Through its official website, the FIFA explained how the new will be carried out Intercontinental Cup and, when detailing who the winners of recent years were, the titles obtained by Mouth in 2000 and 2003.
It was in the year 2000 when the Club World Cup with a final in which Corinthians from Brazil beat their counterparts, Vasco da Gama. But in That same year, the “Xeneize” beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a final that seemed to be invalid for the organization, which, at first, gave the world title to the Brazilian team.
Boca won another Intercontinental Cup in 2003, after defeating Milan on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes. This had not been recognised by the organisation either, which claimed that the second edition of the Club World Cup was in 2005.
Although the two trophies won by the “Xeneize” are official and count as international titles, FIFA initially considered that the club from La Ribera was not world champion.
However, after the stir generated on social media, the organization updated the published note and detailed that in 2000 Corinthians was champion of the Club World Cup, while Boca won the Intercontinental Cup. As for the trophy obtained in 2003, the “Xeneize” is listed as the only team to be world champion.
FIFA’s explanation
“Since its launch in 2000, when it was called the FIFA Club World Championship, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup has evolved into the world’s premier annual club competition, with the winner wearing the champion’s emblem for a year.
The first edition of the FIFA Club World Cup was held in Brazil, and involved eight teams from all six confederations. The competition was held in parallel to the Intercontinental Cup, which had pitted the CONMEBOL champion against the UEFA champion every year since 1960.
In October 2017, the FIFA Council approved a motion to recognise as club world champions all European and South American teams that had won the Intercontinental Cup, held between 1960 and 2004.
After a hiatus from 2001 to 2004, the competition returned in 2005 as the FIFA Club World Cup and continued to grow in scope, size and reputation as it pitted the best teams from each continent against each other.
In 2024, the competition entered a new phase with the creation of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, in which the champions of each of the six confederations will have the opportunity to compete each year on the world stage.
Source: Ambito
