2000 FIFA Club World Championship
The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup, the world club championship for men's club association football teams. It took place in Brazil from 5 January to 14 January 2000. FIFA as football's international governing body selected Brazil as the host nation on 3 September 1997 as the bid was found to be the strongest among nine candidates. The draw was made at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro on 14 October 1999. All matches were played in Rio de Janeiro's Estádio do Maracanã and São Paulo's Estádio do Morumbi.
Eight teams, two from South America, two from Europe and one each from North America, Africa, Asia and Oceania entered the tournament. The first Club World Cup match took place in São Paulo, and was won by Spanish club Real Madrid. Nicolas Anelka of France scored the first goal in Club World Cup history, while Brazilian champions Corinthians' goalkeeper Dida posted the first official clean sheet in the tournament.
Corinthians and Vasco da Gama each won their respective groups to qualify for the final. In front of a crowd of 73,000, the final finished as a 0–0 draw after extra time. The title was decided by a penalty shoot-out that Corinthians won 4–3. As winners, Corinthians received $6 million in prize money, while Vasco da Gama received $5 million. Necaxa beat Real Madrid in the third-place play-off to claim $4 million. Real Madrid received $3 million, and the other remaining teams were awarded $2.5 million.
Participating teams
The clubs that played in the tournament were:| Team | Confederation | Qualification |
 Corinthians | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro |
 Al-Nassr | AFC | Winners of the 1998 Asian Super Cup |
 Manchester United | UEFA | Winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League |
 Necaxa | CONCACAF | Winners of the 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
 Raja Casablanca | CAF | Winners of the 1999 CAF Champions League |
 Real Madrid | UEFA | Winners of the 1998 Intercontinental Cup |
 South Melbourne | OFC | Winners of the 1999 Oceania Club Championship |
| Vasco da Gama | CONMEBOL | Winners of the 1998 Copa Libertadores |
Venues
Squads
For a list of the squads at the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, see 2000 FIFA Club World Championship squads.Referees
Eight referees were appointed from the six continental confederations, each along with an accompanying assistant referee.| Confederation | Referee | Assistant |
| AFC |  Saad Mane |  Serguey Ufimtsev |
| CAF |  Daouda N'Doye |  Ali Tomusangue |
| CONCACAF |  William Mattus |  Haseeb Mohammed |
| CONMEBOL |  Horacio Elizondo Óscar Ruiz |  Miguel Giacomuzzi Fernando Cresci |
| OFC |  Derek Rugg |  Lavetala Siuamoa |
| UEFA |  Stefano Braschi Dick Jol |  Jens Larsen Jacek Pociegiel |
Format
Matches were played in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The teams were organised in two groups of four teams, with the top team in each group going through to the final and the two second-placed teams contesting a third-place play-off.First stage
Group A
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Group B
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Second stage
Third place play-off
Final
Tournament round-up
Awards
| Fair play | Al-Nassr |
Goalscorers
;3 goals- Nicolas Anelka
- Romário
;1 goal