEFA Champions League
Two winners of the quarter-final round

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Two winners of the semi-final round

As of 2022, most teams qualify to the FIFA Club World Cup by winning their continental competitions, be it the AFC Champions League, CAF Champions League, CONCACAF Champions League, Copa Libertadores, OFC Champions League or UEFA Champions League. Aside from these, the host nation’s national league champions qualify as well.WEB,www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/95/45/34/regulationsfcwc2012_e.pdf,www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/95/45/34/regulationsfcwc2012%5fe.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20130328220018www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/95/45/34/regulationsfcwc2012%5fe.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20130328220018www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/95/45/34/regulationsfcwc2012%5fe.pdf, dead, 28 March 2013, 2012 FIFA Club World Cup â€“ Regulations, FIFA, 6 March 2013, The maiden edition of this competition was separated into two rounds. The eight participants were split into two groups of four teams. The winner of each group met in the final while the runners-up played for third place. The competition changed its format during the 2005 relaunch into a single-elimination tournament in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with extra time and penalty shoot-outs used to decide the winner if necessary. It featured six clubs competing over a two-week period. There were three stages: the quarter-final round, the semi-final round and the final. The quarter-final stage pitted the Oceanian Champions League winners, the African Champions League winners, the Asian Champions League winners and the North American Champions League winners against each other. Afterwards, the winners of those games would go on to the semi-finals to play the European Champions League winners and South America’s Copa Libertadores winners. The victors of each semi-final would play go on to play in the final.With the introduction of this format, a fifth place match and a spot for the host nation’s national league champions were added. There are now four stages: the play-off round, the quarter-final round, the semi-final round and the final. The first stage pits the host nation’s national league champions against the Oceanian Champions League winners. The winner of that stage would go on the quarter-finals to join the African Champions League winners, the AFC Champions League winners and the CONCACAF Champions League winners. The winners of those games would go on to the semi-finals to play the UEFA Champions League winners and South America’s Copa Libertadores winners. The winners of each semi-final play each other in the final.Starting from 2022, the match for fifth place is no longer played.

Trophy

The trophy used during the inaugural competition was called the FIFA Club World Championship Cup. The original laurel was created by Sawaya & Moroni, an Italian designer company that produces contemporary designs with cultural backgrounds and design concepts. The designing firm is based in Milan. The fully silver-coloured trophy had a weight of {{convert|4|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and a height of {{convert|37.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}. Its base and widest points are {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. The trophy had a base of two pedestals which had four rectangular pillars. Two of the four pillars had inscriptions on them; one contained the phrase, “FIFA Club World Championship” imprinted across. The other had the letters “FIFA” inscribed on it. On top, a football based on the 1998 FIFA World Cup ball, the Adidas Tricolore, can be seen. The production costs of the laurel was US$25,000. It was presented for the first time at Sheraton Hotels and Resorts in Rio de Janeiro on 4 January 2000.WEB,www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r&a-awards/52/01/04/fs-399_09a_comp-trophies.pdf,www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r&a-awards/52/01/04/fs-399_09a_comp-trophies.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20100614213426www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r&a-awards/52/01/04/fs-399_09a_comp-trophies.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20100614213426www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r&a-awards/52/01/04/fs-399_09a_comp-trophies.pdf, dead, 14 June 2010, FIFA awards, 2, FIFA, 6 March 2013, WEB,www.sawayamoroni.com/imgs/menu.html, Sawaya & Moroni, 6 March 2013,www.sawayamoroni.com/imgs/menu.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20130304022741www.sawayamoroni.com/imgs/menu.html,">web.archive.org/web/20130304022741www.sawayamoroni.com/imgs/menu.html, 4 March 2013, dead, WEB,www.sawayamoroni.com/old%20web/products/special/fifa2.html, FIFA Club World Championship Cup, Sawaya & Moroni, 6 March 2013,www.sawayamoroni.com/old%20web/products/special/fifa2.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20130513073248www.sawayamoroni.com/old%20web/products/special/fifa2.html,">web.archive.org/web/20130513073248www.sawayamoroni.com/old%20web/products/special/fifa2.html, 13 May 2013, dead, {{dead link>date=October 2021bot=medic}}|align = right|quoted = 1|width = 31%}}The tournament, in its present format, shares its name with the current trophy, also called the FIFA Club World Cup or simply la Copa, which is awarded to the FIFA Club World Cup winner. It was unveiled at Tokyo on 30 July 2005 during the draw of that year’s edition of the competition. The laurel was designed in 2005 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, at Thomas Fattorini Ltd, by English designer Jane Powell, alongside her assistant Dawn Forbes, at the behest of FIFA. The gold-and-silver-coloured trophy, weighing {{convert|5.2|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, has a height of {{convert|50|cm|in|abbr=on}}. Its base and widest points are also measured at exactly {{convert|20|cm|in|abbr=on}}. It is made out of a combination of brass, copper, sterling silver, gilding metal, aluminium, chrome and rhodium. The trophy itself is gold plated.The design, according to FIFA, shows six staggered pillars, representing the six participating teams from the respective six confederations, and one separate metal structure referencing the winner of the competition. They hold up a globe in the shape of a football â€“ a consistent feature in almost all of FIFA’s trophies. The golden pedestal has the phrase, “FIFA Club World Cup”, imprinted at the bottom.{{clear}}

