First edition of the tournament. However, in March 2007 it was reported that FIFA decided to designate the 1951 Copa Rio de Janeiro as such; a definite decision on this was announced for May 27, 2007, but postponed to November 2007.
Participants Vasco da Gama - 1998 Copa Libertadores winners Manchester United - 1999 UEFA Champions' League winners Al Nassr - 1998 Asian Super Cup winners Necaxa - 1999 Concacaf Champions Cup winners South Melbourne - 1999 Oceania Champions' Cup winners Raja Casablanca - 1999 Africa Champions' Cup winners Real Madrid - 1998 Toyota Intercontinental Cup winners Corinthians - 1998 Brazilian champions Tournament to be hosted in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 5-14, 2000. Group A (São Paulo) Jan 5: Al Nassr - Real Madrid 1-3 Corinthians - Raja Casablanca 2-0 Jan 7: Raja Casablanca - Al Nassr 3-4 Corinthians - Real Madrid 2-2 Jan 10: Real Madrid - Raja Casablanca 3-2 Corinthians - Al Nassr 2-0 1.Corinthians 3 2 1 0 6- 2 7 2.Real Madrid 3 2 1 0 8- 5 7 3.Al Nassr 3 1 0 2 5- 8 3 4.Raja Casablanca 3 0 0 3 5- 9 0 Group B (Rio de Janeiro) Jan 6: Manchester United - Necaxa 1-1 Vasco da Gama - South Melbourne 2-0 Jan 8: Necaxa - South Melbourne 3-1 Vasco da Gama - Manchester United 3-1 Jan 11: South Melbourne - Manchester United 0-2 Vasco da Gama - Necaxa 2-1 1.Vasco da Gama 3 3 0 0 7- 2 9 2.Necaxa 3 1 1 1 5- 4 4 3.Manchester United 3 1 1 1 4- 4 4 4.South Melbourne 3 0 0 3 1- 7 0 Third Place Match (Rio de Janeiro) Jan 14: Real Madrid - Necaxa 1-1 [3-4 pen] Final (Rio de Janeiro) Jan 14: Vasco da Gama - Corinthians 0-0 [3-4 pen]
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