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Replacing the old
Intercontinental Cup
(also known as the Toyota Cup and Worl Club Championship),
FIFA's Club World Cup was re-branded so that it could include the champions of Asia, Africa, Oceania and North America
alongside the champions of Europe and South America who had previously battled it out alone for the title.
It officially took over from the previous incarnation in 2005 although FIFA had previously dabbled with the idea back in 2000
(remember Man Utd infamously withdrawing from the FA Cup to play in it over in Brazil ?). FIFA decided to keep the previous
cup's location and have played the tournament in Yokohama, Japan, but from 2009 a bidding process will take place to host the
competition.
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| List of Winners |
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| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Pens | Golden Ball | Note |
| 2008 | Manchester Utd (ENG) | LDU Quito (ECU) | 1 - 0 | | Rooney (Man Utd) | |
| 2007 | AC Milan (ITA) | Boca Juniors (ARG) | 4 - 2 | | Kaka (AC Milan) | |
| 2006 | Internacional (BRA) | Barcelona (SPA) | 1 - 0 | | Deco (Barcelona) | |
| 2005 | Sao Paulo FC (BRA) | Liverpool (ENG) | 1 - 0 | | Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo) | |
| 2000 | Corinthians (BRA) | Vasco da Gama (BRA) | 0 - 0 | 4-3 | Edilson (Corinthians) | (1) |
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| (1) | FIFA invited 8 teams, with Corinthians (hosts) and Real Madrid (Intercontintal Cup holders) joining the winners of each contintal federation. |
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| Number of Titles |
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| Titles | Club | Years |
| 1 | Corinthians | 2000 |
| 1 | Internacional | 2006 |
| 1 | AC Milan | 2007 |
| 1 | Sao Paulo FC | 2005 |
| 1 | MAnchester United | 2008 |
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| Most Successful Nations |
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| Total Number of Titles | Nation |
| 3 | Brazil |
| 1 | England |
| 1 | Italy |
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| Most Successful Continent |
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| Total Number of Titles | Continent (Federation) |
| 3 | South America (CONMEBOL) |
| 2 | Europe (UEFA) |
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FIFA Club World Cup 