Awards

At the end of each Club World Cup, awards are presented to the players and teams for accomplishments other than their final team positions in the tournament. There are currently three awards:WEB,www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/16/81/19/fcwc2013_regulations_en_neutral.pdf,www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/16/81/19/fcwc2013_regulations_en_neutral.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20131008070859www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/16/81/19/fcwc2013_regulations_en_neutral.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20131008070859www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/16/81/19/fcwc2013_regulations_en_neutral.pdf, dead, 8 October 2013, Regulations â€“ FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013, FIFA, 6 March 2013, File:Messi with Neymar Junior the Future of Brazil.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|right|Lionel Messi with the Golden Ball greets Bronze Ball recipient Neymar Neymar

The Golden Ball for the best player, determined by a vote of media members, who is also awarded the Alibaba Cloud Award (the presenting sponsor of the FIFA Club World Cup); the Silver Ball and the Bronze Ball are awarded to the players finishing second and third in the voting respectively.
The Player of the Match (formerly known as the “Man of the Match“) for the best performing player in each tournament match. It was first awarded in 2013.
The FIFA Fair Play Trophy for the team with the best fair play record, according to the points system and criteria established by the FIFA Fair Play Committee.

The winners of the competition are also entitled to receive the FIFA Champions Badge; it features an image of the trophy, which the reigning champion is entitled to display on its first-team kit only, up until and including, the final of the next championship. The first edition of the badge was presented to Milan, the winners of the 2007 final.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/fifa-awards-special-club-world-champion-badge-milan-687173,web.archive.org/web/20191222151907/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/fifa-awards-special-club-world-champion-badge-milan-687173, dead, 22 December 2019, FIFA awards special ‘Club World Champion’ badge to AC Milan, FIFA, 2 February 2008, 22 December 2019, At a ceremony today at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke officially presented a badge to AC Milan’s CEO Adriano Galliani to honour their club’s victory at the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup. This new badge will also be provided to the winning club of all future editions of the competition., WEB, Bayern join elite group of badge-winners,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2249190/,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2249190/," title="web.archive.org/web/20140429075908www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2249190/,">web.archive.org/web/20140429075908www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2249190/, dead, 29 April 2014, FIFA, 17 December 2012, 6 March 2013, All four previous champions were allowed to wear the badge until the 2008 final, where Manchester United gained the sole right to wear the badge by winning the trophy.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=1972763/index.html,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=1972763/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20121223070908www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=1972763/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20121223070908www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=1972763/index.html, dead, 23 December 2012, Corinthians join elite group of badge-wearers, FIFA, 17 December 2012, 6 March 2013, Each tournament’s top three teams receives a set of gold, silver or bronze medals to distribute to their players.

Prize money{| class“wikitable” style@text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right“|+Prize money (USD)

