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2001 FIFA Club World Championship
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The 2001 FIFA Club World Championship was a football tournament arranged by FIFA to take place in Spain from 28 July to 12 August 2001.[1] It was supposed to be the second edition of the FIFA Club World Championship, after the first edition in 2000, but was cancelled owing to a combination of factors such as the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner ISL.[2][3][4] FIFA had originally planned to postpone the tournament until 2003.[5]
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Host bids
The FIFA Executive Committee appointed Spain as tournament hosts on 3 August 2000 during their meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.[6][7]
Qualified teams
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Location of the teams intending to participate in the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship
The clubs invited to the 2001 tournament were:[8]
Notes
- Participation number if the tournament had been played
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Venues
Matches were to be played in Madrid, A Coruña and Santiago de Compostela.[citation needed]
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Format
Due to the expansion of the tournament to 12 teams, the group stage saw the teams divided into three groups of four. The top team in each group and the best second-placed team qualified for the semi-finals.[1]
Group stage
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The group stage draw was held on 6 March 2001 at the Congress Centre in A Coruña;[9] however, on 18 May 2001, FIFA confirmed that the tournament had been cancelled. They made plans to hold an expanded, 16-team tournament in 2003, again in Spain, but it was ultimately not until 2005 in Japan that the tournament was finally resurrected, but with a reduced format.[10]
Group A
Group B
Group C
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Match for third place
Final
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References
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