Winners|$5 millionRunners-up|$4 millionThird place|$2.5 millionFourth place|$2 millionFifth place|$1.5 millionSixth place|$1 millionSeventh place|$0.5 millionThe 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was the inaugural edition of this competition; it provided US$28 million in prize money for its participants. The prize money received by the clubs participating was divided into fixed payments based on participation and results. Clubs finishing the tournament from fifth to eighth place received US$2.5 million. The club who would eventually finish in fourth place received US$3 million while the third-place team received US$4 million. The runner-up earned US$5 million while the eventual champions would gain US$6 million.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/million-dollars-prize-money-offer-71817, 28 Million Dollars in Prize Money on Offer, FIFA, 3 January 2000, 6 March 2013, {{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}The relaunch of the tournament in 2005 FIFA Club World Championship saw different amounts of prize money given and some changes in the criteria of receiving certain amounts. The total amount of prize money given dropped to US$16 million. The winners received US$5 million and the runners-up US$4 million, with $2.5 million for third place, US$2 million for fourth, US$1.5 million for fifth and US$1 million for sixth.WEB,es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompcwc/01/15/71/66/statisticalkit_fcwcfinal.pdf,es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompcwc/01/15/71/66/statisticalkit_fcwcfinal.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20140506204711es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompcwc/01/15/71/66/statisticalkit_fcwcfinal.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20140506204711es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompcwc/01/15/71/66/statisticalkit_fcwcfinal.pdf, dead, 6 May 2014, FIFA Club World Cup: Statistical Kit, FIFA, 5 December 2011, 6 March 2013, For the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, a play-off match between the OFC champions and the host-nation champions for entry into the quarter-final stage was introduced in order to increase home interest in the tournament. The reintroduction of the match for fifth place for the 2008 competition also prompted an increase in prize money by US$500,000 to a total of US$16.5 million.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=711059.html, Organising committee approves tournament format with reintroduction of match for fifth place, FIFA, 12 March 2008, 13 December 2008, dead,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid%3D711059.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20080314224518www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid%3D711059.html,">web.archive.org/web/20080314224518www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/organisation/media/newsid%3D711059.html, 14 March 2008, {{clear}}

Sponsorship

Like the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup is sponsored by a group of multinational corporations. Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese multinational automaker headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, was the Presenting Partner of the FIFA Club World Cup until its sponsorship agreement expired at the end of December 2014 and was not renewed.WEB,footballchannel.asia/2015/04/29/post3336/, TOYOTA END CLUB WORLD CUP SPONSORSHIP, footballchannel.asia, 13 October 2015,footballchannel.asia/2015/04/29/post3336/," title="web.archive.org/web/20170703061924footballchannel.asia/2015/04/29/post3336/,">web.archive.org/web/20170703061924footballchannel.asia/2015/04/29/post3336/, 3 July 2017, dead, In 2015, Alibaba Group signed an eight-year contract to become the Presenting Partner of the competition.WEB,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=alibaba-e-auto-signs-as-presenting-partner-of-the-fifa-club-world-cup-2743056.html,www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=alibaba-e-auto-signs-as-presenting-partner-of-the-fifa-club-world-cup-2743056.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20151211021029www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=alibaba-e-auto-signs-as-presenting-partner-of-the-fifa-club-world-cup-2743056.html,">web.archive.org/web/20151211021029www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=alibaba-e-auto-signs-as-presenting-partner-of-the-fifa-club-world-cup-2743056.html, dead, 11 December 2015, Alibaba E-Auto signs as Presenting Partner of the FIFA Club World Cup, FIFA, 9 December 2015, The inaugural competition had six event sponsors: Fujifilm, Hyundai, JVC, McDonald’s, Budweiser and MasterCard.WEB,news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19991227&printsec=frontpage&hl=, Um desafio fascinante, A fascinating challenge, 54, Charlton, Bobby, Bobby Charlton, Jornal do Brasil, 28 December 1999, 6 March 2013, pt, {{failed verification|date=June 2023}}Individual clubs may wear jerseys with advertising, even if such sponsors conflict with those of the FIFA Club World Cup. However, only one main sponsor is permitted per jersey in addition to that of the kit manufacturer.

Records and statistics

{{See also|List of FIFA Club World Cup finals|List of FIFA Club World Cup hat-tricks|List of FIFA Club World Cup participants|List of FIFA Club World Cup winning managers|Historical table of the FIFA Club World Cup}}{{multiple image| image1 = Shahter-Reak M 2015 (11).jpg| width = 200| align = right| caption1 = Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured in 2015 wearing a Real Madrid kit with the gold FIFA Champions Badge) is the all-time leading goalscorer in the tournament}}Toni Kroos has won the FIFA Club World Cup six times, which is the record for the most by any player.MAGAZINE, Summerscales, Robert, Real Madrid Crowned FIFA Club World Cup Champions Again As Toni Kroos Makes History,www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/real-madrid-win-fifa-club-world-cup-as-toni-kroos-makes-history, Sports Illustrated, 11 February 2023, 11 February 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record of being the overall top goalscorer in FIFA Club World Cup history with seven goals.WEB, Club World Cup â€“ All-time Topscorers,www.worldfootball.net/alltime_goalgetter/klub-wm/tore/1/, WorldFootball.net, 11 February 2023, 13 February 2023, en, Hussein El Shahat is the player with the most appearances in the competition, with fifteen.WEB, Club World Cup â€“ All-time appearances,www.worldfootball.net/alltime_top_player/klub-wm/1/, WorldFootball.net, 11 February 2023, 13 February 2023, en, Real Madrid have won the FIFA Club World Cup a record five times. They also have the most wins (12) and most total goals scored in the competition (40).WEB,www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fifawcc.html, FIFA Club World Cup, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 11 February 2023, WEB, Club World Cup â€“ All-time league table,www.worldfootball.net/alltime_table/klub-wm/, WorldFootball.net, 11 February 2023, 11 February 2023, Auckland City have participated in the most different tournaments (11), while Al Ahly have played the most matches in the competition (25).

Official songs

Like most international football tournaments, the FIFA Club World Cup has featured official songs for each tournament since 2005.

{| class=“wikitable sortable“|+List of FIFA Club World Cup official songs and anthems

!Year!Hosts!Official songs/anthems!Languages(s)!Performer(s)|2005{{flag|Japan}}|“Legendary Meadow“|JapaneseChemistry|2006|“Top of the World“|Japanese|2007|“Shining Night“|Japanese|Chemistry (supported by Monkey Majik)|2008|“Septenova“|English and Japanese|Gospellers vs. Shintaro Tokita (from Sukima Switch)|2009{{flag|UAE}}|“The River Sings“|Loxian|Enya|2010||||2011{{flag|Japan}}|“Never Give Up“|Japanese|Kylee|2012|“World Quest“|JapaneseNEWS|2013{{flag|Morocco}}“Seven Colors”English and Japanese2014|“Come Alive“|EnglishRedOne feat. Ahmed Chawki>Chawki|2015{{flag|Japan}}“Anthem”EnglishNEWS|2016|2017{{flag|UAE}}|“Kingdom“|English and Japanese|2018|“Spirit“|Japanese|2019Qatar}}|“Superstar“|Japanese|2022Morocco}}|“Welcome To Morocco“|English and Arabic|RedOne, Douzi, Hatim Ammor, Asma Lamnawar, Rym, Aminux, Nouaman Belaiachi, Zouhair Bahaoui, Dizzy DROS|2023Saudi Arabia}}WEBSITE=FIFA LANGUAGE=EN, 9 December 2023, |English|Bebe Rexha, RedOne

Reception

Since its inception in 2000, the competition, despite its name and the contestants’ achievements, has received differing reception. In most of Europe it struggles to find broad media attention compared to the UEFA Champions League and commonly lacks recognition as a high-ranking contest.NEWS, Peter, Staunton,www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2014/12/12/6987312/why-does-the-club-world-cup-still-struggle-for-relevance, Why does the Club World Cup still struggle for relevance?, Goal, 12 December 2014, 24 December 2015, NEWS, Tim, Vickery,www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2010/12/post.html, World Club Cup deserves respect, BBC, 13 December 2010, 15 December 2015, In South America, however, it is widely considered the highest point in the career of a footballer, coach and/or team at international club level.NEWS,www.timesofoman.com/article/73579/Sports/Football/Football:-Ignored-in-Europe-Club-World-Cup-finds-adulation-in-SAmerica, Ignored in Europe, Club World Cup finds adulation in S.America,web.archive.org/web/20181107025617/https://timesofoman.com/article/73579/Sports/Football/Football:-Ignored-in-Europe-Club-World-Cup-finds-adulation-in-SAmerica, 7 November 2018, Times of Oman, 14 December 2015, 15 December 2015, NEWS, Tim, Vickery,www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2008/12/one_of_my_regrets_is.html, The prestige of the Club World Cup, BBC, 15 December 2008, 24 December 2015, The competition is also criticised, mainly by the European press and fans among others, for its format, which favours the UEFA and CONMEBOL teams, since their representatives start in the semi-finals and can only meet each other in the final match.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} The opening up of the global market in football has changed the balance. Nowadays, the best South Americans are usually playing for the European teams.NEWS, Tim, Vickery, Balance that no longer exists; in today’s globalised market the best players South Americans are representing the European champions teams.,www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-club-world-cup/0/blog/post/3311801/gremio-focused-on-outscoring-not-outplaying-real-madrid-in-club-world-cup-final, ESPN, 15 December 2017, NEWS,www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-club-world-cup/0/blog/post/3734493/river-plates-third-place-win-doesnt-overshadow-that-south-american-football-is-losing-ground, River Plate’s third-place win doesn’t hide that South American football continues to lose ground, Tim, Vickery, 22 December 2018, 25 December 2018, ESPN, FIFA’s decision to choose the competition’s host based on financial factors rather than footballing ones, as in the case of Qatar, has also been criticised.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50820195, Club World Cup: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is ‘wrong person’ to address Qatar issues, BBC, 16 February 2023, 17 December 2019, Additionally, the economic benefits to the winning team are considered inferior to any Super Cup prizes.NEWS, es, Miguel, Caballero,www.goal.com/es-ar/news/5003/mundial-de-clubes/2015/12/11/18246382/mundial-de-clubes-la-ant%C3%ADtesis-de-un-mundial-de-selecciones, Mundial de Clubes, Â¿la antÃtesis de un Mundial de Selecciones?, Goal, 11 December 2015, 15 December 2015, NEWS, es, Albert, Masnou,www.sport.es/es/noticias/mundial-de-clubes/ridiculo-premio-por-ganar-mundial-clubes-4761632, El ridÃculo premio por ganar el Mundial de clubes, Sport (Spanish newspaper), Sport, 18 December 2015, 19 December 2015,

List of current broadcasters{| classwikitable

!Territory!Rights holder!Ref.|Afghanistan|Meraj TV, Solh TV||Azerbaijan|CBC Sport||Bosnia and Herzegovina|Arena SportTITLE=SARAN SECURES FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP BROADCAST RIGHTS IN 16 COUNTRIESACCESS-DATE=3 FEBRUARY 2023DATE=27 JANUARY 2023, |Brazil

Globo TV{edih}

ACCESS-DATE=13 FEBRUARY 2023DATE=13 JANUARY 2023, FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP RETURNS TO GLOBO IN BRAZIL>URL=HTTPS://WWW.SPORTBUSINESS.COM/NEWS/FIFA-CLUB-WORLD-CUP-RETURNS-TO-GLOBO-IN-BRAZIL/WORK=SPORTBUSINESS, 2 February 2023, |Bulgaria|Max Sport||Central Asia|Match! TV||Croatia|Arena Sport||Czech Republic|Nova Sport||FranceCanal+ (French TV channel)>Canal+, L’Equipe TVTITLE=CLUB WORLD CUP BROADCAST RIGHTS NABBED BY CANAL+ AND SKY ITALIAACCESS-DATE=3 FEBRUARY 2023DATE=25 JANUARY 2023, |Hungary|M4 Sport||India|Eurosport India, FanCode||Iran|IRIB Varzesh, Perisiana Sports||Ireland|LiveScoreTITLE=LIVESCORE PICKS UP FREE-TO-AIR FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP RIGHTS IN IRELANDACCESS-DATE=3 FEBRUARY 2023DATE=1 FEBRUARY 2023, |Italy|Sky Italia||Kazakhstan|Qazsport TV||Malaysia|SPOTV||MENA|Saudi Sports Company||Portugal|Sport TV||Russia|Match! TV||Serbia|Arena Sport||Sub-Saharan Africa|StarTimes Sports||Tajikistan|TV Varzish, TV Football||Turkey|TV8, 5. Exxen||Ukraine|Megogo Futbol||United StatesFox Sports (United States)>Fox SportsACCESS-DATE=3 FEBRUARY 2023DATE=30 JANUARY 2023, |United KingdomTNT Sports (United Kingdom)>TNT Sports||Uzbekistan|Sport Uzbekistan||World|FIFA+|

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History

Origin

The Intercontinental Cup and early proposals for a FIFA Club World Cup

Inauguration (2000â€“2001)

Knock-out tournaments (2005â€“present)

Expansion and renaming

Results

Finals

Performances by club {| class“wikitable plainrowheaders sortable“|+Performances in the FIFA Club World Cup by club

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Performances by confederation

Format and rules

Trophy

Awards

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Sponsorship

Records and statistics

Official songs

Reception

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References

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